# Texas governor-elect’s plan to freeze electricity prices raises questions over legal authority

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/texas-governor-elects-plan-to-freeze-electricity-prices-raises-questions-over-legal-authority/
- Published: 2026-11-10T09:00:22+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T09:28:09+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/texas-governor-elect-plan-freeze-electricity-prices-raises-questions-legal-authority
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Hinojosa plans to freeze residential electricity rates on taking office.
- Critics question whether emergency powers allow the move.
- Texas consumers can choose from more than 100 electricity providers.

## Summary

Texas governor-elect Gina Hinojosa says she plans to freeze residential electricity rates on her first day in office, citing an affordability crisis. The proposal has prompted questions about whether she can use emergency powers to impose a freeze and whether it could disrupt the state’s competitive electricity market.

Energy policy specialist Nick Loris expects electricity providers to challenge the move, arguing that high prices may not meet the legal threshold for a disaster under the Texas Disaster Act. Texas opened most of its electricity market to retail competition in 2002, and consumers can choose from more than 100 providers; critics of a freeze say preventing prices from reflecting changing costs could leave suppliers less able to provide power.

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