by ACSC | Nov 29, 2018 | Blog, Texas Legislature
Expect lawmakers to file thousands of bills — including more than 100 relating to the Texas energy market. Get ready — the Texas Legislature returns to Austin on Jan. 8 for its 86th Regular Session. Expect lawmakers to file thousands of bills — including more than 100...
by ACSC | Nov 8, 2018 | Blog, News Round-Up
MID-TERM ELECTION RESULTS Statewide voter turnout was 52.5% as 8.29 million Texans voted in the General Election. As a comparison, just 4.6 million Texans voted in the 2014 General Election which was the last presidential mid-term election. Here is a quick recap of...
by ACSC | Oct 11, 2018 | Blog
Natural gas line explosions have killed nine people in north and central Texas since 2006 and destroyed more than two dozen homes. The latest major accident, a Feb. 23 explosion in North Dallas, killed a 12-year-old girl. These tragedies have renewed the...
by ACSC | Sep 24, 2018 | Blog, Media Focus, Safety
The Dallas Morning News on September 23 published “Time Bomb,” an ambitious two-part investigation into the safety record of Atmos Energy. The report was authored by journalists Cary Aspinwall and Holly K. Hacker. The first part, entitled “How Atmos...
by ACSC | Sep 14, 2018 | Renewable Energy
Cities and mayors have emerged as a key force in reducing U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new nationwide survey. A joint effort of the and the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, the survey of nearly 160 American cities covered a broad range...
by ACSC | Aug 16, 2018 | Blog
More than 3,000 — that’s the number of leaks the Atmos Mid-Tex utility has discovered on its Dallas-area gas-line system during the first half of 2018. And nearly half the leaks are hazardous. These were among the dramatic findings included in a recent investigative...
