Criminal Charges Could Be Filed Against Texas Utility Companies Over Winter Storm Deaths
A sheriff's office in Texas has formed a team of investigators to examine if criminal charges can be brought in connection with more than a dozen deaths during the recent severe winter storm.
Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said the team is looking into 15 deaths and following up around 150 calls for welfare checks as the state continues to deal with freezing temperatures and power outages.
Salazar said the department is prepared to file negligence charges against CPS Energy and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) if it is found people died as a direct result of the weather and their power going out.
"At least some of them, it looks like it may have been a factor," Salazar said during a press conference.
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