The former head of Texas' power grid said he was following Gov. Greg Abbott's orders when...

The former head of the organization behind Texas' electric grid testified in court on Wednesday that he was following Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's orders when he directed power prices to remain as high as possible for several days during Texas' winter storm blackouts in February 2021, the Houston Chronicle first reported.

The former chief of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), Bill Magness, said that Abbott's orders came at a time when power plants were already starting to turn back on again.