BORIS JOHNSON: Why Electricity Bills Are so Low for Right-Wing Texans

BORIS JOHNSON: Why electricity bills are so low for Right-wing Texans

We just can't go on like this. It is now clear that the cost of electricity in this country is out of control. We are walloping consumers and we are crippling our industry.

As Texans' electricity costs soar and temperatures rise, a public health crisis brews

This is the first installment of "Powerless," a series from Public Health Watch examining how rising temperatures and skyrocketing electricity costs are placing Texans in danger.

As Texans’ Electricity Costs Soar and Temperatures Rise, a Public Health Crisis Brews

HUTTO, Texas — When Alek Micklethwait received his electricity bill in May, he was stunned. It was $545, more than double what his family had been paying during cooler weather, since moving into a 1,600-square-foot home in Central Texas last September. It must be a mistake, he thought. But it wasn’t. Micklethwait, who lives with his fiancée and her grandmother, was left wondering how they would afford to pay it, along with their mortgage, car in…