Tell TX State Senators to Support Funding for People and the Environment

{contact_data~salutation} {contact_data~title} {contact_data~lastName},

I write to ask you to fund priorities that are important to me as a Texan and a taxpayer. Please prioritize funding items that will protect people and our planet.

Efficient energy use and conservation:
- Meet the promise of the Texas Energy Fund. Voters didn’t just approve money for gas plants, they also approved $1 billion for resilience projects and $1.8 billion for solar and battery storage for vulnerable communities.
- Fix the grid through energy efficiency. Fund 18 additional staff for the State Energy Conservation Office to manage and distribute $700 million in federal funds for rebates and incentives to help Texans save energy and lower bills.

Protections for our air, land, and water:
- $5 million for air quality monitors to track methane, hydrogen sulfide, and other harmful pollutants. 
- Fund 115 new staff members and provide salary increases to current staff for TCEQ to improve air and water quality enforcement. 
- $4.5 million for particulate matter monitoring in counties that could violate federal air quality standards in the future.
- $6 million for Texas Parks & Wildlife fisheries and wildlife programs.
- $30 million for conservation programs to support farmers and ranchers.
- $142.9 million into our drinking water and wastewater treatment revolving funds to bring down $500 million in federal funds.
- Sustainable solutions in the Texas Water Fund: fix leaking pipes, expand drinking water projects, and water reuse.
- Do not cut funding for the TCEQ’s Environmental Radiation and Perpetual Care Account to fund future radioactive site cleanups.

Clean up the oil and gas industry:
- $100 million for plugging leaking wells at the Railroad Commission of Texas through industry fees.
- $2.7 million for 10 full-time employees at the Railroad Commission dedicated to investigating underground injection wells to better understand geyser blowouts and earthquakes
- Use industry funds to create a $3 million inspection and enforcement tracker and develop an $8 million system to track fracking wastewater disposal, ensuring transparency and safety.

Please reject items that are wasteful and harmful to the environment:
- No more money for gas plants in the Texas Energy Fund.
- No funding for expensive, unproven nuclear technologies.
- No expensive and harmful marine desalination plants that take water out or discharge into our bays and estuaries.
- No expensive plans to pipe water across Texas.

Thank you for considering my priorities for healthy Texans and a clean, prosperous future.

Sincerely,

{user_data~First Name} {user_data~Last Name},
{user_data~City}

Tell TX State Senators to Support Funding for People and the Environment

Tell TX State Senators to Support Funding for People and the Environment

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