Texas bills aim to protect consumers, strengthen state's electric grid

Members of the Texas House have filed legislation to protect consumers and strengthen the state's electric grid following massive power outages.

Noon weather forecast for March 8, 2021
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Ready for some warmer temps and humidity? Zack Shields has all the details in his full forecast.

Morning weather forecast for March 8, 2021
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The clouds return and things will get a little breezy. Zack Shields has all the details in his full forecast.

Some Austin residents still without hot water weeks after storm hit

That includes 62-year-old veteran Phillip Hooker, who says he was without water for over a week, and he has now been without hot water for 18 days.

Noon weather forecast for March 5, 2021
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It'll be a windy and warm Friday and while the wind will stick around for a little bit the temps will cool down. Zack Shields has details in his full forecast.

Morning weather forecast for March 5, 2021
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It'll be a warm and windy Friday but things will cool down for the weekend. Zack Shields has all the details in his full forecast.

Georgetown hit with sky-high energy bill following winter storms

According to the mayor, ERCOT billed Georgetown $44.8 million for energy used during the storms, more than the city spends a year on electricity.

Sugar Land father shares heartbreaking story after losing his 3 kids in a house fire during winter storm

Sugarland officials now investigating whether a fireplace was the reason three kids and their grandma died in a house fire on February 16th.   "Losing one child is tough enough and losing all three at once was devastating," said Dr. Nate Nguyen, the kids' father.

Fired ERCOT CEO Bill Magness says he will not seek, accept severance pay

Bill Magness will continue to serve in the role and work on potential reforms to ERCOT while the board searches for a new president and CEO.

ERCOT overcharged power companies $16 billion for electricity during winter freeze, firm says

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas made a $16 billion error in pricing during the week of the winter storm that caused power outages across the state, according to a filing by its market monitor.

The bill for the great Texas blackout is growing bigger

The financial fallout from the Texas Winter blackout continues to unfold in brutal fashion and it appears increasingly likely everyday Texans will be left holding the bag.

TDEM Chief Kidd grilled about power outage messaging during hearing

Chief Nim Kidd was grilled throughout the morning about how the state and some local utilities did not sound a bigger alarm before the winter storm.

Evening weather forecast for March 4, 2021
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It was a beautiful, sunny day in Central Texas. Scott Fisher breaks it down for you.

8.1-magnitude earthquake off New Zealand triggers tsunami warning, forces thousands to evacuate

A powerful magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck Thursday in the ocean off New Zealand, prompting thousands of people to evacuate and triggering tsunami warnings across the South Pacific.