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Texas lawmakers are asking the Public Utility Commission to hold off on its planned electricity market redesign until the Legislature can evaluate it. After the winter storm and power outages in February 2021, the Legislature ordered the PUC to make some major changes, including winterization and a new reliability standard for power plants. PUC Chair Peter Lake told the House State Affairs Committee on Monday that the reliability proposal would guarantee the construction of more natural gas plants in Texas.