The appropriations articles relating to general government-Articles I, VI, VII, VIII and X-provide policymakers perhaps the best opportunity to examine Texas government agencies and functions for areas that are duplicative, unnecessary, or outside the proper scope of government.
Energy & Environment
Texas Needs To Fix Its Energy Strategy
Texas is America’s manufacturing and energy export powerhouse. If the Trump administration envisions a true American energy renaissance on the horizon, Texas must lead. But before Texas can lead, it must get its own grid in order. Decades of federal and state subsidies—the latter now thankfully dead—have powered an overinvestment in periodic wind and solar...
April 28, 2025