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After Texas Governor Greg Abbott blamed green energy for widespread winter blackouts in his state, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called on a pair of energy regulation bodies to probe Abbott's policies.
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Abbott convenes emergency meeting about ‘skyrocketing energy costs’ Published: Updated: Tags: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a news conference where he provided an update to Texas' response to COVID-19, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) (AP) AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called an emergency meeting with lawmakers Saturday aimed at addressing the high energy bills being sent to some Texans after this week’s winter storm. At the height of the storm, millions of Texans were left in the dark and cold by state-mandated blackouts after seve...
Texas Lt. Gov Dan Patrick told Fox News fossil fuel and clean burning coal were more important than wind power.
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick starts 2021 legislative session with an unusually low profile Texas Tribune Published: Tags: Credit: Leslie Boorhem-Stephenson for The Texas Tribune In 2015, Dan Patrick stormed into his first legislative session as lieutenant governor declaring it a “new day” in Texas, claiming a mandate for conservative policy from voters in the prior election. Two years later, Patrick embarked on his second session with an early and aggressive red-meat agenda meant to build pressure on a resistant House. In 2019, Patrick played the eager participant in the united front that the...
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's agenda is expected to come into focus soon. His office says he “will announce his 31 legislative priorities for this session in the next few days.” Credit: Leslie Boorhem-Stephenson for The Texas Tribune In 2015, Dan Patrick stormed into his first legislative session as lieutenant governor declaring it a “new day” in Texas, claiming a mandate for conservative policy from voters in the prior election. Two years later, Patrick embarked on his second session with an early and aggressive red-meat agenda meant to build pressure on a resistant Hou...