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Texas Sierra Club

TexasSierraClub

As the @txrrc failed again to take action to stabilize oil markets today, they also failed to act to control flaring, which could help alleviate the glut of production. How?

Andrew Brown

MrACBrown

Preventing child abuse is an important duty, but stories like this, which are based on little more than speculation and fear, can end up causing more harm. THREAD [1/9] #txlege

Chris Turner

ChrisGTurner

We all want businesses reopened as soon as possible, but we have to follow doctors' orders for it to be safe to do so. That starts with better testing. THREAD

Elva

tweet_elva

In case anyone is interested...a thread with some thoughts on the HB 1927 permitless carry hearing #txlege Schwertner: "You still need a background check to purchase a gun." No, you

ChrisTomlinson

cltomlinson

Good business people know how to strike a deal that benefits all parties, and in the time of COVID-19, renegotiated #realestate deals will require everyone to share the pain. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/columnists/tomlinson/article/kind

Grits for Breakfast

Grits4Breakfast

As the #txlege considers legislation to punish cities that #DefundPolice, the @ACLUTx did an analysis of past budgets ('08-'17) to see what cities would be affected. *Arlington ↓ its budget

James Talarico

jamestalarico

Happy 4/20! I’ve filed legislation to legalize cannabis, expunge past marijuana convictions, and use the new tax revenue to fund early childhood education. #txlege This is a popular bipartisan idea.According

Texas Tribune

TexasTribune

A group of Texans and a free speech advocacy group are suing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in federal court, accusing him of unconstitutionally blocking nine people on Twitter for

alex birnel🌹

alexbirnel

There’s a long and ugly history of driving the disabled into shadows, into isolation and out of public life. Today I was able to say a few words about how

Heather Kennedy

jollywandering

When does a mom love to see an "F" on a report card?When it's the NRA doing the grading!This @MomsDemand mom pays for failing grades with donations! #MomsAreEverywhereStarting with #txlege

ChrisTomlinson

cltomlinson

Have you bought your washable masks and gloves yet? Hurry up, they’re going to be the new black! Here are my Rules for Restarting the #Economy after a #COVID19 #Pandemic.

Edgar Walters

ewaltersTX

I’m in Dallas today for a hearing in the state’s class-action lawsuit. In 2015, federal judge Janis Jack issued a sweeping ruling that Texas had violated foster children’s civil rights

Derek Ryan

longhornderek

I’d like to talk about voting by mail in Texas (a thread). As someone who crunches election numbers and maintains a file of all voters in the state, I have

Iasmin Goes

iasmin_goes

I love talking about budgets!!! The funding model of US universities is fascinating. 51% of @UTAustin's expenditure goes to salaries and that's mostly covered by tuition. We have the country's

Nathan Jensen

NateMJensen

#txlege is considering a bill (HB570) that would incentivize investments in small business recovery in Texas. It provides tax credits for small business funds. What could go wrong? A thread.(1/8)

Tara Ross

TaraRoss

For 4 years, I've steadfastly avoided politics on this page. If I am annoying some of you by starting in on #maskmandates today, I am truly sorry. But this is