The Electronic Reliability Council or ERCOT is back in the news cycle this week after the company asked millions of Texans to try to conserve their energy because of the low supply and high demand on the power grid. In a tweet on April 1, ERCOT urged consumers...
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back to archiveBiden administration pitches infrastructure plan to Texas
After the passage of the COVID relief package, the American Jobs Plan is the next major item on President Biden’s agenda. The proposal would invest more than $2 trillion, primarily on infrastructure. Although infrastructure spending is widely popular among the public,...
Gun v. Taser: Does Potter’s shooting of Daunte Wright make sense?
In yet another police involved shooting in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, 20-year-old Daunte Wright was shot and killed in his car after he was pulled over for an expired car registration according to a Brooklyn Center Police report on April 13. According to his...
Castro, Warren urge Biden to include immigration legislation in infrastructure plan
Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) are among 22 members of Congress urging Biden to include a pathway to citizenship in his major infrastructure plan and legislative package, the American Families Plan. The lawmakers penned a letter...
Texas Republicans push anti-renewable energy bills
Texas Republicans have made renewables their latest legislative target. A number of bills are being considered in the Texas legislature that would impose additional costs on renewable energy. This comes right after wind power just generated more electricity in Texas...
Biden announces executive orders on guns
In a press conference last week, Joe Biden announced six executive orders on gun policies. The six orders include an annual report on gun trafficking from the Department of Justice, filing “ghost guns” and pistols with modifiers under the National Firearms Act,...
Texas Senate committee considers bill to criminalize transgender child care
On Monday, the Republican-led Texas Senate State Affairs Committee began considering a bill that would make it illegal for parents and doctors to consent or administer transition-related care to children. If signed into law, SB 1646 would criminalize transition...
Voter suppression is bad for democracy. It’s also bad for business.
The voter suppression bills quickly advancing through Texas’ legislative process have been denounced by faith leaders, civil rights advocates, grassroots activists, local election officials and a host of respected leaders across Texas. The message is clear, whether...
What the American Jobs Plan means for Texas
The Biden administration has officially unveiled its $2.3 trillion American Jobs Plan as part of its Build Back Better agenda. The plan seeks to create millions of jobs, tackle climate change, and make the United States more competitive vis-a-vis China. Although...