HOUSTON, Jun 18, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) announced today that the Texas Supreme Court ruled that interest on stranded costs began to accrue as of January 1, 2002 and reversed the Public Utility Commission of Texas' (PUC) rule to the contrary.

HOUSTON, Jun 7, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) today announced that it has filed a universal shelf registration statement (Form S-3) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the registration of offers and sales of up to $1 billion of its

HOUSTON, Jun 3, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) announced that at its annual meeting of shareholders today, Robert T. O'Connell has been elected to the company's board of directors effective June 3, 2004.

HOUSTON, Jun 2, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- More than 100 CenterPoint Energy (NYSE: CNP) linemen will leave Houston today to head to East Texas to help TXU Electric Delivery with power restoration efforts from damage caused by severe thunderstorms that hit that area Tuesday night.

HOUSTON, May 13, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- CenterPoint Energy, Inc.'s (NYSE: CNP) board of directors today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share of common stock payable on June 10, 2004, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on May 24, 2004.

Houston, TX - May 13, 2004 - The Board of Directors of Texas Genco Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:TGN), a majority-owned subsidiary of CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP), declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share of common stock, payable on June 18, 2004, to holders of record as of the close of

HOUSTON, Apr 22, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- CenterPoint Energy, Inc.'s (NYSE: CNP) president and chief executive officer, David M. McClanahan, will present at the American Gas Association Financial Forum, on Monday, May 3, 2004. (Logo:

HOUSTON, Apr 22, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) today reported net income of $74 million, or $0.24 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2004 compared to $81 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2003 before discontinued

HOUSTON, Apr 21, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via Comtex/ -- CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) will host a live webcast of its conference call to present its first quarter 2004 results on Thursday, April 22, 2004 at 10:30 a.m. Central time / 11:30 a.m. Eastern time.

Company takes final step in Texas' Electric Choice Law