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In Texas, Lawmakers Throw Tax Funded Lifeline to Fossil Fuels

The Hill: The Texas Senate (in early April) passed a package of bills that would cut support from wind and solar power and force renewable electricity producers to help pay for new fossil fuel power plants.  The five bills are part of a larger campaign by the Republican-controlled body to redirect growth in the states’ flourishing renewable energy sector… ....

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HOUSE OKS $ 302 BILLION BUDGET

The Texas House approved a $302 billion budget last week that included an amendment prohibiting the use of state money on private school tuition a major setback to Gov. Greg Abbott’s plan to establish a school voucher system. The Austin American-Statesman reported that more than 20 Republicans joined nearly all House Democrats to pass the amendment, while 11 lawmakers voted ....

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