nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor3 2J1P|||After Days Of Mass Outages, Some Texas Residents Now Face Huge Electricity Bills||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||Texas allows companies to sell electricity at wholesale prices. When the price of electricity skyrocketed last week, that meant exorbitant bills for many residents who had been trying to save money.