On June 26, 2009, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the 1,480 page American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES). The U.S. Senate plans to consider this bill as early as October. As the nation’s leading energy producer, Texas would be more severely impacted by this bill’s aggressive carbon caps and new federal energy mandates than any other state.
Energy & Environment
$100 Billion in the Wrong Direction
The debate over Texas’s 765-kV transmission lines is heating up, and your wallet is caught in the middle. Last Friday, the Public Utility Commission of Texas held a hearing on the 765-kV Strategic Transmission Expansion Plan (STEP), and this Friday, the Commission will decide whether to approve or deny the northernmost line of the three...
August 18, 2026