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Upcoming Policy Briefings |
Upcoming Policy Briefings |
March 11, 2026
Power Under Pressure: A Look at How the Texas Grid Performed This Winter
Join our next virtual briefing on March 11, 2026 from 11 AM to 12 PM, Power Under Pressure: A Look at How the Texas Grid Performed This Winter. This briefing is designed to equip attendees with a clearer understanding of what the recent Winter Storm Fern revealed about ERCOT grid resiliency in severe weather, as well as the upcoming legislative considerations to address remaining challenges.
In 2021, Winter Storm Uri exposed critical vulnerabilities in Texas’ electric grid and energy systems, prompting significant policy, infrastructure and regulatory reforms across Texas. To support informed policymaking by lawmakers, this briefing will provide a practical assessment of the recent winter season, focusing on Winter Storm Fern, and the system-wide reforms that allowed our state’s electric grid to perform reliably and avoid widespread outages.
Attendees will receive an objective overview of the Storm’s impacts, from local outages to statewide grid performance across generation capacity, utility systems and the ERCOT market. Our expert speakers will outline the post-Uri reforms that reinforced grid reliability, including operational improvements, weatherization efforts to the natural gas supply chain and local transmission & distribution infrastructure management.
April 7, 2026
Texas is Heating Up: Harnessing Geothermal Energy
Stay tuned for an announcement on speakers, location, and more!
Registration Opens in March
“Our goal is to allow our resources to do what they do best—develop.”
Chairman Drew Darby of the House Energy Resources Committee, Vice-Chair of the Caucus
Past briefings
Data Center Growth and State Policy: Understanding Water, Land, and Energy Impacts
January 14, 2026
To support informed policymaking, this briefing was co-hosted by the Texas Water Caucus and the Texas Energy & Climate Caucus to provide a grounded overview of the current and projected data center footprint in the state.
As data center development accelerates across Texas, lawmakers are increasingly navigating questions around economic opportunity alongside impacts on water resources, land use, energy demand, and local communities.
During this briefing, experts from the Bureau of Economic Geology, Houston Advanced Research Center, and Google shared practical insights on how data center development intersects with existing infrastructure, long-term planning, and resource stewardship. The discussion outlined considerations for siting, permitting, and mitigation strategies to help communities capture economic benefits while managing associated costs and risks.
Find a summary and policy takeaways of the briefing below.
How the One Beautiful Bill Act Will Affect Texas Energy
October 17, 2025
This virtual Policy Briefing provided clear insights into the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025 and its implications for Texas’s energy future. Our panel of experts provided an overview of the bill’s provisions and explored opportunities and considerations for Texas across the energy landscape.
Topics included:
Key updates to federal tax credits across different energy technologies.
Potential impacts on affordability for consumers, investment opportunities and grid reliability.
How Texas companies and communities can leverage the bill to advance innovation, strengthen domestic energy production, and build resilient supply chains.
This briefing is designed to give Caucus members and staff a straightforward understanding of the legislation and how it may shape Texas’ energy strategy moving forward. The speaker lineup offered premier insights into these subjects, drawing on decades of experience in industry manufacturing investments, energy market analysis, and the economic impacts of energy policy.
Find a summary and policy takeaways of the briefing below.
