The Austin (Property Tax) Bills

❤️#ElPasoStrong (artist: Instagram @artbyannaalvarado) #2yearsAgo

While many would argue that ‘sustainable growth’ is an oxymoron, success up and down the Chesapeake Bay shows that progress on the #environmental front is possible. bit.ly/3fjBAPz

When wind, solar, nuclear, coal or gas power plants underperformed in February, they left billions of $$$ on the table. When gas producers & pipelines underperformed, they made billions of profits and Texans will pay it for a decade or more even if they couldn't get gas.

.@Politico: Politically correct or not, climate change-driven drought forces first water cuts on the Colorado River, pushing seven U.S. states and parts of Mexico into a formal shortage declaration, affecting 40 million people and 15% of U.S. crop output. ow.ly/r2rM30rReLU

It’s worth noting that many of the same people attacking the Biden Administration for leaving women’s rights behind in Afghanistan are eager to control women’s bodies and choices in the United States.

Renewable energy is growing fastest in conservative states, particularly in Texas. The Economist attempts to answer a very complicated question: So why don’t conservatives love it? ow.ly/2DHJ30rVMTO #CleanEnergyTexas #SustainableSolutions

An interesting, informative story on how decisions are being made on a local level in West Texas as to how best to spend funds granted from the American Rescue Plan. The hottest topic? WATER ow.ly/VxsD30rWmXX Christy Muse Vanessa Puig-Williams Sharlene Leurig Chloe Lieberknecht #WaterTexas

.Houston Chronicle's ChrisTomlinson: "Instead of redesigning the wholesale power market to reward efficiency, conservation and backup supply, Public Utility Commission of Texas is poised to reward the fossil fuel generators that failed the state in February." ow.ly/Tx0z30rZksW #SustainableSolutions

BREAKING: The FBI has now charged an 18-year-old Texas National Guard member in the Beth Israel synagogue fire in Austin. An unsealed criminal complaint includes racist and anti-Semitic entries from his personal journal. Franklin Sechriest already was facing state charges. (1/3)

ATTN funders committed to helping connect people and communities of color to employment & wealth-building opportunities: Join The Funders Network for its #InclusiveEconomies Virtual Meeting: Policy, Power & People on Dec 1 - 3. Register: bit.ly/3niZfoe

I’m deeply frustrated & concerned about the assessment of winter resource adequacy released by #ERCOT yesterday. *Everyone* agreed communication & planning needed improvement but yesterday demonstrated little has changed & it might be worse. #txlege 1/🧵 dallasnews.com/news/politics/…

Opinion: The only ‘threat to freedom’ here is you, Senator Cruz, not Justice Jackson bit.ly/3v8c8Uf

My latest article for @REWorld about a committee composed mostly of power generators, oil companies & utility execs creating a plan for Texas's energy future out of public view... #txlege #txenergy #energytwitter Plotting Texas’ energy future in the dark renewableenergyworld.com/solar/plotting…

After more than a century of oil drilling in Texas, the state is littered with abandoned wells, the vast majority of which were never properly plugged. It's affecting our land, water, and way of life, and it's time for solutions that work. tinyurl.com/4hyup22a James Osborne

Congratulations to our friend Robert D. Bullard for his continued principled approach on behalf of others. He is truly unwavering in seeking environmental justice for millions. Read The New York Times story. tinyurl.com/ynfpfayc NYT Climate Armitano Bullard Center for Environmental & Climate Justice #AbsoluteEquality

🚩BREAKING: The amended budget is out and is not a reflection of the defeat of Prop Q last week. City manager has proposed cuts to FIRE, EMS, PARKS while INCREASING funding to Homeless Service Office. Other items to note: 1. No change to a bloated $25m animal services budget 2.

Despite so much ink being spilled about this there's been shockingly few genuinely great infographics on the data center buildout. This piece has a lot, especially this one. The scale is pretty wild

Spending this much $ on fake "parks" on top of I-35??? We don't have it to spend on real parks let alone maintaining the beautiful ones we already have. Council still inexplicably struggling to adapt to new realities post Prop Q, kut.org/transportation…

Austin Free Press has a scorching article about AISD bond elections vs school closures. The mindset and policy framework about bonds in general in Austin needs a reset. No wonder Watson and Broadnax are scrambling post Prop Q. austinfreepress.org/whipsaw-aisd-c…