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The company’s power outages in July have drawn the ire of state leaders. Here’s what you need to know.

The Houston utility company told investors during a Tuesday conference call that its total restoration costs for the hurricane and derecho windstorm in May are estimated to be at least $1.6 billion, which likely will result in a 2% increase to Houston-area customers' bills for a period of 15 years.

Jason Wells told senators that, were he to resign now, it would set back the utility’s efforts to fix the worst problems hurting ratepayers at the height of the hurricane season.

Repairing electricity infrastructure after storms usually costs customers. So could strengthening it before the next weather event.

Gov. Greg Abbott says he’s demanding an investigation into the response of the utility that serves the Houston area. Around 270,000 homes and businesses still without power a week after Hurricane Beryl.

Chances of rain in Houston on Friday and Saturday could slow storm recovery efforts.

Government officials in Houston, Harris County, Fort Bend County, Galveston, Montgomery County and elsewhere are opening up community centers and other locations where impacted residents can cool off in air-conditioning, charge their electronic devices and, in some cases, receive food and water.

CenterPoint met its goal of restoring power to 1 million customers by end of Wednesday, but the provider isn't even halfway to restoring power to all those affected by Beryl.

A social media user noted the Whataburger app could serve as a de facto outage map, since it shows which fast-food locations are open and which are closed in the wake of Hurricane Beryl.

Officials warn of continued flooding and other risks as Beryl leaves. Groups are mobilizing to help affected Texans.

'You tend to make a lot of friends in hurricanes or post hurricanes, is what I find. And those are great relationships because you’ll find that the neighborhood will come together and help each other out.'

Hurricane Beryl swept ashore as a Category 1 storm with heavy rains and powerful winds, and knocking out power to 1.5 million homes and businesses as fast-rising waters caused street flooding and prompted rescues.