ERCOT argued that it enjoys immunity against legal actions relating to its official actions because the organization claims it acts as a division of state government. ________________________________________________ Sovereign immunity — the legal principle that...
A state’s primary power grid operator faces a lawsuit that could determine whether it faces future legal liability. ________________________________________________ Sovereign immunity, a legal principle, protects governments and state agencies from lawsuits. But...
In a big win for cities, the Texas Supreme Court this month has ruled that utilities must bear the cost of relocating utility equipment from public alleys when required to do so for municipal work projects. Municipal groups and the state’s largest electric utility had...
