Residents and businesses in Southlake are experiencing frustration with recurring power problems. A formal complaint has been filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas against Tri-County Electric Cooperative. The complaint, made by Southlake Mayor Shawn McCaskill, highlights outages that occurred over eight days between April and August.

The outages have raised concerns about the health and safety of residents, particularly in schools and healthcare facilities during high summer temperatures. Despite previous concerns being brought to the attention of Tri-County Electric Cooperative, the outages have continued. Further details about the complaint and the response from Tri-County Electric Cooperative are available from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth.

The cooperative has acknowledged that the level of power outages is unacceptable and has committed additional resources to the area.