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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.

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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.Image attachment

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. ... See MoreSee Less

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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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