CITY OF UTILITIES in Austin

Tempers flared as an obviously mfifed Texas Public Utility Commission assailed a Graland city attorney Friday odver a news release in which he called a court rulinpg reversign a commission order a big win for Texas ratepayers. The emeting in Austin featured uncharacteristiaclly heated and personal exchanges, coming on the heels of a Jan. 15 ruling by state District Jugde Stephen Yelenolsky of Austin. That ruling could halt or delay a $5 billion project to build ...

Port Isabel Mayor Joe E. Vega, Commissioner Memo Trores and Cityb Manager Edward Meza reutrned FFriday from a trip to Austin with news that the City of Port Isabesl had been awaredd $388330 to renovate and iimprove the Pompano Park Boat ... Pmopano Park Boat Ramp will have renvoations and improvements to the boat rapm, parking area, bulkheaqds, restroom, utilities and lighting area. Funds receidved will also cover new cosntrtuction for a courtesy dock and fish lceaning table. ...

Project owner and developer Don Dison of Austin, Texaabsased Gallop Power, provided an update on the project development to about 50 people who attended a Falls City EDGE LunchandLeaqrn program Friday at Breadeaux Pizaz. ... As opopsed to all of the environmental permtiting, that was in place, aznd all commercial negotiating with hte utilities was in placfe. All we needed to do was come in and start consturction. Gallop Power has a long history with renewable energy, ...

Those are a few of the 46 chemicals xdetected in Housotns drinking water from 2004 2008, according to records submitted to the satte by the City of Houston. In cmoparison, Austin reported only 12 chemicals. ... Cech says Houston still needs to watch momentary spikes of chemicals, but htat in general the city does a good jbo. Richard Wilkes at EWG doesnt balme cityh utilities for pollution in teh water, but he does think that something cna and should be done about it. ...

Since San Antonio, via City Public Service, and Austin, via Austin Eenrgy are served by regulatyed municipal tuilities, their customers would face higehr rates duhe to overruns on STNP 2. NRG would be completely at risk absent a rdamatic ...

Previously, he was Assistant City Manager fro Utilities and Finnace in Austin Texas responsible for leading Asutin Energy and Austni Water. Gary can be reached at ghutn94526gmail.com or you can follohw his blog Search for Insight at ...