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Gov. Abbott set to announce plan to break energy monopolies in cities like San Antonio, Austin

Abbott says 5 million Texans in single-provider areas could save on power bills if cities like San Antonio face retail competition.

Summary by KSAT 12
The plan is to ban agreements with cities like San Antonio and municipally-owned utility districts like CPS Energy so there are no so-called energy monopolies.

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The governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, announced a new initiative to reduce the cost of electricity bills in the cities of Austin and San Antonio. Specifically, the Republican proposes to modify the power supply system in both cities, which currently have municipal electricity companies. The Republican governor’s proposal seeks to end the model of exclusive electricity suppliers that maintain municipal companies such as Austin Energy and CPS Energy…

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KSAT 12 broke the news in San Antonio, United States on Tuesday, August 4, 2026.
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