This week, ACT is happy to bring reports from two organizations doing great work on behalf of their local communities. In Houston, the Galveston-Houston Association for Smog Prevention (GHASP) is presenting Houston Earth Day – the City of Houston’s official Earth Day celebration – this Saturday, April 11th. This FREE day-long festival focuses on green-living [...]
Continue Reading →After a slow start, the pace of the 81st Legislature is beginning to pick up. The bills below are likely to have hearings or move to the Senate or House floor this week. Each of them addresses at least one ACT recommendation. For further information about the specific issue covered by the bill, click on [...]
Continue Reading →The newly formed Subcommittee on Renewables and Energy Efficiency meets bright and early tomorrow morning (April 2). This hearing represents a tremendous opportunity for advocates of clean energy. ACT is tracking all of the fourteen bills that will be heard. Here’s the bill list for tomorrow: HB 280 Anchia Relating to electric utility efficiency goals. [...]
Continue Reading →2011 ACT Legislative Agenda
ACT's 2011 Legislative Agenda is now available online. In 2011, ACT calls on the Texas Legislature to safeguard our health and our environment by adopting key recommendations in air, clean energy, land, waste & recycling, water and reform of our state government.
