Central Texas Electric Cooperative

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Central Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc. is a rural utility cooperative headquartered in Fredericksburg, Texas, with suboffices in Kingsland, Texas; Llano, Texas; and Mason, Texas.

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The cooperative was formed in 1947 as a split-off from neighboring Pedernales Electric Cooperative.

Currently the cooperative has almost 7,000 miles of line, serving over 46,000 meters in the Texas Hill Country counties of Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Llano, Mason, McCulloch, Menard, Real, and San Saba.

History

Central Texas Electric Cooperative was formed in 1947 as a split-off from neighboring Pedernales Electric Cooperative. Lyndon B. Johnson (TX-D), congressman and senator from the area, was instrumental in the creation of both cooperatives. [1]

The Co-op lost an important lawsuit in 2013 against Lower Colorado River Authority. [2]

In February 2021, thousands of Central Texas customers lost electricity, [3] while Ted Cruz (TX-R) was in Cancún. [4]

In October 2022, Central Texas CEO Robert A. "Bob" Loth retired after 38 years, to be replaced by Atanacio “Tachi” Hinojosa. [5]

The Co-op's customers were spared the worst of the July 2025 Central Texas floods, but mourned with their neighbors. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Caro, Robert, The Years of LBJ.
  2. ↑ Kanin, Mike (February 1, 2013). "LCRA Wins One: A judge has ruled that LCRA didn't breach its contract with wholesale rates" . Retrieved July 24, 2025. The ruling is a defeat for the city of Seguin, Central Texas Electric Cooperative, San Bernard Electric Cooperative, and Fayette Electric Cooperative, all of which had unilaterally terminated their contracts with LCRA over "unfair pricing."
  3. ↑ Morgan, Jack (February 23, 2021). "Some Rural Texans Still Don't Have Power After Winter Storm. It Could Take Weeks To Turn Back On". Texas Public Radio. Retrieved July 24, 2025. Some Hill Country residents have been without power for 10 days or more. The Central Texas Electric Cooperative (CTEC) General Manager Bob Loth said what happened last week was the proverbial perfect storm. "Eight days subfreezing temperatures, the roads were closed. We had difficulty getting help in. We've got crews on the ground now. We started getting them on Saturday," said Loth. "We've got somewhere between 20 and probably closer to 25 crews out working now."
  4. ↑ Livingston, Abby (February 18, 2021). "WINTER STORM 2021: Ted Cruz says leaving Texas during winter disaster was "obviously a mistake" as he returns from Cancún: First spotted at an airport by a social media user who posted his photo, there was an immediate outcry overnight that a U.S. senator would travel out of the state amid the worst storm in many Texans' lifetimes". Texas Tribune. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Loth to retire from CTEC; Hinojosa to take CEO reins". Fredericksburg Standard. October 12, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  6. ↑ Kelly, Erin (July 7, 2025). "Texas Co-ops Escape Worst of Deadly Floods, But Grieve for Friends, Neighbors". NRECA. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
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