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Insights
Doing Something – Year Four
As we approach 4 years without Will, we have to stop and wonder, have we done the right thing? Has all the effort been worth the constant reminder of the horrible tragedy? Can we really make a difference? A longtime friend recently contacted us and expressed concern....
Announcing the new Power Line Safety Initiative
Power Line Safety Initiative Since August 2017, when we last hugged our sons, we have learned so much about ourselves, how each person finds a path through grief, and how our new normal looks and feels. For Stan and me, we have found purpose in demanding that electric...
Photo of Approval of WTH Power Line Safety Act
Do Something – Insight by Michelle
DO SOMETHING By Michelle Brannon The still grieving and pissed-off mother of Will Brannon August 5, 2017 is a day in which my family’s life changed forever, when our son was electrocuted by a dangerously low, out of compliance, and unmaintained electric transmission...
House Bill 4150 – The William Thomas Heath Power Line Safety Act
WTH Power Line Safety Act
Stan’s Testimony at Texas House State Affairs Committee
My name is Stan Brannon, and I’m advocating for HB 4150. I am speaking to this committee as to why this bill is necessary. The death of three Boy Scouts in a boating accident on Lake O’ The Pines on August 5, 2017, was an event that forever changed the lives of the...
News
After Boy Scouts’ deaths, Hallsville mother works to promote power line safety
by Robin Y. Richardson ryrichardson@marshallnewsmessenger.comMembers of Harrison County Republican Women pose with Michelle Brannon, a Hallsville mother who pushed for power line legislation, following the 2017 death of her son and two other Boy Scouts at Lake o’ the...
KETK Kaci Koviak
Did you know Texas electric companies aren't required to report their power line safety inspections to the state?Did you know it's the burden of the public to report low-hanging power lines to the operating utility company?Did you know there is no way to find accurate...
KETK Power of Tragedy
POWER OF TRAGEDY TYLER, Texas (KETK) – Earlier this month, the Public Utility Commission of Texas officially adopted the “William Thomas Heath Power Line Safety Act” into the Texas Administrative Code. The law, which increases public safety and transparency within the...