Houston City Council criticizes CenterPoint’s inability to keep lights on during Hurricane Beryl
At the peak, 2.26 million residents were without power, marking CenterPoint’s largest outage in its history. Source link
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As METRO transit authority increases investment in microtransit, Houston city council member expresses skepticism
After the Harris County METRO Transit Authority approved more than $1 million to fund an ongoing microtransit program, Houston City Council member Letitia Plummer expressed doubts. Source link
Houston City Council pressures Office of Emergency Management to prepare better and respond faster to storms
Without CenterPoint’s outage tracker until two days after Beryl hit, the OEM had to create its own internal map Source link
Houston City Council member asks for renegotiated firefighters settlement to add misconduct rule
Edward Pollard said he sent a letter to Mayor John Whitmire and the city’s firefighter union president, Marty Lancton, asking them to consider adding a rule in the settlement regarding misconduct complaints. Source link