TX Climate Caucus

Join the Caucus on April 13th for a virtual Texas Geothermal Briefing: Concerns, Trends and 90th Session Priorities. Chairman Darby and our veteran panelists will address the policy actions needed for Texas to catch up in geothermal deployment #txlege texasclimatecaucus.com/caucus-briefin…

Apply now for the 2026 Energy Academy, a 12-week, in-person energy and natural resources education program⚡️ Open to Texas Chiefs of Staff, Legislative Directors and Energy and Natural Resource Policy Staff. Find the course schedule and register at powerhousetexas.org/energy-academy.

TX legislators and staff: Join the Caucus on March 11th for a virtual briefing, Power Under Pressure: How the Texas Grid Performed This Winter. Experts will discuss post-Uri reforms, ERCOT resilience, utility investments & what’s next. #txlege #txenergy 🔗 tinyurl.com/52wn9zzh

Big strides this week! Our bipartisan Policy Committee championed innovative energy-smart housing legislation — SB 15 & SB 1202 — from Rep. Jay Dean and Rep. @GatesforTexas, paving the way for affordable, efficient homes across Texas — saving money & conserving energy. 🏡 #txlege

Today, the legislators in the Texas House debated HJR 138, which seeks to ban the possibility of taxing carbon emissions. Rep.@RafaelAnchia points out that ExxonMobil, Shell, and BP publicly support a carbon tax. Check it out! #txlege

HB 3069 by Rep. Drew Darby, relating to the approval of a certificate of convenience and necessity for certain transmission projects. capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/his…

HB 3044 by Rep. Drew Darby, relating to the periodic elimination of generic transmission constraints in the ERCOT power region. capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/his…

The bipartisan Policy Committee announced endorsements for a slate of transmission bills at yesterday’s Caucus Meeting. Texas Energy & Climate Caucus Members are encouraged to support HB 2152, HB 3044, and HB 3069. #txlege

Chairman @DrewDarbyTX of the House Comittee on Energy Resources said it best: "An all of the above approach will make Texas a world leader in Energy... We will not pit one resource against another." #txlege

Our Annual Happy Hour was electric, with a diverse partnership of energy experts & policy leaders driving Texas’ energy innovation & solutions. Together, we're ready for a productive session that secures our energy & water resources, removes barriers to advancing tech & more.

We'd like to thank all of our wonderful #sponsors for their continued support as we work towards building bipartisan, pollution-reducing policies that create jobs and grow Texas' economy. If you'd like to support our efforts, please reach out via our website. #txlege #txenergy

Very welcome words from @TXClimateCaucus: "When we come together, we can be a powerful force, and I think this caucus has done just that.” Live more powerfully, #txlege. @cbsaustin cbsaustin.com/news/local/tex…

We are pioneering a bipartisan approach in the Texas Legislature of balancing grid resiliency and environmental stewardship #txlege #txenergy Check it out! cbsaustin.com/news/local/tex…

This is exciting! Y’all, geothermal that can be deployed in states like Texas instead of just places with volcanoes could be a gamechanger. Steady, reliable energy with a small footprint and basically no emissions.

1/Today I am thrilled to announce, after years of work, our team @fervoenergy has developed a major advancement in geothermal, proven it at the field scale, and is set to deliver commercial next-gen geothermal decades ahead of schedule. THREAD. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

The Guardian: “First it was the pandemic. Then it was the war in Ukraine. Next it could be the climate crisis.” #TXLege ⁦@TXClimateCaucus⁩ theguardian.com/business/2023/…

Yet another record broken. Texas power use breaks record in heat wave reuters.com/world/us/texas…

Texas gets $60 million in federal funds to strengthen power grid against extreme weather. These federal initiatives are making a meaningful difference for increased reliability and affordability, as well as lower emissions. texastribune.org/2023/07/06/tex…