Today, the Texas League of Conservation Voters unveiled our 2013 Legislative Scorecard.
TLCV
Executive Director David Weinberg called this year’s session “generally
a success for the environment and conservation. This success is
measured by the passage of positive legislation dealing with clean
energy development and water conservation; a state budget which provided
significant increases in funding to state parks and clean air programs;
and the failure of numerous bad bills designed to roll back
environmental regulations and curtail citizen participation in
environmental decision-making." "Still, there were missed opportunities
in the session and the state has a long way to go in promoting the use
of solar, regulating the production of oil and gas, and improving waste
prevention and recycling," added Weinberg.
The
TLCV Scorecard offers a comprehensive assessment of environmental
legislation that cuts across a wide range of issues. Bills scored in
the 2013 scorecard represent a sample of positive and negative
legislation on issues including water, global warming, environmental
regulation, clean energy, clean air, good government, oil and gas
regulation, and energy efficiency.
To read the full scorecard online and see how your state senator and representative fared, click here.
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