#hurricaneberyl — Public Fediverse posts
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Houston residents with homes damaged by Hurricane Beryl or the derecho wind event last year could receive financial assistance in the coming months. The need is greater than the available funding — a problem the city has faced in the past.
#CityOfHouston #Housing #Houston #Hurricane #Local #News #DisasterRecovery #HoustonDerecho #HoustonHousing #HurricaneBeryl #HurricaneHarvey #TexasGeneralLandOffice #TexasHousers
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More than a year after Hurricane Beryl left more than 2.2 million Houston-area homes and businesses without power, Harris County residents still have an overwhelmingly negative opinion of CenterPoint Energy, according to a new survey.
#EnergyEnvironment #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #Weather #CenterPointEnergy #HobbySchoolOfPublicAffairs #HurricaneBeryl #UniversityOfHouston #UniversityOfHoustonHobbySchool
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As Central Texas and much of the state grapples with catastrophic flooding, Houston marks the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Beryl.
#ClimateChange #EnergyEnvironment #Houston #Hurricane #Infrastructure #Local #News #Texas #Weather #Centerpoint #CentralTexasFloods #HurricaneBeryl #HurricaneBerylAnniversary #KinderInstituteForUrbanResearch #StormPreparedness
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Houston Mayor John Whitmire, after considering feedback from a series of public engagement meetings, said he is now seeking to steer $50 million in federal disaster relief aid toward housing.
#CityOfHouston #Housing #HoustonMayor #Hurricane #News #Politics #Weather #DerechoDamage #HomeRepairs #HoustonCityCouncil #HoustonMayorJohnWhitmire #HurricaneBeryl #USDepartmentOfHousingAndUrbanDevelopment
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Utility company CenterPoint Energy has reached a settlement agreement with several Houston-area municipalities to spend $3.2 billion over the next several years as part of its systemwide resiliency plan.
#Business #EnergyEnvironment #Houston #Infrastructure #Local #News #CenterPointEnergy #CityOfHouston #ElectricityCosts #HurricaneBeryl #PublicUtilityCommissionOfTexas #ResiliencyInitative
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A bill in the Texas Legislature that would enhance the penalty for assaulting a utility worker, making it equal to that of assaulting a first responder, is one step closer to becoming law.
#Houston #Infrastructure #Local #News #Texas #2025TexasLegislature #CenterPointEnergy #HurricaneBeryl #TexasHouse #UtilityWorkers
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A recent audit of CenterPoint Energy’s management found that the utility company did not adequately assess the risks or potential conflicts of interest before agreeing to an $800 million mobile generator lease.
#Business #Houston #Hurricane #Infrastructure #Local #News #Texas #CenterPointEnergy #CenterPointGenerators #HurricaneBeryl #PublicUtilityCommissionOfTexas
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Grant funding will help Houston’s iconic Rothko Chapel restore a series of decades-old artworks that were damaged last summer during Hurricane Beryl.
#ArtsCulture #Houston #Hurricane #Local #LocalArts #News #BankOfAmerica #HoustonArts #HurricaneBeryl #MarkRothko #MontroseNeighborhood #RothkoChapel
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CenterPoint Energy announced this week that it has begun installing 100 weather stations across the Houston region. The data from the stations will be shared with the public.
#Business #EnergyEnvironment #Houston #Infrastructure #Local #News #Weather #Centerpoint #CenterPointEnergy #CenterPointWeatherStations #HurricaneBeryl #NationalWeatherService
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CenterPoint Energy has reached a deal with the state of Texas to absorb the cost of the 15 large, mobile generators it leased, valued at roughly $880 million. The move follows months of intense criticism and negotiation with lawmakers.
#Business #EnergyEnvironment #ERCOT #Houston #Hurricane #Infrastructure #Local #News #Politics #Texas #Weather #2025TexasLegislature #CenterPointEnergy #CenterPointGenerators #HurricaneBeryl #PowerOutages #PublicUtilityCommissionOfTexas
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Hurricane Beryl was so devastating that “Beryl” will no longer be used as a name for future storms.
#Houston #Hurricane #International #Local #News #Weather #2024AtlanticHurricaneSeason #HurricaneBeryl #HurricaneBerylDamage #NamedStorms #WorldMeteorologicalOrganization
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After being significantly damaged by two major weather events last year, Memorial Park Golf Course is fixed and ready to go for this year's Texas Children's Houston Open, which is Thursday through Sunday.
#CityOfHouston #Houston #Hurricane #Local #News #Sports #Weather #Beryl #Derecho #HoustonDerecho #HoustonOpen #HurricaneBeryl #MemorialParkGolfCourse #Texas
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CenterPoint Energy on Thursday said the company is on track to strengthen Houston's energy resiliency ahead of the 2025 hurricane season.
#Business #EnergyEnvironment #News #2025HurricaneSeason #CenterPointEnergy #HurricaneBeryl #PublicUtilityCommissionOfTexas
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A recently published study employed miniature models of skyscrapers to find out why the May 2024 derecho in Houston was able to cause so much damage to “hurricane-proofed” buildings.
#Houston #Local #News #Weather #DowntownHouston #FrontiersInBuiltEnvironment #HoustonBuildings #HoustonDerecho #HoustonSkyscrapers #HurricaneBeryl
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Amidst backlash from ratepayers and legislators alike regarding CenterPoint Energy’s response to Hurricane Beryl, the Houston utility company still received more than $1 billion in profits in 2024.
#Business #EnergyEnvironment #Houston #Infrastructure #Local #News #Centerpoint #CenterPointEarnings #CenterPointEnergy #CenterPointHurricaneBeryl #HoustonPowerOutages #HurricaneBeryl
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After failed attempts in 2021 and 2023, southeast Texas lawmakers have filed bills to require generators in nursing homes and assisted living centers.
#HarrisCounty #Healthcare #Housing #Houston #Hurricane #Local #News #Texas #2025TexasLegislature #Generators #HurricaneBeryl #PowerGenerators #SeniorLiving #SeniorLivingFacilitiesInHouston
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After failed attempts in 2021 and 2023, southeast Texas lawmakers have filed bills to require generators in nursing homes and assisted living centers.
#HarrisCounty #Healthcare #Housing #Houston #Hurricane #Local #News #Texas #2025TexasLegislature #Generators #HurricaneBeryl #PowerGenerators #SeniorLiving #SeniorLivingFacilitiesInHouston
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After failed attempts in 2021 and 2023, southeast Texas lawmakers have filed bills to require generators in nursing homes and assisted living centers.
#HarrisCounty #Healthcare #Housing #Houston #Hurricane #Local #News #Texas #2025TexasLegislature #Generators #HurricaneBeryl #PowerGenerators #SeniorLiving #SeniorLivingFacilitiesInHouston
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After failed attempts in 2021 and 2023, southeast Texas lawmakers have filed bills to require generators in nursing homes and assisted living centers.
#HarrisCounty #Healthcare #Housing #Houston #Hurricane #Local #News #Texas #2025TexasLegislature #Generators #HurricaneBeryl #PowerGenerators #SeniorLiving #SeniorLivingFacilitiesInHouston
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After failed attempts in 2021 and 2023, southeast Texas lawmakers have filed bills to require generators in nursing homes and assisted living centers.
#HarrisCounty #Healthcare #Housing #Houston #Hurricane #Local #News #Texas #2025TexasLegislature #Generators #HurricaneBeryl #PowerGenerators #SeniorLiving #SeniorLivingFacilitiesInHouston
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Houston City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to deny CenterPoint Energy’s request for a rate hike that would have increased the average Houstonian's bill by $1.83 a month.
#CityOfHouston #Local #News #CenterPointEnergy #CenterPointRateIncrease #HoustonCityCouncil #HurricaneBeryl
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CenterPoint Energy is proposing a plan to send 15 of its mobile generators to San Antonio this summer, allegedly reducing Houston customers' bills in the process.
#EnergyEnvironment #Local #News #Weather #CenterPointEngergy #CenterPointGenerators #HurricaneBeryl #WinterStormUri
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Houston Public Media: "...The Public Utility Commission of Texas issued a raft of recommendations for utilities, and lawmakers, in the wake of its investigation into CenterPoint Energy’s handling of Hurricane Beryl...."
https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2024/11/27/507122/what-the-pucs-report-and-pending-audit-mean-for-centerpoint-and-the-puc-itself/
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Lawmakers and regulators are trying to ensure that the lessons learned from Hurricane Beryl are not forgotten when it comes to the failures of utility companies like CenterPoint Energy.
#Business #EnergyEnvironment #Hurricane #InDepth #Infrastructure #News #Politics #Texas #Weather #2025TexasLegislature #CenterPointEnergy #HurricaneBeryl #PowerOutages #PublicUtilityCommissionOfTexas
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The Public Utility Commission of Texas has issued its report on CenterPoint Energy's response to Hurricane Beryl and is recommending the state legislature to take step to improve communication.
#EnergyEnvironment #Hurricane #Infrastructure #News #Politics #Texas #CenterPointEnergy #GovernorGregAbbott #HurricaneBeryl #PowerOutages #PublicUtilityCommissionOfTexas
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Following calls for action from Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick after Hurricane Beryl, the Public Utility Commission of Texas will look for a third-party company to conduct an audit of CenterPoint Energy.
#Business #EnergyEnvironment #Houston #Infrastructure #Local #News #Texas #Centerpoint #CenterPointEnergy #HurricaneBeryl #PublicUtilityCommissionOfTexas
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Houston Public Media: Nearly half of Houstonians considered leaving, new poll finds, mainly due to weather
The survey, conducted in Fall 2024, found that 48% of people considered moving out of the Houston area. Of that, 70% said weather is a reason. Pollsters believe Hurricane Beryl and its aftereffects is a big reason why.
https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/houston/2024/11/14/506137/houston-move-away-weather-hurricanes-2024-survey/ #climatemigration #climate #TXwx #immigration #ClimateEmergency #hurricanes #HurricaneBeryl
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On the first day to pre-file bills for the 2025 legislative session, state lawmakers were quick to propose legislative changes to address lingering power outages and the state's storm preparedness.
#EnergyEnvironment #News #HurricaneBeryl #PublicUtilityCommission #StormPreparedness #TexasElectricity
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CenterPoint Energy has agreed to move forward with a state review of its rates. Some say the utility's customers deserve a rate decrease in the aftermath of extended storm-related power outages.
#EnergyEnvironment #Houston #Hurricane #Local #News #Centerpoint #CenterPointEnergy #Derecho #ElectricityCosts #ElectricityRatePlans #HurricaneBeryl
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CenterPoint has released the findings of a third-party review evaluating the power company's response to Hurricane Beryl. The review outlines 77 recommendations, some of which the company has already implemented.
#Hurricane #Local #News #Politics #CenterPointEnergy #CenterPointGenerators #CenterPointHurricaneBeryl #DanPatrick #HurricaneBeryl #PublicUtilityCommissionOfTexas
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The Hurricane Beryl death toll climbed to at least 44 with the additional deaths of two people in Harris County.
#EnergyEnvironment #Hurricane #News #Weather #Beryl #HarrisCounty #HurricaneBeryl #HurricaneBerylDeathToll
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WATCH LIVE starting right now - the St. Vincent and the Grenadines 6th Internet Governance Forum with the theme "Network Resilience in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl" - https://www.youtube.com/live/-AGGcsdHRB0 (the recording will also be available)
#ITFXSVG #Resilience #HurricaneBeryl #InternetAccess #Internet #InternetResilience #IGF #InternetGovernance
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During a workshop this past weekend, CenterPoint received further backlash from representatives and residents. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick also called for CenterPoint CEO Jason Wells to resign over a long list of issues.
#HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #Politics #CenterPointEnergy #DanPatrick #HurricaneBeryl #JasonWells #TexasPublicUtilitiesCommission
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Houston residents affected by Hurricane Beryl and the shortcomings of CenterPoint's response will have an opportunity to voice their concerns to the state's public utility commission on Saturday.
#EnergyEnvironment #News #Beryl #HurricaneBeryl #PublicUtilityCommission #TexasPUC
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FEMA has approved more than $750 million in financial assistance loans for nearly 700,000 Texas households affected by Hurricane Beryl— and there's still time to apply.
#EnergyEnvironment #Finances #News #Weather #Beryl #Fema #FEMAAssistance #HurricaneBeryl
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The Hurricane Beryl death toll for Houston and the surrounding area is now 40, after two more deaths were attributed to the storm and resulting power outages.
#Houston #Hurricane #Local #News #Weather #Centerpoint #HurricaneBeryl #HurricaneBerylDeathToll #HurricaneBerylDeaths #Hyperthermia
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As high school football season kicks off this weekend in Texas, the lights are not shining at three Houston ISD stadiums that remain closed because of storm damage.
#EducationNews #HISD #Houston #Local #News #Sports #HighSchoolFootball #Hisd #HoustonFootballStadiums #HoustonISD #HurricaneBeryl #StormDamage
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Houston Restaurant Weeks has been extended until the end of September in an effort to raise funds for businesses affected by Hurricane Beryl and the May derecho.
#ArtsCulture #Business #Food #News #HoustonFood #HoustonRestaurantWeeks #HoustonRestaurants #HurricaneBeryl
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The Hurricane Beryl death toll for Houston and the surrounding area is now 38, with the leading cause of death having been hyperthermia due to power loss.
#Houston #Hurricane #Local #News #Weather #Centerpoint #HurricaneBeryl #HurricaneBerylDeathToll #Hyperthermia
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Beryl came early in the hurricane season, leaving many to think that the season would indeed be an active one. But so far, that hasn’t happened.
#HoustonMatters #Hurricane #News #Shows #Weather #2024HurricaneSeason #HurricaneBeryl #MattLanza #SpaceCityWeather
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CenterPoint Energy’s open houses reveal deep-seated customer dissatisfaction. As they promise to do better, will their actions match their words?
#Business #EnergyEnvironment #Hurricane #InDepth #Infrastructure #News #CenterPointCustomers #CenterPointEnergy #HurricaneBeryl #PowerOutages #PublicUtilityCommissionOfTexas #WallerCounty
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👀 Houston Public Media: CenterPoint aims to push cost of repairing Hurricane Beryl’s damage onto Houston-area ratepayers
The company’s latest quarterly report to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission specifies the company will seek to pay for the damages over several years through bonds and pass the debt service costs onto customers.
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CenterPoint aims to push cost of repairing Hurricane Beryl’s damage onto Houston-area ratepayers
#EnergyEnvironment #Hurricane #InDepth #Infrastructure #News #Politics #CenterPointEnergy #HoustonElectric #HurricaneBeryl #JasonWells #PowerOutages #PublicUtilityCommissionOfTexas #SenatorCharlesSchwertner #USSecuritiesAndExchangeCommission
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On Monday night, Hidalgo took the stage in support of Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign and spoke about Harris’s support after natural disasters in Texas.
#Election2024 #Elections #HarrisCounty #Local #News #Politics #DemocraticNationalConvention #HurricaneBeryl #KamalaHarris #LinaHidalgo
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CenterPoint Energy will begin hosting community meetings throughout Houston on Saturday, when residents will be given the opportunity to share feedback on the company's response to Hurricane Beryl. Here's what to expect.
#Houston #Infrastructure #Local #News #Centerpoint #CenterPointEnergy #CommunityMeetings #HurricaneBeryl
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$800-million mobile generator leases can’t be canceled early, CenterPoint tells PUC
#EnergyEnvironment #Hurricane #News #Politics #Texas #Weather #CenterPointEnergy #HurricaneBeryl #PowerGenerators #PowerOutages #PublicUtilityCommissionOfTexas
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$800-million mobile generator leases can’t be canceled early, CenterPoint tells PUC
#EnergyEnvironment #Hurricane #News #Politics #Texas #Weather #CenterPointEnergy #HurricaneBeryl #PowerGenerators #PowerOutages #PublicUtilityCommissionOfTexas
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$800-million mobile generator leases can’t be canceled early, CenterPoint tells PUC
#EnergyEnvironment #Hurricane #News #Politics #Texas #Weather #CenterPointEnergy #HurricaneBeryl #PowerGenerators #PowerOutages #PublicUtilityCommissionOfTexas
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$800-million mobile generator leases can’t be canceled early, CenterPoint tells PUC
#EnergyEnvironment #Hurricane #News #Politics #Texas #Weather #CenterPointEnergy #HurricaneBeryl #PowerGenerators #PowerOutages #PublicUtilityCommissionOfTexas
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$800-million mobile generator leases can’t be canceled early, CenterPoint tells PUC
#EnergyEnvironment #Hurricane #News #Politics #Texas #Weather #CenterPointEnergy #HurricaneBeryl #PowerGenerators #PowerOutages #PublicUtilityCommissionOfTexas