Video- Renewables in the Lone Star State: Benefits, Risks, and the Texas model

February 22, 2018

2018 Policy Orientation Panel:

Renewables in the Lone Star State: Benefits, Risks, and the Texas model

The sun is stronger than our electric grid — and we are defenseless against it

The Carrington Event literally shocked telegraph operators. A repeat could shock an entire civilization into the pre-industrial age. Imagine being a telegraph operator in September 1859. You’re sitting at your station, using cutting-edge technology to tap out messages hundreds and thousands of miles away. Suddenly, brilliant auroras light up the night sky from the tropics...

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K-12 Education

Greg Abbott gets it: The Constitution isn’t a shield to protect radical Islamists

Should Texas taxpayers be forced to fund institutions with connections to radical Islamist networks? They will if certain activist groups have their way. In a letter sent to the Texas Attorney General last year, acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock raised concerns that numerous schools applying to take part in Texas’ new school choice program, Texas Education...

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Taxes & Spending

Austin’s rising utility fees are taxes by another name

Rising utility bills are one of many factors exacerbating Austin’s well-documented affordability crisis. When Austin utility bills went up last winter, many residents probably didn’t even notice — mostly because the increase in fees was hidden by reductions in other costs. But here’s the truth: The city of Austin is squeezing its customers more than they know....

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2018 Policy Orientation Panel:

Renewables in the Lone Star State: Benefits, Risks, and the Texas model

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