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With the deadline for House bills to pass third reading last Friday at midnight, the 81st Session entered its final phase. The good news is that seven of ACT’s high priority bills have made it to the last two weeks of the session. Here’s a run-down of the bills’ current status: SB 545 Fraser Passed [...]
Continue Reading →Tuesday April 14 was a big day for energy efficiency legislation in the Capitol. Senator Averitt’s SB 16 passed through the Senate on a final vote of 22-8 (with one absence). Often referred to as the omnibus clean air bill of the 81st Session, SB 16 is also among the most important energy efficiency bills [...]
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.
