Beto O'Rourke is in Houston for a town hall meeting at the Humble Civic Center on Thursday evening. He stopped by Houston ...

FOX 26's Rashi Vats provided a 2 p.m. update on our top news stories for Wednesday, May 21.

Texas power grid is preparing for a peak demand of 84,000 megawatts amid rising temperatures, nearing the all-time record set in August 2023.

In both cases, ERCOT’s live data dashboards showed power to spare in reserve as Texans cranked up heaters to fight off what’s likely to be the last major cold snap of the season.

On Wednesday, according to live grid conditions, ERCOT had about 10,000 megawatts of pad in case a generator suddenly went offline. One megawatt can power about 250 homes. Vegas said ERCOT ...

ERCOT CEO Pablo Vegas told WFAA's Jason Whitely ... If power outages are reported during the winter storm, we will add them to this live blog, along with when power is expected to be restored.

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) issued an alert for the conservation notice that was in effect for the evening of Sunday, Aug. 20, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. CT. ERCOT said the alert ...

"ERCOT is working on forecasting models to reflect ... About 31.6 million people live in the 200-mile path of totality — the path where the total solar eclipse will be visible, according to ...

"Your conservation efforts, along with additional grid reliability tools, helped us get through record-breaking peak times" Tuesday and Monday morning, ERCOT said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.

He added that ERCOT has not indicated to the city of Austin that rolling blackouts are needed to conserve power. ERCOT asks Texans to conserve electricity use Monday morning as it expects high ...

DALLAS — ERCOT, the Texas power grid operator, is under a weather watch beginning Sunday and running through Wednesday, as an arctic blast arrives across the state. Get the latest forecast ...