Civic Engagement and Democracy in Texas

Clean Water Action builds grassroots strength in Texas to impact environmental policy in Washington, D.C., in Austin, and at home in our communities

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Tell Texas Leaders How They Can Improve TCEQ

Please take action now to let your legislators AND the Chair and Vice Chair of the House Committee on Environmental Regulation, as well as members of the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Economic Development, who will next hear the bill, know that we want better!
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Members of the Alliance for a Clean Texas (ACT) coalition at our ACT Lobby Day on April 11, 2023, gathered to educate our respective members on a suite of bills by our champions on environmental, clean energy, democracy, and public health issues. Photo credit: Luke Metzger
Photo credit: Luke Metzger

How Did Water Fare at the 88th Texas Legislature?

The 88th Regular Session of the Texas Legislature was marked by fierce infighting between our House and Senate, controlled both indirectly by Governor Greg Abbott’s wishes and directly by Lt. Governor Dan Patrick’s gavel on the Senate side. Governor Abbott vetoed myriad Senate bills as “payback” to the Senate for resisting his agenda to cut property taxes.
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Blog Posts

Publications

Texas Currents | Summer 2023

In this Issue: The Clean Water Act One-Two Punch: Defend & Strengthen | Clean Power = Clean Water | Texas Legislature’s 88th Session | Spring for Water Benefit & Bash | The Sun Sets & Also Rises on the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality | Houston Flood Equity Victory

Texas Currents | Fall 2022

In this Issue: Texas Two-Step: Defending Democracy & Electing Environmental Leaders This Fall | Mark Your Calendars with Important Election Dates | Our Endorsed Candidates | The Devil’s in the Details: Water Forward and Green Infrastructure for Austin | Climate Change: Making the Case for “One Water” | Aren’t ALL waters in the U.S. “Waters of the United States”? Sackett & WOTUS in Texas | Solar Edit: Sunset on the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Texas Currents -- Fall 2018

In this issue: Fight Against Sewage Discharge Continues | Make a Plan to be a Clean Water Voter! | Austin’s ‘Water Forward’ Plan Heads to Council | Farmers Branch Gets Serious About Conservation
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