Board members of Texas grid operator resign following blackouts

Five members of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) board plan on resigning Wednesday, following last week's power outages amid a brutal winter storm. All of the members live outside of Texas, as does a sixth person who has withdrawn his application to the board, The Texas Tribune reports. 
 A nonprofit, ERCOT manages and operates the electricity grid for most of Texas. During last week's deadly storm, millions of Texas went without power, some for several days. In the wake of th...