August 2021 NEWS

Randall Kempner to step down as president and CEO

  AUSTIN (August 16, 2021)—The Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation (CGMF) announced that Randall Kempner will step down as president and CEO effective September 7. The decision was part of a mutual and amicable agreement between Kempner and the foundation’s board. CGMF’s... Read More >

Texas grapples with gas, grid failure behind winter blackout

Texas utilities' urgent actions to halt the frozen electric grid's slide toward statewide collapse Feb. 15 were undermined by a critical gap in information — they did not know whether they were inadvertently switching off gas systems supplying vital generating plants, according to utility... Read More >