Analysis
Sourced answers to questions Texas homeowners are actually asking. Every figure carries the source it came from and the date it was true.
Are Texas power prices still going up? (Jul 2026)
Texas residential electricity in July 2026, against the same month a year earlier and against its own cycle, with the mild-summer explanation checked rather than assumed.
15.88¢/kWhup 3.4% year over yearEIA · Jul 2026
What does San Antonio's police offence data actually cover?
San Antonio publishes 538,978 offence records covering January 2023 to August 2026. Eight columns, no blanks, no address, and 8.5% of rows share a report ID with another — a row is an offence, not a report. What the file contains, measured against the file itself.
538,978 records44 months, 8 columns, no addressCity of San Antonio · Aug 2026
Did Austin's AC rush follow the heat in August 2026?
Austin's cooling demand and HVAC permit filings in August 2026, two measured series side by side, with no cause claimed.
1,037 HVAC permitsdown 15% month over monthCity of Austin · Aug 2026
Is San Antonio's remodel boom cooling off? (Aug 2026)
Every San Antonio trade measured against its own recent pace for August 2026, from the city's own permit record.
451 tree permits103% above its 11-month averageCity of San Antonio · Aug 2026
Was August 2026 hotter than normal in Texas?
Austin ran 13.6% above normal in August 2026 and San Antonio 4.8% above normal, measured against NOAA's 1991-2020 normals.
755 cooling degree-days13.6% above normalNOAA · Aug 2026