From Public Citizen Texas - Join us for a town hall discussion with Seattle Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda on the Democracy Voucher program. The Democracy Voucher program was designed to encourage a more diverse pool of candidates for elected office and ensure everyone has the opportunity to have...
"As Hurricane Harvey has clearly shown, climate change will affect us regardless of whether we believe in it or not. We need to set our political differences aside and take decisive actions if we want our children and grandchildren to inherit a livable, sustainable Texas." These...
From Public Citizen Texas and the Texas Sierra Club - Climate change is the defining issue of our time. Join us at City Hall as we begin our tour around Texas to spark a conversation across the state around this vital issue. Speakers will include Austin's...
From Austin People's Climate Mobilization, Public Citizen Texas, 350 Austin, and ATXEJ - Come pack the rally & council chamber & demand a carbon-free Austin by 2030! Our futures depend on it! -------WEAR GREEN & BRING SIGNS!------- The Austin City Council has a chance to take a big...
From the Austin People's Climate Mobilization Team, 350 Austin, and Public Citizen Texas - We are gathering to demand that city council adopts these ideas and takes strong action to act on climate and make Austin CARBON FREE BY 2030! ----Retire Fayette Coal Plant in 2022 ----Retire Decker...
From Public Citizen Texas - Public Citizen, Texas Drought Project, Climate Buddies, Environment Texas, Texas Campaign for the Environment and Progress Texas invite you to join the Honorable Senator Whitehouse and a distinguished panel of climate scientists who are unanimous in stating that climate change is...
Guest Post - from Public Citizen Texas Tom “Smitty” Smith, director of Public Citizen’s Texas office, will retire early next year after 31 years of championing consumer rights and clean energy policies in Texas. Smitty is widely known as the man in the white hat around the...
This video and blog are part of our ongoing "Civics 101" series, designed to teach Austinites why local government matters and how to get involved. Let's be honest. Budgets are not inherently the most exciting of topics. Why watch a video about how the city spends...
Rooftop solar power is a big piece of Austin's fight against climate change. Not only do solar panels on homes and businesses help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but they also help to support the city's local solar industry, and all of the jobs that it...
From Public Citizen Texas - Join us in Austin to be part of a nationwide mobilization to demand action to create a democracy of, by, and for the people. We will mobilize to call for solutions that protect the people’s right to vote and prevent our...