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Essentially, EV drivers would have to pay additional taxes somewhere between $240 and $400 a year because politicians in the state want them to pay for the equivalent of fuel taxes they would otherwise pay, Clean Technica reported.
The bill consists of a $190 to $240 annual EV fee, a $150+ fee for driving 9,000 miles/year, and a $10 annual surcharge for a new charging infrastructure advisory council.
The bill is sponsored by two Republicans, Sens. Charles Schwertner and Robert Nichols, and one Democrat, Sen. Beverly Powell.
Senator Schwertner is a physician who was backed by several energy firms like Atmos Energy Corporation PAC, Entergy Corporation Political Action Committee (EnPAC), and CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Texas Political Action Committee, to name a few, during his recent election, according to Transparency USA.
Sen. Robert Nichols: Texas gains 2 new congressional seats
Sen. Robert Nichols / District 3
April 30, 2021
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Last week, the House passed its version of the state budget for the next two years. It differs in some significant ways from the budget the Senate passed. In order to reconcile our differences, we’ll convene a conference committee with 5 members from each chamber to work out the details. I’m honored to once again serve as a conferee for the state budget.
Here are five things happening around your state:
1. Texas to gain two new congressional seats
The US Census Bureau released preliminary data this week that outlined total population in the US and in each state and which states would be gaining or losing congressional seats. Texas is set to gain two new seats in the US Congress, the most of any state in the nation. That will bring Texas’ total congressional delegation to 38 congressmen and women. Florida, Colorado, Montana, North Carolina, and O
Rep. Ashby bill requiring flood history for oil disposal gets final OK in House
Rep. Ashby bill requiring flood history for oil disposal passes prelim vote in House
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AUSTIN, Texas (KTRE) - An East Texas state representative’s bill to protect groundwater around oil and gas disposal sites has passed a third reading in the Texas House.
Trent Ashby (R-Lufkin) filed HB 2201 and presented it before the House for final vote on Thursday. It passed on a 147-0 vote.
The bill requires the Texas Railroad Commission to look at the history of flooding over the past 10 years when it considers granting a permit to build a pit for the disposal of commercial oil and gas.
Rep. Ashby broadband bill, with amendments, gets Senate passage
Ashby’s broadband bill gets final passage in Texas House
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AUSTIN, Texas (KTRE) - Rep. Trent Ashby’s bill to make broadband access available in rural areas is another step closer to law following passage on a third reading in the Texas Senate.
HB 5 passed on a 31-0 vote in the Senate on Thursday. The bill has amendments matching SB 5, which passed in the Senate earlier in the session. During a committee testimony earlier this week, Sen. Robert Nichols (R-Jacksonville) explained that was done to keep the house version from having to go back on the Senate floor for debate.
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