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Justin Bieber tickets or early filing of AZ styled immigration reform . . . what to do, what to do?

Posted in Texas Legislature, tagged , , on November 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

OMG, how excited are Texas Republicans to file their own Arizona-style immigration reform? You’d think this was the line for Justin Bieber tickets . . . NOT. . . Saturday afternoon, State Rep. Debbie Riddle pitched a make-shift campsite outside the floor of the Texas House of Representatives to make sure she was the first in line when [...]

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Austin Redistricting Hearing

Posted in Campaign Finance, tagged , , on November 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Come one, come all.  The House Committee on Redistricting is taking public testimony at hearings around the state regarding redistricting that will help shape the districts for both the house and senate of the Texas legislature, Texas congressional districts, and districts for the election of judicial officers or of governing bodies or representatives of political subdivisions or [...]

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Dallas town hall meeting focused on Railroad Commission

Posted in Air Quality, Global Warming, Sunset, TCEQ, tagged , , , , , on November 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Citizens and environmental groups concerned about possible air and water pollution from the Barnett Shale spoke out last night in Arlington.  Nearly 140 people gathered to express concerns about the Texas Commission on Environment Quality (TCEQ) and the Railroad Commission (RRC). Rita Beving, with Public citizen, says both face the Sunset Advisory Commission next month to see if they [...]

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Federally enforceable protections from toxic coal ash are within reach

Posted in Air Quality, Coal, tagged , , on November 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

PLEASE HELP  GENERATE 200,000 COMMENTS BY NOVEMBER 19th If you have not already sent your comment to the EPA. simply send it using the links below.  We can win this! If you have been affected by coal ash contamination and have a personal or family story to tell, click here. If you do not have your [...]

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News Roundup from TPA for November 9, 2010

Posted in News Roundup on November 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

The Texas Progressive Alliance remains committed to moving forward as it brings you this week’s blog roundup. CouldBeTrue of South Texas Chisme is still reeling from the republican blowout. Say goodbye to your Social Security and hello to Warren Chisum in your bedroom. Off the Kuff starts to discuss a way forward from this election. [...]

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Watch the “Story of Electronics”

Posted in Efficiency, Energy, Global Warming, green jobs, Toxics, tagged , , , , , , on November 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

A new online film, the “Story of Electronics”, is available to watch today, Tues, November 9. This is the newest in the series of the excellent, user-friendly Story of Stuff web-films about excessive consumerism and waste. The Story of Electronics  tells the story of how electronics are really “designed for the dump” and not made [...]

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Week two of the Delay trial underway

Posted in Campaign Finance, tagged , on November 8, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Last week we wrote a little about what was happening in the early days of Tom Delay’s criminal trial.  To recap and then sum up last week, in their opening statements, prosecutors said that Tom DeLay took part in a scheme to illegally channel corporate money into Texas legislative races in order to strengthen his [...]

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Redistricting and the mid-cycle election

Posted in Campaign Finance, Texas Legislature, tagged , , , , , , on November 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Republican gains in Congress were the major stories for the national media, but it is the party’s gains in down-ballot local state house races that may have created the most lasting protection for the GOP‘s new majority in the House of Representatives. Once every decade, state legislators begin the process of redrawing congressional districts to [...]

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Energy Efficiency: Bulbs to Use and Books to Read

Posted in Efficiency, Energy, Global Warming, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on November 6, 2010 | 1 Comment »

We use more electricity now than ever, and since 2007 our energy usage in Texas is outpacing population growth.  How many of us charge our cell phones or laptops all night so they’re ready for use in the morning?  Or perhaps run the AC 24 hours a day during the blazing Texas summers?   Several years [...]

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STP Nuclear Plant (Units 1 & 2) up for renewal

Posted in Energy, Global Warming, Nuclear, Toxics, tagged , , , , on November 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

NRC ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION FOR SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT NUCLEAR POWER PLANT The 22 year old South Texas Project (STP) Units 1 and 2 are up for renewal and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced today that an application for a 20-year renewal of the operating licenses is available for public review. The plant’s [...]

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Losers on Election Day in Texas had one thing in common: Opposition to climate legislation

Posted in Campaign Finance, Global Warming, tagged , , , , , , , , , on November 4, 2010 | 6 Comments »

Don’t believe the media narrative that a vote on clean energy was political suicide. In Texas, the Democrats who voted for clean energy and action on climate were all re-elected. And the two/three who lost, all voted NO. The story that isn’t being told is one of outside money, the real culprit in understanding electoral changes.

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Hearing to reconsider allowing radioactive waste shipments from around the country into Texas scheduled November 13th

Posted in Nuclear, Toxics, tagged , , , , , , , on November 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

The Texas Low Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission TLLRWDCC will meet in Midland, Texas a week from Saturday (November 13th) to reconsider adopting a rule that was withdrawn in July that would allow for export of low-level radioactive waste for management and disposal from facilities outside of the Texas Compact, this will be followed by a host of generator [...]

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Texas House Speaker Race Decided?

Posted in Global Warming, tagged , , , , on November 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Texas House Speaker Joe Straus of San Antonio (District 121) has released the names of 122 lawmakers who he says have pledged him their vote for speaker, giving him enough support for another term (of that number 79 of the 99 elected Republicans are included).  Speaker Straus says he believes the race for speaker is over, but he is [...]

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A Brave New Republican Energy Future?

Posted in Air Quality, Energy, Global Warming, Nuclear, tagged , , , , , , , , on November 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

According to Bloomberg, electricity producers such as NRG Energy Inc. and Southern Co. will benefit as the new house Republican majority promotes nuclear power as part of clean-energy legislation.  They go on to point out that cap-and-trade was denounced in ads by candidates of both parties, and they expect a fight over plans by the [...]

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Victoria follows EPA Greenhouse Gas rules even if Texas does not

Posted in Air Quality, Global Warming, tagged , , , , , on November 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

In today’s Victoria Advocate, Victoria Environmental Programs Coordinator Marie Lester said that they will be in compliance with the EPA’s greenhouse gas regulations.

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