Our property tax bills have skyrocketed in the past few years, they need to invest that money in our infrastructure!

$25,000,000 I guarantee you the artists are not getting that fee.

MY POWERS STILL OUT. HELLOOOOOOO?!?!?!?!?

Got power after 7 days.... worse than the winter storm. So I really don't know what they have "improved" since the last several times the grid has failed 😅

My father, a veteran, passed away, and the nursing home informed me when it was already dark and without power in May 2024. We couldn’t have a proper funeral and had to go straight to the National Cemetery. We were without lights for seven days, and now my business is closed because of the power outage from Beryl and the home. I can't live in my home because of the damage from Hurricane Harvey, The house is about to collapse, and the court keeps changing the date, leaving us in limbo for over two years.

So, you're talking about 16 years since the last catastrophic storm hit. It looks like the trees and vegetation around wires, poles and transformers have continued to grow with no trimming or maintenance. How sad that is, and illegal for CenterPoint...

DFW resident here. I think that by now many of you Houstonians have reached the breaking point and are preparing to move to Dallas or San Antonio. I certainly don't blame you for doing so. Years ago, I wanted to move to Houston and now I'm so glad I never did. Prayers go out to y'all in Houston. Stay strong; you'll get through this.

I’ve been here in Houston less than 2 years and my power goes out constantly. For 4 days after the tornadoes from Alberto and 3 days after Beryl. Suffocating heat. I’m done here.

Houston people need a reality check.

Absolutely ridiculous!

Wow...the three councilwomen they showed weren't really paying attention. They don't care!

Too much BS and politicking!

I was without power for 3 weeks in the 80s after a hurricane…

HLP back in the day maintained the tress and vegetation along the power lines, why can't Centerpoint do the same?

Where are all the taxable money? Government needs to be investigated.

Love how only one of the three city councilpersons I could see bothered to pay attention 😮

Please VOTE! The Governor's office has a lot to do with this. Privatized companies and contacted businesses that have not done the jobs they've been paid to do. Keeping trees groomed. Not to mention the Texas power grid. This will only get worse.

Bring back HL&P and Entex and get rid of Centerpointless. At least it was local.

Welfare of the people, it’s stated within the U.S. Constitution.

people don’t move to houston due to bigger homes , if there is no electricity u have to spend money , if the winter comes another disaster..

Thanks Abbot!

It's the state government that's the problem, not the city government.

Im still in the dark and im frustrated and im hot and. I Need help! I am down and out physically emotionally and spiritually ! Our government has failed us. I try not to complain because there are Houstonians that are worse off than I am . Help them please we are desperate !! 😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔

We all know nothing will happen

Thanks Abbot

Several stop lights have power but have not been programmed. Where is Houston Public Works? They are usually up on trucks fixing these. Is the city out of money to pay them?

Center point doesn't even accept or return calls of trees I've asked to be trimmed years ago

Unacceptable

Why didn't Centerpoint learn from the Wind Storm before Beryl 7 days without lights?

The State of Texas could reduce flooding in the Houston area if the local government was to buy up land along the San Bernard river, repurpose the land as a swamp flood plain, then build a pipeline + pumping system to pump flood waters to that river.

Wow time for Abbott to resign!

Notice GramMa and the other attentive City Council members,,, NOT

No power, no power bill. There’s always an upside.

Joel Osteen mansion has Power ⚡

Where is Ted Cruz or Greg Abbott???

They look like they were really listening. lol

Gov. Abbott says, “I’m just now realizing Houston is too close to the Gulf.”

too much overtaxing is going on

Greg abbot is trash

So why do they put power wires drafted by heavy trees.

Don't mess with Texas -- they don't even have lights! 🤣🤣

When you are out of juice the heat can make you very angry

The storms are less threatening than post storms.... Center point is a bigger that than the storms

When Ike hit. Me and my mom stayed in a hotel in San Antonio for two nights but once we got home. We were without power. We were only there for two days but once we found out some family members of ours had power. We stayed at my older sister's place because she was some of the family members that had power. We tried to get fema to help us but they were no help. We stayed at my sister's place for more of less than two weeks till power to our home for me and my mom was restored. Fema only responded till three or four months after Ike was over. Now we were trying to get reimbursement check from them and they said the tenth business day is when we get it. We got approved on July 17th and the tenth business day came and went. No check, no money, dismantle fema for being of no help to anyone. Especially for how fema screwed over innocent people. Fema and the government should be brutally punished.

I agree essentels before luxuries.

Disgusting My light company would never swepco that is.

Andrew passed by here and it took half of South Florida with it. No water , no food , no lights, looting.I was awful.

Soo tired of center pointless none action

Mobile, AL here; when Hurricane Frederic came straight up Mobile Bay in 1979, Mobile and Baldwin county was devastated. Trees will fall on power lines that’s just the way it is during a hurricane. I was 15 years old when this disaster happened It was 3 weeks before power was restored to my parents home. Stop threatening lineman, stop shooting lineman, stop stabbing lineman let them do their job. Support those that are trying to restore electricity. Stop crying because of no power for 8 days give me a break!! There was a lot of Mobile residents that had no electricity for longer than 3 weeks. Alabama Power had send in a crew to cut the downed trees on my grandparents road then the lineman could move in and do their job.

Use indoor outdoor thermometer with humidity gauge to monitor the temp and humity inside so you can determine if it is getting dangerously hot inside and act to keep cool. Monitor outdoor temps to know if it is dangerously hot outside. Generally if it is hotter out than in keep windows closed. Sometimes you may need fresh air. Block sunlight from windows. Run cold water on arms or submerse arms in cold water. Use fever thermometer to monitor body temo especially when not feeling well. Monitor temps inside vehicles.

Why is the political editor there? Trying to make this political?

P4 = Prior preparation prevents panic.

The councilors weren't even listening

This reminds me of PG&E not keeping their trees trimmed & therefore causing unnecessary fires in California. Edit: all due to big boss men filling their pockets.

Everybody’s angry about everything you gotta look at the positive side of things we’re all alive and we still have our homes

Same story, different storm, different city. Pointing the blame is typical. Trimming doesn’t help much when the entire tree that is taller than the pole line comes down. Traveling the country fixing these types of issues has shown me a lot, speculating is a waste, get out there and look around, I’ve seen the same thing in, Florida, Georgia, SC, NC, Virginia, Maryland, Ohio, Louisiana, Texas, and a lot of New England. Trees are the number one cause of power outages, if trees surrounding a pole line are 80’ tall, and the pole like is about 50’ tall, well simple math will add up that of those trees fall the right way they’re coming down onto the overhead lines, not just ripping the lines down but busting up poles and hardware. On another note, power companies and tree companies have a tough time finding good help anymore, especially the younger generation, they don’t want to do physical labor it seems, there’s a few hidden gems out there, but in my experience most power companies are understaffed big time, that’s why there’s traveling line crews like mine. This time of year we go all over the damn place assisting other power companies. Also, most of the trees are on private property, so simply trimming them is all that can be done by law. Do yourself a favor, if you live on property that has massive trees near the powerlines then please look into getting them removed, get a quote from a few companies, see how cheap and easy it really is… if you can afford to get the trees removed then do it. The hopes and prayers of undergrounding everything ain’t gonna happen so move on from that and please be proactive to assist in the next major storm event. Have a blessed day.

I see no problem in Texas.

@1:02 Not sure who this 👩🏿‍🦱 lady is wearing the flowery dress but she wasn’t listening to a word this lady had to say. She was eyeing to someone and said the words “look at your phone”

Stop complaining or move out of the Hurricane corridor. Stop complaining and blaming pointing fingers use this as a learning experience to prepare for future disasters. Buy generators and essentials you need for disasters. Cut away trees from power lines on your property. I live on the coast (Galveston County) and we stay prepared for hurricanes. You know what Harvey was like ( flooding and rain) now you know what hurricane winds are like damage from high winds and trees tearing down electricity. You will need generators, food, ice, water, batteries, gasoline for generators. Too many people that cannot take care of themselves that are not sick or disabled.

EXACTLY THE GOVERNOR /GOVERNMENT OF TEXAS MUST BE RESPONSIBLE, WE GIVE HIM TOO MUCH OPPORTUNITIES WE PUT HIM IN POWER MANY TIMES AND HE IS FAILING US ALL THIS TIME, THE LAST TIME WHEN THE FREEZE HE SAYS HE WAS GOING TO DO SOMETHING ,WASN'T GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN, BUT HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING, AND NOW HE IS BLAMING OTHERS!!?, WE DESERVE BETTER, WE MUST VOTE HIM OUT, WE ARE TIRED OF THE SAME EXCUSES!!

You Houstoners should be use to this. Dont it flood every time it rains. Well. Starting cutting down trees and watch the people complain.

Moving..

WOWWWW WHAT A F JOKE

exactly. no reason for anyone being without electricity. the arts could be actors or painters or art schools! None of the cities are usung tax dollars for infrastructure but using funds to line their pockets or over employed workers or department heads!!! th3y can not keep roads up til in severe need and until bad condition they are in. Its all ridiculous. no oversight of budgets. we are talking trillions of dollars gine where? then uf they dexide anything needs done and made madatory they get a bond or loan and then make the people pay it back or call for a new tax. so wrong

Houston has had a flooding promblem for decades. Do better houstonians by holding city officals accountable

I say you have two options invest in a generator for your home or move to a different state.

Getting mad at city Counsil for mother nature?

Perhaps Texas citizens will stop voting against their own best interests. Hard to feel sorry for you when you only have yourself to blame.

After Andrew we had others here in Florida death and destruction.

Everything that residents said, went in one ear and out the other of these liberals

Terrible story!!! Nothing to it

Did she say the arts? Lmao funny she thinks that’s where all the money went

Why is power so centralized?? Too many people depending on one source is strange when in the 21st century homes should be independently sourcing their energy from Solar energy, wind water etc. The energy from this storm could have been harvested also what a wasted opportunity!!

God is judging the world and the US.

I mean you don’t have to go after the arts 😕

Just call David E. Taylor, he talks directly to god and can fix these type of things.

Why havent they learned lines should be underground?

Texas voted trump 😂😂😂😂

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well if everyone bought ev's and stopped being racist this would not be happening!