Tensions ran high at Corpus Christi City Hall as leaders debated potential solutions to the city’s growing water crisis — including a possible partnership with San Antonio’s CPS Energy.
A Southwest Independent School District (SWISD) spokesperson said students are safe ”on campus” at Francis Scobee Middle School after the school lost power on Monday morning.
Opponents said the proposed 765-kilovolt power line could cause irreparable damage to spring-fed rivers, aquifer recharge zones and untouched ranch land.
The February 2021 freeze, one of the costliest natural disasters in Texas history, exposed deep vulnerabilities across the state’s power grid and water systems.
The owner of a west Bexar County property said CPS Energy crushed her plans to create a space for the community. Martha Perez told KSAT Investigates that efforts to reach a compromise with the utility company have been met with a threat.
Around 27,000 customers were impacted by outages during the peak of winter weather over the weekend, according to CPS Energy.
San Antonio city officials and utility representatives held a news conference on Saturday morning to provide an update on cold-weather response efforts.
With below-freezing temperatures and icy conditions expected to arrive in San Antonio this weekend, there is still time to take simple steps inside and outside your home to avoid costly damage and high energy bills.
Cutting back on your electricity this weekend will not only help protect the power grid but also keep your electric bills from climbing, according to CPS Energy.
A Council Consideration Request (CCR) that would determine regulatory measures needed to address the rapid growth of data centers in San Antonio will proceed to a special committee.
CPS Energy officials discussed their winter readiness efforts on Monday morning as cooler temperatures crept into the San Antonio area.
A vehicle struck a power line near downtown San Antonio early Monday, prompting a small outage and a nearby road closure, according to CPS Energy.
Residents of a Schertz neighborhood say they have had enough of dealing with power outages that occur almost weekly.
The federal government has been in a shutdown for nearly a month, and many families in San Antonio are struggling with the ripple effects.
A 61-year-old man was arrested and charged after he drove through the front gate of the Calaveras Power Plant Station, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office.
A person was hospitalized after he was shot by security while driving through the front gate of the Calaveras Power Plant Station, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office.
Five Northside Independent School District schools were hit with power outages on the first day of school, according to a district official.
A man was killed after he was electrocuted while attempting to trim tree branches for a neighbor, according to the San Antonio Fire Department.
Bexar County sheriff’s deputies said a downed CPS Energy power line is the cause of a four-vehicle crash Wednesday morning in east Bexar County.
San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones joined the 6 O’Clock News on Tuesday for the Q&A segment to discuss Project Marvel transparency and her plans to address the city’s budget deficit.
A “significant release” of mercaptan occurred on San Antonio’s south side on Wednesday morning, prompting several 911 calls from people believing it was a gas leak.
CPS Energy officials said crews are working to restore around 240 outages that impacted approximately 3,000 customers across the utility’s service area.
A utility crane collapsed along Interstate 35 Tuesday morning and brought down several power lines, according to San Antonio police.
Residents displaced by a weekend house explosion on the city’s Northwest Side have begun returning to their homes, but for many, the emotional impact of the blast lingers.
A man seriously injured in a May 31 house explosion filed a lawsuit against the City of San Antonio and CPS Energy two days after the blast.
CPS Energy’s executive team shared a single message Friday on all company fronts: the utility company is ready for the summer. The message was affirmed by Rudy Garza, the utility’s president and CEO.
An explosion caused by natural gas left a San Antonio mother severely injured and her son permanently disabled, according to the family’s attorney.
A Bexar County jury found CPS Energy negligent on Monday for a 2021 explosion at an East Side home that injured two people, ordering the municipality to pay $109 in damages.
Nearly 40,000 homes in San Antonio are receiving part of their electricity from a newly repowered wind farm located almost 150 miles south of the city.
A rollover accident caused a partial power outage for some CPS Energy customers on the Southwest Side, according to the utility’s outage map.
CPS Energy said it did not hear from residents who claimed multiple fires were sparked by power lines behind their West Side homes.
CPS Energy will hold a public input session on Monday in downtown San Antonio to offer community members and stakeholders the opportunity to engage with board members directly.
Several San Antonio organizations will deploy to Florida to help with the potential impact of Hurricane Milton.
CPS Energy’s J.K. Spruce coal power plant released "seven million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions in 2022, making it the 42nd-worst climate polluter in the country," according to a study published by the Frontier Group.
Last month, about a thousand dead fish washed up against the banks of Calaveras Lake. The event was classified as a “fish kill” after officials tested the water and determined the fish died as a result of a fatal mix of weather phenomena.
Five months after they agreed to a policy meant to soften the blow of future CPS Energy rate hikes, some members of the San Antonio City Council want to consider bypassing it.
The 23-page document highlights measures to address energy equity, increase sustainability and curb greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
CPS Energy wants to close three gas plants they say cost too much money and are old. ERCOT fights back saying they are needed to help sustain the Texas power grid.
About 1,000 fish were killed at the Calaveras Lake from low dissolved oxygen in the water, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department said. On Tuesday, TPWD was notified of the fish kill from the Texas Game Wardens. The majority of fish that died were red drum.
A CPS Energy crew member was electrocuted Tuesday morning while working to restore a power outage, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office.
CPS Energy reported multiple power outages that left thousands of customers without power early Tuesday morning.
After severe storms rolled through the Dallas area this week, a CPS Energy crew is heading to the area to assist residents without power.
After rain, lightning and storms caused thousands of power outages Sunday morning, only a handful of CPS Energy customers are still without electricity on Sunday afternoon.
The infrastructure set to be replaced is located in a low-income community on the West Side, a CPS Energy news release said. The project, which will improve safety and performance measures, is expected to conclude by the end of the year.
San Antonio City Council members appear to be on board with a plan to return money to CPS Energy when the utility’s payments to the city far exceed expectations.
A city-wide collaboration advancing sustainable technology in the aviation industry is expected to dampen San Antonio International Airport’s energy footprint.
A small business owner said CPS Energy denied his damage claim after crews from the utility drove on an unfinished driveway in Bulverde, wrecking thousands of dollars in rebar that had been laid down.
A former CPS Energy executive, fired last year following an ethics investigation, has filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against the utility seeking close to $4 million in damages.
A new report out Tuesday ranks Texas third in residential solar power generation as San Antonio continues to spearhead clean energy in the state.
San Antonio firefighters responded to a fire at an abandoned CPS Energy facility just south of downtown late Sunday night.
One of the biggest concerns with trees breaking is the potential impact of knocking out power lines.
The San Antonio City Council voted 8-3 Thursday morning for the second increase in two years of CPS Energy’s gas and electric rates. This latest rate hike is expected to cost the average residential customer an additional $4.45 per month after it takes effect in February 2024.
The board voted 5-0 to approve the proposed increase of 4.25% to the base rates, raising the average customer’s monthly bill by $4.45. The city-owned utility still needs the approval of the San Antonio City Council, which meets on Dec. 7.
Several roads in the San Antonio area will be closed this weekend as CPS Energy crews plan to install new electrical lines, according to a press release.
The city-owned utility proposed to increase its gas and electric base rates by 4.25% in a pair of meetings earlier this month before the CPS Energy Board of Trustees and San Antonio City Council. Customers during a meeting on Thursday night asked why.
A former bilingual communications specialist with CPS Energy fired last year for failing to cooperate with an investigation into his behavior has filed a federal lawsuit against the utility, court records show.
The city-owned gas and electric utility will request an increase of its gas and electric base rates by 4.25% from both the CPS Energy Board of Trustees and San Antonio City Council on Nov. 8 - a move it says would raise many customers’ bills by less than $5.