On August 19, 1882, Dallas’s first two electric lights were turned on, one at a department store, the second at a saloon. Other northern Texas towns soon followed. The pioneers who founded the predecessor companies of TXU were people of vision, purpose, and determination. They began building an energy system of unsurpassed reliability and affordability, contributing to the economic development of what would become today the nation’s second most populous state. As we continue the legacy of service to shareholders, customers, employees, and communities in Texas and Australia, we remember where we started.