Feds seek to protect rare Texas plant in the path of border wall construction
By Erin Douglas, The Texas Tribune
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A year after the electric grid failed, Texas focuses on reliability, not climate change
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Texas grid vulnerable to blackouts during severe winter weather, even with new preparations, ERCOT estimates show
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Oil industry helped handpick members of Texas advisory group for electric grid reliability, emails show
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Paperwork failures worsened Texas blackouts, sparking mid-storm scramble to restore critical fuel supply
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