Results tagged “utilities”

Good morning, Houston! If you leave the house this morning, expect wrecks everywhere — the freezing rain and freezing bridges everyone's been talking about finally hit last night. If we were TV news, we'd have one of those flashy "Winter Storm" graphics and some super-serious music — but we're not, so: >> The ice cometh, man: Basically, here's the situation: It's cold and people are crashing into each other all over the city. Road... more ›

In one of those news stories that makes us wonder whether people do any thinking ahead of time, KHOU reported yesterday that residential electric customers' rates have really gone up since the Texas electric market was deregulated in 2002. Yeah, choice is great, but Houstonist clearly remembers hearing people predict that deregulation would mean price breaks for businesses and industries and higher rates for average citizens. Apparently, no one else heard the same thing. more ›

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