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Energy Alliance policy director: Heavy investment in renewable resources 'coming up snake eyes' in Texas
The 2021 winter storms in Texas shed light on the need for the Texan energy grid to be updated and improved. In response, the Public Utility Commission (PUC) has proposed a plan to significantly overhaul the current grid system. However, this proposal has been met with scrutiny from both policy experts and leading politicians alike.
Allred: Addition of 40,000 jobs is ‘great news for Texas’
U.S. Rep. Colin Allred pointed to the addition of 40,000 jobs in September as well as economic growth as positive news for the state of Texas.
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Green: 'I urge all persons of goodwill to participate in gun buybacks'
Congressman Al Green (D-TX) said he hosted a gun buyback event and encourages more Texans to give up their guns.
Patrick: 'Texans are fed up with violent crime and skyrocketing murder rates'
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announcd that in order to combat rising crime rates, he intends to introduce a mandatory 10-year sentence if someone commits a crime using a gun.
Recent incarceration of black pedestrian adds to questions of arrests for non-jailable infractions
Plano police have dropped a misdemeanor charge against a black teenager who was arrested while walking home from work during the recent Texas snowstorm.
Celina city manager: 'Cities have almost no influence' regarding lobbying in Austin
The city of Celina paid nearly $500,000 to the Texas Municipal League in 2020, but the organization's website says those fees do not go toward funding lobbying efforts that the vast majority of Texans oppose.
Phelan signs pledge to ban taxpayer-funded lobbying
Supporters of a ban on the funding of lobbyists working on behalf of cities and counties are confident legislation will pass in the upcoming Texas legislative session.