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We’re in the painful sometimes exhilarating (but mostly painful) final days of the Texas legislative session. Deal making, backstabbing, deceit, and arm twisting are all in vogue.

With less than a week before thousands of House bills officially die because they failed to get out of House committees in time, many lawmakers are in full “Let’s Make A Deal” mode. And the results are not good for the environment.

18-13 bipartisan vote increases energy savings goals for utilities for first time since 2011, addresses rising utility bills of Texas families.

The week ahead will give us our best - and maybe our last - chance to advance good legislation.

In recent weeks, there has been a concerted effort by big polluting industries to persuade state legislators, particularly Democrats, to sign on as co-author to House Bill 5 (HB 5) or to otherwise vote in favor of it when it reaches the floor. Don't...

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Since there was no update last week, we’ve got two weeks to catch you up on. Let’s dive right in!

27 Organizations sign onto letter expressing community concern

We support EPA’s action to implement this policy promptly, in view of the important public health and public interest concerns that EPA has identified in the preamble. We would like to see this proposed action move forward expeditiously.

Sen. Sarah Eckhardt's bill to increase the state's goals for energy efficiency (which haven't been touched in 12 years) received a hearing in the Senate Business & Commerce Committee. Instant reaction and call to action!