Greg Abbott takes control over who will lead Texas’ troubled power grid, sources say

AUSTIN (Texas Tribune) — When Brad Jones was tapped as interim CEO of the nonprofit that runs the state’s power grid following the deadly February 2021 winter storm that left most of Texas without power for days, he said he would help stabilize the grid and get it through the summer. Jones was clear that he wasn’t interested in keeping the job long term.Now, 15 months after Jones became interim CEO — and more than a month after the June target date when Jones ha