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Senator Charles Schwertner is a physician, family man, business owner, and a life-long fiscal and social conservative. In 2010, Schwertner was first elected to serve the people of House District 20 as a member of the Texas House of Representatives. There, he quickly earned a reputation as a measured and effective legislator, working with his colleagues to pass one of the most conservative legislative agendas in Texas history.
Today and tomorrow at 9 AM, I will be convening the Sunset Commission to review several state agencies. These are our last meetings until the #txlege session begins in January. Find the agenda and livestream link here: https://www.sunset.texas.gov/sunset-commission-meetings
TX needs to build new dispatchable energy resources for when the grid is stressed in extreme weather/higher energy use. Unfortunately, PUC's current market design proposal falls short of this fundamental goal. Let’s work together this session to get it right for Texans. #txlege
24 days until Christmas! Here’s a list of events for the holiday season around Central Texas:
Tis the season: A list of holiday events happening across Central Texas
As Thanksgiving wraps up, many places around Central Texas are preparing to celebrate the upcoming holiday season.
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Today and tomorrow at 9 AM, I will be convening the Sunset Commission to review several state agencies. These are our last meetings until the legislative session begins in January. Find the agenda and livestream link here:
Sunset Commission Meetings | Texas Sunset Advisory Commission
www.sunset.texas.gov
All meetings of the Sunset Commission are open to the public. The Commission generally considers each agency under review during two public meetings. About a month after release of a Sunset staff repo...
8 hours ago
Texas desperately needs to build new dispatchable energy resources that we can call upon when the grid is stressed due to extreme weather conditions or periods of higher than normal energy use. Unfortunately, the current market design proposal from the PUC falls short of this fundamental goal…let’s work together this session to get it right for the people of Texas.
5 days ago
I understand solar has been our lifesaver over the summer months and all of us with our ACs on. What can we do for winter? Wind? Nuclear?
More gas and nuclear generators for grid capacity and stability. Right on Senator, the Ledge will have to get involved.
Texas needs to eliminate property taxes. Stop making people rent their property from the government
How about we get on the national grid, get our generating plants up to snuff, tell the crypto miners to kick rocks or pay up, and build more capacity?
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Schwertner Announces Reelection Campaign
Schwertner Announces Reelection Campaign https://drschwertner.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Untitled-design-1024x493.png 1024 493 Ryan Gravatt https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8fc579cacdd84af8d4546e76609e3ed7?s=96&d=blank&r=gGEORGETOWN, TX – Today, State Senator Charles Schwertner, MD (R-Georgetown) announced he will seek reelection to Senate District 5, a ten-county region of central and east Texas he has represented since 2013. Schwertner kicks off his reelection campaign with more than $1.6 million in available cash-on-hand and numerous endorsements from community and business leaders, conservative…
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Schwertner Fights to Protect Private Landowner Rights https://drschwertner.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/AKc4rpoA-1-1024x683.jpeg 1024 683 Ryan Gravatt https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8fc579cacdd84af8d4546e76609e3ed7?s=96&d=blank&r=gA longtime advocate for private property rights, Senator Charles Schwertner introduces legislation to protect landowners from unfair taxation and eminent domain abuse. AUSTIN, TX — Today, Senator Charles Schwertner (R-Georgetown) and Representative Ben Leman (R-Iola) introduced several pieces of legislation to support private landowner rights and strengthen protections against unfair taxation and eminent domain abuse.…
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