Texas Scorecard by Luca Cacciatore May 21, 2025
Under the measure, commissioners would deliver annual reports on threats to the state’s electrical grid and recommend resiliency standards.Members of the Texas House have signed off on a measure establishing a commission to collaborate with state agencies on how to improve the electrical grid.
Senate Bill 75, filed by State Sen. Bob Hall (R–Edgewood), was approved by representatives in a 144-0-2 vote on Wednesday, more than one month after senators unanimously passed the measure.
The measure would create the Texas Grid Security Commission under the state’s Division of Emergency Management, composed of representatives from various state agencies and private corporations, such as power generation and utility companies.
State Rep. Terry Wilson (R–Georgetown), who carried SB 75 in the House, emphasized while presenting Hall’s proposal this week that it would help protect the grid “from all vulnerabilities—both man-made and natural.”
Under the measure, commissioners would evaluate potential hazards to the state’s power grid and report them to its operator, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas. These hazards include weather events, cyberattacks, electromagnetic threats, and supply chain vulnerabilities.
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