Hosted by EarthX - EarthX Presents: Texas 2019 - Environmental Legislative Review FREE ADMISSION Tuesday, July 23rd 6:00pm-8:30pm Texas State Capitol 1100 Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas Legislative Conference Center Room E2.002 You are invited to join EarthX and some of our EarthXLeague partners for an evening with environmental leaders that have been working on...
Even if you consider yourself to be a pretty well-informed person, keeping track of the Texas Legislature can be tough. Our state's lawmaking body only meets for 140 days every other year and during that time, literally thousands of bills are proposed. Now that all...
From the Sierra Club, Public Citizen, 350 Austin, Clean Water Action, Save Barton Creek Association, Moms Clean Air Task Force - We are calling for a massive gathering to show our Gas & Oil Legislators it is TIME FOR A CHANGE! The people will lead the...
Hosted by the Hill Country Alliance - The 86th Texas Legislative session has begun, and lawmakers are considering bills of immediate relevance to the Texas Hill Country. Booming population growth in our region, when coupled with extreme drought and catastrophic flooding, creates myriad management challenges in...
Guest Post - from Sasha Ashton Sasha is 16 years old and a junior at Headwaters School in Austin, Texas. On March 15th she joined with thousands of other students from around the world in skipping school and participating in a School Strike 4 Climate event....
From State Representatives John Bucy, Sheryl Cole, Vikki Goodwin, Gina Hinojosa, Donna Howard, Celia Israel, Eddie Rodriguez, James Talarico, and Erin Zwiener - Join State Representatives John Bucy, Sheryl Cole, Vikki Goodwin, Gina Hinojosa, Donna Howard, Celia Israel, Eddie Rodriguez, James Talarico, and Erin Zwiener, from...
From State Representatives Donna Howard, Celia Israel, Gina Hinojosa, John Bucy, Sheryl Cole, Erin Zwiener, and Vikki Goodwin - Join State Representatives Donna Howard, Celia Israel, Gina Hinojosa, John Bucy, Sheryl Cole, Erin Zwiener, and Vikki Goodwin from the Central Texas Delegation representing Hays, Travis, and...
Sponsored Post - from the Sustainable Food Center Written by Alex Canepa, SFC Farmers' Market and Advocacy Manager Local farmers and ranchers are heading into the 2019 Texas Legislative Session with a hot hand. After winning key victories in the 2018 Farm Bill, we are setting our sights...
Hosted by the Austin Justice Coalition, Next Generation Action Network, Black Lives Matter: Houston, and the Houston Justice Coalition - In order to bring about the much needed changes here on a local and state level, it's literally going to take EVERY voice and EVERY movement...
Remember when Austin had a plastic bag ban? Remember when it got overturned by the Texas Supreme Court? Today, we have a little update for you. State Representative Gina Hinojosa (who represents part of Austin in the state Legislature) just filed a bill that would allow Austin to reinstate...