Texas lawmakers slowed the growth of clean energy, and thereby weakened the electric grid, but experts managed to pass some ...

Sometimes the weight of ice pulls branches onto electric lines. Other times wind makes a wire spark ... the system over time. Texas had 210 weather-related power outages — more than any other ...

Hundreds of residents from the Big Country gathered in Sweetwater on Tuesday for the second of three open house events hosted ...

While official reports are still being finalized, early findings paint a clear picture of the storm's intensity, with wind gusts as high as 77 mph at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport – ...

Strong winds, hail and heavy rain knocked out power in several areas of the city, especially in northern and eastern areas.

Cowden said he often spots problems with oilfield electrical equipment such as a pumpjack with faulty wiring or a power line lying on dead grass. Credit: Annie Rice for The Texas Tribune Audio ...

AUSTIN, Texas - Austin Energy says it is working 24/7 to restore power to customers after storms rolled through the area.

American Electric Power, AEP Texas' parent company, owns 2,110 miles of 765-kV transmission lines, more than any other transmission system in North America.

Among the things some people worry about is living near power lines. Not just because of the obvious danger if a live wire were to break ... are a normal result of electric charges and the act ...

Cowden, 38, spots problems such as a pump jack with faulty wiring or ... role in regulating power lines. And the Public Utility Commission of Texas, which oversees electricity in the state ...