 The big utility in Houston is CenterPoint Energy, but its online outage tracker has a running count but no map. Our friends at Houston Public Media are reporting that as a very Texas-improvised outage tracker, some people are using the app from the Whataburger fast food chain to see which burger joints are open, figuring the lights in the surrounding neighborhood might be on as well. The CEO saw an opportunity, releasing this quote, Whataburger is that friend by your side in good times and in bad.