Civic Engagement and Democracy in Texas

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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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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

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Texas Currents | Summer 2024

In this Issue: Protecting Texas Water Resources in the Face of Carbon Capture & Storage | Spring for Water | Clean Water Action and Commission Shift Challenge the Texas Agency in Charge of
 Oil and Gas Operations | Purple Pipes to Grow Austin’s Water Supply | Landfill Methane Campaign

Texas Currents | Winter 2023

In this Issue: Injection Wells for Carbon Capture & Storage in Texas | Sign the petition: Don’t let carbon waste 
injection poison our water future | Fall Elections in Texas: How Did the Environment Fare? | Something’s Rotten in the State of… Garbage! Methane Landfill Emissions in Texas | Austin I-35 Expansion Concerns | National News: Urge Your Elected Officials To Protect ALL Of Our Water! | The Clean Water Act of 2023 | We Can Get The Lead Out Of Drinking Water | Federal Budget Update

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

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