A coalition of civic organizations and Houston politicians met with CenterPoint Energy executives on Thursday to discuss the power company's issues following Hurricane Beryl. The storm knocked out power to more than 2.2 million CenterPoint customers when it came ashore early on the morning of July 8. A week later, over a million customers still had no power as temperatures soared. Bishop James Dixon said the group, including Rep. Al Green and Rep. Sylvia Garcia, met with CenterPoint CEO Jason Wells to express their collective concerns over the impact that CenterPoint's massive and extended power outages had on people across the region. “We are all a part of the regional family and to see so much suffering for the elderly and children and people in every corner of our city, including businesses that have taken a major hit, as a result of Hurricane Beryl," Dixon said. He said that CenterPoint executives acknowledged that there were mistakes made and things could have been done better, including a major gap in keeping the community informed with accurate and up-to-date information. Read more: https://www.khou.com/article/weather/hurricane/beryl/centerpoint-hurricane-beryl-response/285-e6c009b3-be06-4c8d-bbc7-fe14cd166367 Subscribe to the KHOU 11 News YouTube Channel | https://bit.ly/2GCgSZ0 REMEMBER: KHOU 11+ is always streaming on Roku, FireTV and Apple TV! http://khou.com/Plus Follow KHOU 11 News on social! ➡️FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/khou11 ➡️TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/khou ➡️INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/khou11 Visit our website: https://www.khou11.com