Gov. Greg Abbott (R-Texas) on Wednesday called for an investigation into Atmos Energy after customers in parts of Texas were left without gas to heat their homes during frigid temperatures over Christmas.
Abbott wrote to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Railroad Commission Chair Christi Craddick, asking them to probe what he called Atmos Energy’s failure to prepare for winter weather.
“Many customers of Atmos Energy in north and central Texas went without natural gas for an unacceptable time because of failures by Atmos to provide adequate residential and commercial gas service,” Abbott wrote.
Further, the governor said the City of Grand Prairie was forced to open a warming center for residents and that customers reported they couldn’t reach customer service representatives at the utility company….