Texas went from a PUC to free wheeling electric companies. The result was rates going from some of the lowest to some are the highest.
Our rates are not too bad. My last bill was $171 which is the largest I have ever had. It is typically around $120, tho in the Spring and Fall I sometimes go below $100.
My heat and AC are all electric.
The power going off and immediately back on is circuit breakers I guess.
Texas electric rates are far from the highest.
Texas wasn’t even the top 50% for electric rates last year.
http://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/xls/table_5_06_b.xlsx