TX Climate Caucus

The Texas House Caucus on Climate, Environment, and the Energy Industry was established in January of 2021.

[TX Climate Caucus @TXClimateCaucus]

Join the Caucus on April 13th for a virtual Texas Geothermal Briefing: Concerns, Trends and 90th Session Priorities. Chairman Darby and our veteran panelists will address the policy actions needed for Texas to catch up in geothermal deployment #txlege https://t.co/7cR9S4ga9N

[PowerHouse Texas @PowerHouse_TX]

Apply now for the 2026 Energy Academy, a 12-week, in-person energy and natural resources education program⚡️

Open to Texas Chiefs of Staff, Legislative Directors and Energy and Natural Resource Policy Staff.

Find the course schedule and register at https://t.co/JWVqdsCG99.

[TX Climate Caucus @TXClimateCaucus]

TX legislators and staff: Join the Caucus on March 11th for a virtual briefing, Power Under Pressure: How the Texas Grid Performed This Winter. Experts will discuss post-Uri reforms, ERCOT resilience, utility investments & what’s next. #txlege #txenergy
🔗 https://t.co/GiAtCMK6CF

[TX Climate Caucus @TXClimateCaucus]

Big strides this week! Our bipartisan Policy Committee championed innovative energy-smart housing legislation — SB 15 & SB 1202 — from Rep. Jay Dean and Rep. @GatesforTexas, paving the way for affordable, efficient homes across Texas — saving money & conserving energy. 🏡 #txlege

[TX Climate Caucus @TXClimateCaucus]

Today, the legislators in the Texas House debated HJR 138, which seeks to ban the possibility of taxing carbon emissions.

Rep.@RafaelAnchia points out that ExxonMobil, Shell, and BP publicly support a carbon tax. Check it out! #txlege

[TX Climate Caucus @TXClimateCaucus]

HB 3069 by Rep. Drew Darby, relating to the approval of a certificate of convenience and necessity for certain transmission projects.
https://t.co/pvsVefP3OI

[TX Climate Caucus @TXClimateCaucus]

The bipartisan Policy Committee announced endorsements for a slate of transmission bills at yesterday’s Caucus Meeting. Texas Energy & Climate Caucus Members are encouraged to support HB 2152, HB 3044, and HB 3069. #txlege

[TX Climate Caucus @TXClimateCaucus]

HB 3044 by Rep. Drew Darby, relating to the periodic elimination of generic transmission constraints in the ERCOT power region.
https://t.co/u1ZZiaycvb

[TX Climate Caucus @TXClimateCaucus]

Chairman @DrewDarbyTX of the House Comittee on Energy Resources said it best:

"An all of the above approach will make Texas a world leader in Energy... We will not pit one resource against another." #txlege

[TX Climate Caucus @TXClimateCaucus]

Our Annual Happy Hour was electric, with a diverse partnership of energy experts & policy leaders driving Texas’ energy innovation & solutions.

Together, we're ready for a productive session that secures our energy & water resources, removes barriers to advancing tech & more.

[TX Climate Caucus @TXClimateCaucus]

We'd like to thank all of our wonderful #sponsors for their continued support as we work towards building bipartisan, pollution-reducing policies that create jobs and grow Texas' economy.

If you'd like to support our efforts, please reach out via our website. #txlege #txenergy

[Bret Biggart @BretBiggart]

Very welcome words from @TXClimateCaucus: "When we come together, we can be a powerful force, and I think this caucus has done just that.” Live more powerfully, #txlege. @cbsaustin https://t.co/tcoX9q7Shr

[TX Climate Caucus @TXClimateCaucus]

We are pioneering a bipartisan approach in the Texas Legislature of balancing grid resiliency and environmental stewardship #txlege #txenergy

Check it out! https://t.co/uCfHVZ6NTQ

[Erin Zwiener @ErinForYall]

This is exciting! Y’all, geothermal that can be deployed in states like Texas instead of just places with volcanoes could be a gamechanger.

Steady, reliable energy with a small footprint and basically no emissions.

[Tim Latimer @TimMLatimer]

1/Today I am thrilled to announce, after years of work, our team @fervoenergy has developed a major advancement in geothermal, proven it at the field scale, and is set to deliver commercial next-gen geothermal decades ahead of schedule. THREAD. https://t.co/5TY16HU19F

[Rafael Anchía @RafaelAnchia]

The Guardian: “First it was the pandemic. Then it was the war in Ukraine. Next it could be the climate crisis.” #TXLege ⁦@TXClimateCaucus⁩ https://t.co/mXWGCfkSqN

[TX Climate Caucus @TXClimateCaucus]

Yet another record broken.

Texas power use breaks record in heat wave
https://t.co/b1JhrjbcvC

[TX Climate Caucus @TXClimateCaucus]

Texas gets $60 million in federal funds to strengthen power grid against extreme weather. These federal initiatives are making a meaningful difference for increased reliability and affordability, as well as lower emissions.
https://t.co/Pdtrt5Bo4i