Inside Texas Politics: The race for Lt. Gov. of Texas is heating up

Over the next few weeks, Inside Texas Politics will focus on some big primary races in the Democratic and Republican parties. First up today are the Democrats running to replace Republican Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick. Lieutenant Governor is the second-highest job in Texas politics. And arguably the most influential - because that person decides which legislation lives and dies. All three Democratic candidates are on the program this morning. We're airing them alphabetically, beginning with state Rep. Michelle Beckley from North Texas.

The governor has said he can guarantee no more widespread power outages. However, natural gas production dropped during a recent cold wave. The governor says it will be fine. Energy experts say we remain at risk. And this drop in natural gas supply is making a lot of people uneasy. Should they be concerned?

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