Texas Commission Divvies Up Wind Power Transmission Development Rights
The Texas PUC finalized its proceeding to award development rights for the construction of as many as 2,900 miles of new transmission lines to carry wind-generated power. Wind resources are being developed primarily in western Texas, remote from urban centers in the rest of the state. The bulk of the estimated $5 billion worth of [...]
Sen. Cornyn: Fund The National Guard And Reserves, Not Acorn And STD Prevention
WASHINGTON-U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, is pushing for adoption of an amendment that would provide $2 billion in funding for the National Guard and Reserve forces. In recent years, these forces have faced substantial shortfalls in equipment, and the stimulus bill currently on the Senate floor contains no funding to remedy this problem. Sen. Cornyn’s [...]
Sen. Cornyn’s Amendment To Lower Income Taxes For All Texans Blocked By Democrats
WASHINGTON-U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, introduced an amendment to H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, to provide meaningful tax relief for all working Texans and Americans across the country that was blocked by Senate Democrats this evening. His measure would have lowered the 10 percent tax bracket to 5 percent for 2009 and [...]