Author Archives: Lynette

ERCOT board members who live outside of Texas are resigning in the aftermath of the power outage, winter storm

Five board members of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas — the entity that manages and operates the electricity grid that covers much of Texas —will resign on Wednesday, Feb. 24 according to a notice to the Public Utility Commission.

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Austin Water lifts water boil mandate

Austin Water’s shows that all of the water is safe now. The water boil mandate has been lifted as of the afternoon of Tuesday, Feb. 23.

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Travis Co. Water Control & Improvement District 17 lifts water boil notice

Portions of WCID 17 were under a boil water notice over the past several days since Feb. 16. That notice has been lifted as of 4 p.m on Feb. 23.

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Rare Winter Wonderland in Austin

Josh and Turbo Submitted by Kelley Rankin

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Austin/Travis County opens 10 water distribution sites on Sunday

All sites will provide free water on a first come, first served basis, while supplies last.

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