Donna Nelson: The TT Interview
Donna Nelson, appointed in July by Gov. Rick Perry to chair the Public Utility Commission, is keenly aware of the challenges facing the state's electric grid right now, following an extremely hot summer in Texas (and a very warm start to fall).
Nelson grew up in South Dakota and got interested in legal and regulatory issues early, after working in Washington in the late 1970s for one of her home state's senators, Larry Pressler. Coaxed to Texas by a cousin who worked for a Houston law firm, she attended law school at Texas Tech University and worked in ...
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Luisa Inez Newton via Texas Tribune on Facebook
This is the "new" normal for the foreseeable future=climate change for sure
jpt51
What's happened to the $3 billion tin bonds axpayers approved to upgrade the grid? We were told all these wonderful things were going to happen if the bonds were passed. Instead, we're living with the threat of rolling blackouts. Why should anyone believe anything our elected officials claim? I say it's time to toss ALL of our current elected office holders out in next year's election.