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Residents in Porter subdivision shocked to find CenterPoint didn't know they had no power

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In the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, Porter's Woodridge Forest residents endure a week with no power, only to find out CenterPoint Energy hasn't recognized their outage. With no visible damage and neighbors already reconnected, the community calls for a swift resolution and better emergency responses.

What's more frustrating than going a week without power. Finding out as far as CenterPoint is concerned, you don't even exist "We've been without power since Monday when the storm hit," said Woodridge Forest resident Jessica Burke. Why?We didn't see any fallen trees in the Porter subdivision. "Coupled with the fact that we have underground lines, it doesn't make any sense to me," said resident Doug Jones."Half of our neighborhood had Entergy.

In an email, residents learned Montgomery County Judge Mark Keough came to their neighborhood Sunday and was shocked to see underground lines and no overly significant tree damage.SUGGESTED: Governor Abbott launches probe into CenterPoint's Hurricane Beryl responseCenterPoint reportedly told the judge that the neighborhood had yet to be assessed."The very first map showed us in yellow," Yvonne said.

 

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