Over the years, 13 local retirement systems in seven major metropolitans have successfully lobbied the Legislature to have some or all of their pension plans codified in state law, making pension reform difficult, if not impossible, to realize without first getting legislation passed at the statehouse.
Energy & Environment
An Economic Assessment of the 765-kV Strategic Transmission Expansion Plan
An Economic Assessment of the 765-kV Strategic Transmission Expansion Plan And Alternative Approaches to Enable Cost-Effective Growth WRITTEN BY Brent Bennett, Ph.D. Download the full research paper here. KEY POINTS • The need for the 765-kV STEP is driven by an overbuilding of wind and solar across Texas, particularly in West Texas and South Texas,...
June 2, 2026