In the wake of Hurricane Beryl, Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick has announced the creation of a Senate Special Committee on Hurricane and Tropical Storm Preparedness, Recovery, and Electricity.
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Patrick said the committee will have Sen. Charles Schwertner, R-Georgetown, serving as Chairman, and Sen. Phil King, R-Weatherford, will serve as Vice Chair.“Texans are rightfully upset with the overwhelming failure of electric utility companies to restore power in a timely fashion following Hurricane Beryl. The electric utility companies’ failure cannot be tolerated, especially when it was so obvious a storm was headed toward Texas.
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