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Keep Sewage Out of Texas' Waters
You can help keep sewage out of pristine Texas rivers, lakes, and streams. The state legislature is considering bills to ban the dumping of sewage into Texas waterways.
Even when treated, sewage effluent contains too many pollutants, like phosphorus, that can choke waterways with algae, deprive the water of oxygen, and kill fish. HB 4147 and SB 1747 would prohibit the state from issuing permits to discharge wastewater effluent directly into waterways with low levels of phosphorus. Low phosphorus levels indicate pristine water quality and are key to continued healthy aquatic systems and safe
Don't Let Texas Make Voting Even Harder
The ability to participate in free and open elections is a cornerstone of democratic government. States should focus on protecting the freedom to vote, not placing additional barriers to voting. Unfortunately, instead of ensuring that all voices can be heard, leaders in the state legislature are working hard to pass anti-voter bills.
Texas already has some of the most restrictive voting laws in the country in elections among all states. Yet Republican leaders in the Texas Legislature are fast-tracking bills that will enact even more barriers and restrict Texans’ freedom to vote.
Senate Bill 7
Tell the Texas Legislature to Say NO to the Stealth Tax on Wind and Solar Energy
Texas legislators want to give the oil and gas industry a handout. House Bill 433, filed by State Rep. Ken King, would impose a new tax on all sources of electrical generation in Texas except natural gas. This would give an unfair economic advantage to a fuel which is a leading driver of climate change and whose extraction requires the use of vast amount of water and leaves much of this water polluted with toxic chemicals. The cost of green energy such as wind and solar would be artificially increased, and these increases would be passed on to ordinary ratepayers.
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Protecting Our Communities From Flooding and Climate Change in Texas
Pleae weigh in on one of the most critical challenges of our time: how to protect communities from storms that are intensifying as the earth's climate continues to warm. Urge the Texas Water Development Board TODAY to invest in proven, natural systems that give flood waters a place to go and help restore the natural environment.
New legislation passed earlier this year by the Texas Legislature directs the Texas Water Development Board (TBWD) to create and administer a long-range flood control plan. The legislation allocates almost $800 million for flood-control projects. Thanks to the efforts