Power demand was above 77 gigawatts today, extraordinary demand for a Sunday. All-time June record is ~80GW. No conservation alerts because we had plenty of spare capacity. 50% of power on peak came from wind & solar. Wholesale power prices were very low. #txlege #txenergy
#TXLege
Higher consumer electricity prices are coming if the House's budget bill becomes law; data centers and gas plants; record Permian oil production; Trump executive orders on coal plants; and more #txlege #txenergy
https://www.douglewin.com/p/consumers-in-the-crosshairs-reading
“The worst thing about being queer in Texas right now is having neighbors, because I just want to scream all the time.”
Unfortunately, the legislature gave trans and #LGBTQIA+ Americans several new reasons to scream: https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-lege-2025-anti-lgbtq-bills-passed/
“If a young queer person fears that their parents might not be affirming, they need an outlet to process that, Having access to counselors at school can be a lifeline to young queer people who are trying to make sense of how they fit in the world and also trying to maintain a healthy relationship with their parents.” https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-lege-2025-anti-lgbtq-bills-passed/
New from Julieta Garibay: As a proud first-generation, undocumented graduate of the University of Texas at #Austin, and a lifelong product of #Texas public schools, I am outraged—but not surprised—by the latest cowardly attack on our immigrant community. https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-dream-act-paxton-trump-immigrant-rights-movement/
Today we honor the heroes of D-Day—June 6, 1944. Their bravery changed history and defended freedom. We remember their sacrifice with deep gratitude. 🇺🇸
#DDay #NeverForget #HonorTheFallen #WWII #morganfortexas #fbcgop #fortbendcounty #txlege
ERCOT shows 409 gigawatts in the interconnection queue; IMM says batteries are lowering system and consumer costs; industrial growth is over 15% annually in the service territory of Texas' largest monopoly utility; PUC meets this morning. #txlege #txenergy
https://www.douglewin.com/p/both-supply-and-demand-are-booming
The Texas legislature passed a dozen anti-#LGBTQIA+ laws in 2025, which threaten to negatively impact queer Texans with restrictions targeting public schools and #healthcare and new legal standards that could create unsafe environments for queer people, particularly children. https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-lege-2025-anti-lgbtq-bills-passed/
#Texas #TXlege #news #politics #USpol #homophobia #trans #transphobia
Featured story: Seven years into the costly experiment that is Texas Partnerships, the Observer has carried out a wide-ranging investigation into whether these state-backed charter arrangements have actually benefited Lone Star State kids in struggling schools. https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-partnerships-sb-1882-charter-schools/
#Texas #vouchers #politics #USpol #news #TXlege #schools #education
New from Joelle DiPaolo: “They’re trying to control every aspect of #trans and queer Texans’ lives. This kind of legislation really just feels like a way to push people out of the state and make them feel like they don’t belong here.” https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-lege-2025-anti-lgbtq-bills-passed/
#LGBTQIA+ #queer #transgender #fascism #TXlege #Texas #politics #USpol #news
The #Trump administration only recently revived the task force model, which had been terminated by the Obama administration in 2012 amid lawsuits and national controversy over racial profiling by sheriffs including the notorious Joe Arpaio in Arizona. https://www.texasobserver.org/legislature-sheriffs-ice-cooperation-jails-streets/
#police #ICE #immigration #politics #USpol #Texas #TXlege #news
Immigrant rights organizations and others have voiced concerns that more local police and #ICE collaboration will lead to racial profiling, an erosion of trust between cops and immigrants, and immigrants staying home for fear of encountering police. https://www.texasobserver.org/legislature-sheriffs-ice-cooperation-jails-streets/
#police #HumanRights #Texas #TXlege #politics #USpol #news #immigration #Trump
Legislature update: Texas lawmakers are ordering all counties to seek federal agreements that may be limited to jailhouses—or may convert deputies into roving immigration agents.
https://www.texasobserver.org/legislature-sheriffs-ice-cooperation-jails-streets/
#politics #USpol #Texas #news #TXlege #immigration #police #HumanRights
The Legislature has concluded its biennial 140-day sprint, rejecting proposals that would have kneecapped the Texas economy. Here's a look at some of the energy bills #txlege did — and didn't — pass in the session that ended yesterday.
https://www.douglewin.com/p/its-finally-over
NEW from Francesca D'Annunzio and Gus Bova: SB 8 was deemed a priority by Lt Governor Dan Patrick, and it is the most significant anti-immigrant legislation to pass this session. Its impacts could be far-reaching, depending on implementation. https://www.texasobserver.org/legislature-sheriffs-ice-cooperation-jails-streets/
#Texas #police #immigration #ICE #fascism #Trump #TXlege #news #USpol #politics
“Bills in this package are going to swell the #Texas pretrial population ... Local jails, which are already having to send people out of county or out of state in order to keep their populations manageable are going to find they have an even worse problem on their hands.” https://www.texasobserver.org/abbott-house-bail-legislature/
The Governor has been on a mission to limit bail access. This legislative session saw him pass some, but not all, of his agenda, reports Michelle Pitcher:
https://www.texasobserver.org/abbott-house-bail-legislature/
#politics #USpol #Texas #news #TXlege #prison #HumanRights #law
I just found out the #TxLege passed HB229 and the bill is headed to Gov Abbott's desk. This bill, soon to be law, defines what is a man and woman and declares there are only two sexes and gender is defined by your junk.
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Fuck all you intersex people.
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Texas is gonna put you in a category... science be damned.
1/3
https://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/29/texas-trans-sex-definition-state-documents-impact/
“I think the vast majority of Texans would watch us during this debate and go, ‘What is going on there? There’s thousands of other problems in our world right now that need addressing.”
The latest on the culture wars at the Texas lege:
https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-lege-state-mandates-dei-religion-in-public-ed/
#politics #USpol #Texas #news #TXlege #education #censorship #library
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