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Sylvester Turner Takes PUC Commissioners to Task

Posted in Global Warming, tagged aarp texas, Austin Energy, Consumers, CPS, disconnection rule, economic downturn, elderly, electricity disconnections, energy bills, free fans program, health care, health insurance, heat related death, heat stroke, herbert gaston, houston, low-income, municipal utilities, one voice texas, public utilities commission of texas, PUC, puc commissioners, summer heat wave, sylvester turner, texas legal services, texas rose, unemployment on July 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Recently the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) denied the emergency petition of State Representative Sylvester Turner (D – Houston) and a number of advocacy groups including AARP Texas, Texas ROSE, Texas Legal Services, and One Voice Texas, to prevent dangerous electricity disconnections during Texas’ hot summer months. This petition was designed to offer relief to elderly, [...]

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Texas Progressive Alliance Weekly Round Up

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged brains and eggs, dick cheney, eye on williamson, insurance, left of college station, mcblogger, michael burgess, off the kuff, sarah palin, south texas chisme, texas kaos, texas liberal, texas progressive alliance, three wise men, txdot, unemployment on July 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

It’s Monday and it’s time for another version of the Texas Progressive Alliance weekly highlight reel. Off the Kuff suggests that a pro-science PAC could do a lot of good, nationally and in Texas. WCNews at Eye On Williamson reminds us that despite the brouhaha over transportation during the recently passed legislative session TxDOT is [...]

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