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Two Wins and a Miss for Texas Energy During the 88th Texas Session
The end of the Texas legislative session had several highlights for the state’s energy industry, with key bills poised to bring positive change – including two bills that passed, and one that failed to pass. Among the top three bills that garnered attention and...
New Law Protects Energy Choice for Texans
This year the Texas Legislature took a crucial step to ensure families and small business owners, not politicians or activists, maintain full control of which energy sources and products they can utilize and purchase. Companion bills SB 1017 by Senator Brian Birdwell...
House Bill 5, Which Would Create a New Economic Development Program, Clears Senate Committee, Now Heads to Senate Floor
In a significant move for the Lone Star State, on Sunday, the Senate Committee on Business and Commerce voted to send House Bill 5 to the Senate floor where it will receive a vote. HB 5 would replace the Chapter 313 economic development program with a new, modern...
More Groups Come Out Against PUC’s Electricity Plan, Call for Legislative Reforms as the Issue Goes Down to the Wire in Texas Legislature
Attempts to reform the Texas Public Utility Commission’s (PUC) proposed Performance Credit Mechanism (PCM) are bumping up against legislative deadlines in the final days of the 88th Texas Legislative Session. Industry groups with concerns about the PCM–including the...
Texas Oil and Gas Industry Paid Record-Setting Amount in Taxes in 2022; Money to be Used to Help Fund Schools, Government Services
The 2022 Annual Report recently released by the Texas Oil and Gas Association (TXOGA) showed that the industry paid a record-setting $24.7 billion in state and local taxes and state royalties in the fiscal year, money that will go to help fund schools and government...
Texas Environmentalists Attempt To Fundraise Off False Claim
Last night in Austin, the Big Bend Conservation Alliance aired the documentary “Trans Pecos” at an event intended to raise funds to advance their environmentalist agenda. What the group did not disclose to its supporters was the false claim featured in the film that...
$3.3 Billion Carbon Tax Introduced In Washington
The Seattle Times reports that this week Gov. Jay Inslee (D-WA) introduced his multi-billion dollar plan to tax fossil-fuel emissions: Gov. Jay Inslee Tuesday urged Washington lawmakers to embrace his ambitious plan to tax fossil-fuel emissions in Washington state....
Oil And Gas Development Aiding Texas Fishermen
While environmentalists claim that their blind opposition to oil and gas development along the Gulf of Mexico is aimed at protecting the local fishing industry, local fishermen are welcoming the increased development. Bill Watkins, captain of Have Boat Will Travel...
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