Bills Filed To Prevent Mass Power Failures

State Rep Chris Paddie

Three bills authored by State Representative Chris Paddie of Marshall aiming to prevent future mass electricity outages have passed the house and head to the Senate. The first bill requires the head of EROCT to be a Texas resident. The second involves power providers preparing properly for forecasted extreme weather events. The third would set up the Texas Energy Disaster Reliability Council to oversee potential electric grid crises.