/the-disconnect A look at more than a century of events that led up to the 2021 blackout and what happens now. en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Thu, 13 Mar 2025 17:41:46 GMT /energy-environment/2025-03-13/circlesx-lawsuit-energy-fraud-2021-winter-storm-texas The company CirclesX says it can prove widespread natural gas market manipulation. So far, its case has gained no traction in court. Thu, 13 Mar 2025 17:41:46 GMT /energy-environment/2025-03-13/circlesx-lawsuit-energy-fraud-2021-winter-storm-texas Mose Buchele /energy-environment/2025-02-28/that-time-j-r-ewing-from-dallas-visited-opec-to-talk-oil The actor's visit in 1991 showed Texas still had a little swagger when it came to global energy. Fri, 28 Feb 2025 14:04:41 GMT /energy-environment/2025-02-28/that-time-j-r-ewing-from-dallas-visited-opec-to-talk-oil Mose Buchele /energy-environment/2025-02-20/oil-regulation-texas-stephen-f-austin-hotel-fight-1933-charles-roeser-gordon-burns-railroad-commission Oilmen against limits on oil production attacked a state representative at the Stephen F. Austin hotel in 1933. The attack would influence senators voting on the Railroad Commission's authority. Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:17 GMT /energy-environment/2025-02-20/oil-regulation-texas-stephen-f-austin-hotel-fight-1933-charles-roeser-gordon-burns-railroad-commission Mose Buchele /energy-environment/2025-02-12/east-texas-oil-field-columbus-marion-doc-joiner-daisy-bradford-well-disconnect It took a man actively trying not to find oil to make the biggest oil discovery in U.S. history. Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:01:00 GMT /energy-environment/2025-02-12/east-texas-oil-field-columbus-marion-doc-joiner-daisy-bradford-well-disconnect Mose Buchele /energy-environment/2022-11-01/the-texas-blackout-played-a-big-role-this-election-year-but-will-it-move-voters High electricity bills, grid reliability and industry political donations got a lot of attention in the governor's race. But polling suggests voters' minds are now elsewhere. Tue, 01 Nov 2022 20:18:24 GMT /energy-environment/2022-11-01/the-texas-blackout-played-a-big-role-this-election-year-but-will-it-move-voters Mose Buchele /energy-environment/2022-09-08/texas-energy-island-the-disconnect-vernon-midnight-connection On May 4, 1976, a power company based in Texas sent electricity from a substation in Vernon, Texas, to Altus, Okla. By doing so, they were breaking a deal among power companies in Texas to keep electricity within state borders. Thu, 08 Sep 2022 15:05:50 GMT /energy-environment/2022-09-08/texas-energy-island-the-disconnect-vernon-midnight-connection Audrey McGlinchy, Mose Buchele /energy-environment/2022-09-01/after-texas-catastrophic-winter-blackout-a-county-program-helps-weatherize-a-south-dallas-home A federally funded program in Dallas County is helping low-income residents weatherize their homes to protect themselves against extreme weather events � like the catastrophic 2021 Texas blackout. Thu, 01 Sep 2022 15:24:05 GMT /energy-environment/2022-09-01/after-texas-catastrophic-winter-blackout-a-county-program-helps-weatherize-a-south-dallas-home Elizabeth Myong /energy-environment/2022-08-25/power-electricity-blackout-grid While there have been improvements to the grid over the past year and a half, some of the root causes of the blackout are still unaddressed. Thu, 25 Aug 2022 10:01:00 GMT /energy-environment/2022-08-25/power-electricity-blackout-grid Matt Largey, Mose Buchele, Mitch Borden /energy-environment/2022-08-11/why-are-texans-electricity-bills-so-high-right-now Houstonian Sandra Edwards, who lost power for four days during the blackout, started getting electric bills this spring that are almost double what they used to be. That’s because electricity has its own supply chain � and everybody needs to get paid. Thu, 11 Aug 2022 10:01:00 GMT /energy-environment/2022-08-11/why-are-texans-electricity-bills-so-high-right-now Jimmy Maas, Mose Buchele, Kyra Buckley /health/2022-08-04/shah-family-lost-power-austin-2021-winter-storm Manjula Shah is included in the state’s official death count. Manjula's family says her husband of nearly 60 years should be, too. Researchers say there are many Texans missing from the official tally. Thu, 04 Aug 2022 12:44:23 GMT /health/2022-08-04/shah-family-lost-power-austin-2021-winter-storm Andrew Weber, Mose Buchele