Abbott proposes legislation to break up the energy sector, challenging the city's funding structure regarding CPS Energy.

The entities involved

• Gina Ortiz Jones →

  Mayor of San Antonio, Texas and former U.S. Air Force under secretary

  • Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones called on Governor Greg Abbott to address the Medicaid backlog.Mon 00:23
  • Gina Ortiz Jones is leading efforts to bridge the $158M budget gap facing the San Antonio City Government.Wed 01:15
• Greg Abbott →

  Governor of Texas since 2015

  • Political attacks are underway during the Senate campaign run, involving James Talarico, Jasmine Crockett, and Greg Abbott in Abbott's home state.Mon 14:06
  • Progress has been made on tariff carveouts for U.S. coal, alongside the successful securing of a $7.5 billion grant dedicated to border security.Mon 08:18
• CPS Energy →

  municipal electric utility of San Antonio

  • SAWS serves the city of San Antonio, and both SAWS and CPS Energy are seeking rate increases and funding for a major capital plan.Wed 05:48

Related events

• Gina Ortiz Jones urged a city council to consider a revenue package and pushed back on comments regarding utility funds.Aug 5
• Proposed disbanding of energy utilities in response to the ongoing push to disrupt utility monopolies in major markets.Sep 17
• Texas officials defended the current state funding structure involving CMS.Sep 3
• Governor Greg Abbott called out Austin's utilities regarding rising electricity costs.Aug 27
• Greg Abbott is pushing a plan to disrupt utility monopolies, impacting competition in major markets like Dallas and Houston, while Austin Energy operates within the ERCOT grid.Aug 8