Power Outages in Houston County, TX
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Houston County Elec Coop Inc, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC and Entergy Texas Inc. in Houston County, TX. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 10.8 hours.
Houston County, TX is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Houston County, TX", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/texas/houston-county
No active outages are reported by Houston County Elec Coop Inc, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC and Entergy Texas Inc. in Houston County.
94%of this county's ~17,077 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston County Elec Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | 9,437 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC | Live · county | 0 | 6,634 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Entergy Texas Inc. | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
Houston County Elec Coop Inc, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC and Entergy Texas Inc. reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Houston Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75835 | 143 | ≤11 | 114 | ≤11 |
| 75844 | 88 | ≤11 | 71 | ≤11 |
| 75851 | 40 | ≤11 | 31 | 0 |
| 75847 | 22 | ≤11 | 15 | 0 |
| 75858 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 75849 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Houston County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Houston County right now.
Houston County has been under 6 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flood Advisory on October 4, 2026.
- Flood Advisory ×3
- Heat Advisory ×3
Latest Houston County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 16m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 4, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 4, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 368 customers out (2.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 34m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 581 customers out (3.6% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Houston County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Houston County went about 10.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 9,214 customers.
The US EIA reports Texas utilities averaged 3.7 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 10.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 9,214 customers out) · decade average 17.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 225 | 2,790 | 1.9 |
| 2016 | 3 | 4 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 45 | 41 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | 526 | 5,310 | 6.2 |
| 2019 | 616 | 4,057 | 8.1 |
| 2020 | 802 | 6,861 | 19.5 |
| 2021 | 672 | 9,214 | 57.3 |
| 2022 | 743 | 9,548 | 33.1 |
| 2023 | 733 | 5,953 | 21.1 |
| 2024 | 749 | 5,732 | 28.7 |
| 2025 | 709 | 3,465 | 10.8 |
Cost of power in Houston County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Houston County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Entergy Texas Inc.13.9¢469,094 cust
- Houston County Elec Coop Inc15.3¢21,761 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.
Relatively Moderate ice storms exposure · 17.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Houston County: FAQ
- How often does Houston County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Houston County, TX logged 709 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 10.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Houston County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 9,214 customers without power, beginning January 10, 2021 and lasting about 4d 7h.
- Is there a power outage in Houston County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Houston County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Houston County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Houston County Elec Coop Inc, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Houston County.
75835, 75844, 75847, 75849, 75851, 75856, 75858
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Texas Inc. | 6.7 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC | - | Live · county | |
| Houston County Elec Coop Inc | - | Live · county | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Texas customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/48225 and /api/v1/counties/48225/history.