Rising electricity rates are forcing Texas families to choose between groceries and utilities, as one Fort Worth mother finds relief heading into the holidays.

According to The Dallas Morning News, the latest rate plans offered on the state’s Power to Choose website this month show that the average residential rate listed is 18.48 cents per kilowatt hour, up ...

Texas electricity rates are surging. According to the Texas Energy Poverty Research Institute, electricity rates are up 30% since 2021.

But customers do have a key protection: The ratemaking process, when lawyers for the utility, cities and electricity consumers negotiate for weeks to months in front of the state utility regulator on ...

Texas electricity rates are surging, and some customers are struggling to keep up.

Electricity rates increased by nearly 7 percent between June 2024 and June 2025, with even more rate increases on the horizon, according to a new report. The analysis from the Center for American ...

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Today, El Paso City Council voted to oppose El Paso Electric's proposed rate increase by 22%, or $23 per month, starting in early 2026. At today's meeting, El Paso Electric ...

A file photo shows Oncor linemen at work. State law allows that every four years an electric utility, like Oncor, can file to increase customer rates. Louis DeLuca / Staff Photographer Multiple ...

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This is your weekly news roundup, which takes a quick look at some developments in government, politics, education, environment and other topics across El Paso. El Paso Electric will refund its Texas ...