Weather & Science
Texas Gas Regulator Adopts Weatherization Rules Ahead of Winter
A firetruck drives down Congress Avenue following a deadly winter storm in Austin, on Feb. 17, 2021.
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Texas’s top oil and natural gas regulator adopted a new set of weatherization rules more than a year and a half after a deadly winter storm hit the state and left millions without power for days and left more than 200 people dead.
The three elected Republican officials overseeing the Texas Railroad Commission voted unanimously to adopt the state-mandated rules, which require critical natural gas suppliers to implement measures to stay in operation during a weather emergency that puts the state grid at risk that puts the state power grid at risk.