2. Fix verbs first

Fix the verbs to simplify these sentences. Or split the sentences.

Among the bad news for ratepayers is that these billions of dollars in transmission costs will be distributed among all Texas utilities, in proportion to their relative load.

Since even our two gleaming, overpriced Baby Bjorn potty chairs have failed to seduce Lukas into staying put, I'm thinking that perhaps the answer to this problem may be as simple as a roll of duct tape.