Are you signed up with one of the most expensive electricity providers in Texas? Probably... they have the most customers.

This week the Energy Information Administration (EIA) released the 2025 Annual Electric Power Industry Report. You can download the data for yourself here: https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia861/

If you download the 2025 zip file, there is a report called Sales_Ult_Cust_2025 which reports on Revenue (in thousands of $$), Sales (in Megawatt-hours), and Customers.

You can use this data to calculate the average electricity rate per kWh of each Texas energy provider.

I've already done this for you, so you don't have to. I've removed some energy providers that have since exited the market and sold their customer book to another provider.

The top 10 most expensive electricity providers in Texas according to 2025 EIA data are:

1. Young Energy, LLC dba Payless Power - 20.9¢ per kWh (ironic, given the name!)
2. SmartEnergy Holdings, LLC 20.7¢ per kWh
3. Ambit Energy - 19.7¢ per kWh
4. TXU Energy - 19.4¢ per kWh
5. Pogo Energy - 18.6¢ per kWh
6. Green Mountain Energy - 18.5¢ per kWh
7. Reliant Energy - 18.4¢ per kWh
8. Branch Energy - 18.1¢ per kWh
9. Accent Energy - 18.0¢ per kWh
10. Stream Energy - 17.7¢ per kWh

In 2025, these providers had over 3.8 million customers out of the 7ish million recorded in this table.

Over half of us are paying too much! Check and compare Electricity Facts Labels, folks.

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Texas health officials are proposing $0 in funding for the Children’s Autism Program in the 2028–29 budget, raising concerns among advocates that families could have fewer options for affordable autism therapy.

Native Texan and I still live here. I don’t watch a lot of network television -usually Netflix and Amazon Prime. However I just spent a long weekend in a hotel in a different part of the state from where I live and had nothing else to do but turn on the tv.

The sheer amount of political ads running was astounding itself but the worst part was their content: Wildly loose with facts and provably inaccurate accusations and blatantly and intentionally misleading innuendos targeting the opponent’s character instead of policies or achievements.

I get a large number of political texts also and they also try to steer me to a particular outlook or reaction.

None actually mentioned a platform or agenda or plan that the candidate held. Just tabloid and. sensationalist stuff.

Never wanted to get an election cycle over with more in my life. Political exhaustion is a thing.

I moved to Texas a while back and submitted my voter registration. When I checked the status of my voter registration it said it was active but I noticed the gender was incorrect. Does anyone know if this matters and, if it does, who I contact to get it resolved?

Tis the season for unsolicited text messages, but I have received two in the week that strike me as unusual - and a few of my neighbors have received them also.

The first, on Saturday evening: New school year? Here's your complete guide on bathrooms and beyond for trans kids at school: https://transtexas.org/back-to-school-toolkit/

The second, received today: "Questions about gender-affirming care in Texas? Start here. You can get the care you need: https://transtexas.org/resources

Both of the links (yes, I took the chance and followed them) go to legitimate Trans Support organizations in Texas.

What strikes me as odd is that I'm getting these at all, and in the middle of election season when the Republican party is making a focus of their campaigns the "loco Dems who support transitioning your children". It feels like a heavy-handed, conservative-led psyop to inflame their base and continue to make what should be a small issue seems bigger and more nefarious.

Thoughts? Anyone else receive these?

Update 1: Jeff Leach (TX District 67 State Rep) issues statement calling for AG Ken Paxton to investigate any organization (calling out TENT specifically) for violating the Parents Bill of Rights.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DedNavpoDZT/

Update 2: TENT issues statement denying that their organization sent out these messages.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DefBEdYBXVL/

Just moved to Texas and my nephew is obsessed with fossils, has anyone ever found anything neat on or near big thicket? I’ve heard lots of stuff about petrified wood.

The Texas governor’s war on public schools is bankrolled by donors who want a Christian state

I am in Louisiana but lived in Texas before, love me some Texas!! Anyway I just wanted to see what the people who live around the ports have seen and the impact from the company. Looks like we are getting a port but I don't believe the media so I wanted to see what the people say. Thank you

In-person absentee voting opens tomorrow (October 14th) for the Midterm election. Besides Congress and the State Legislature, numerous County Offices are on the ballot, from Supervisor to Sheriff and more.

Here are some useful official voting resources - please vote!

• Early Voting starts on Monday the 19th. You can find your place using this tool.
• Election day polling place can be found here.
• You can track your mail ballot using this tool.

We reached out to over 5,500 candidates statewide and asked them to do our survey. Many chose to share their views with you the voters! See who believes what you believe and vote by November 3rd! Cheat sheet for some of the candidates running to represent you can be seen above.

While in national elections or statewide elections may be decided by hundreds or tens of thousands of votes. Local races will be decided by only a handful of votes meaning that for each person seeing this, your vote WILL MATTER! We've got county races, school board, municipal government and special districts with the goal to make voting the full ballot easier!

Feedback welcome! Curious what you think about this as a resource for newer voters?

If you want to see your specific candidates you can see that here (mobile | web).