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Last night, Gov Abbott said “electricity costs in TX remain one of the lowest in the entire US & far lower than the nat'l avg.” Acc'g to @EIAgov, this is false.

In 2019, *before* Uri, Texas' residential electric bills were 7th highest in the US. Now things are worse. 1/ #txlege
Once 2021 & 2022 data is entered, we'll likely be even worse off relative to other states.

The Independent Market Monitor shows ~$4-5 billion in added costs from "conservative operations" (ORDC, RUCs, + increased reserves for full year 2022).
#energytwitter #TXGovDebate 2/
Transmission congestion, a problem festering for nearly a decade, has caused another $2.1b in consumer costs thru July (likely $3-3.5b in 2022)

Per household, all this adds $100s in costs at a time >50% of Texans are cutting back on spending bc of high home energy bills. 3/
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#TXGovDebate focus group poll with @JackieKingston1 showing interesting results:

Pre-debate:
@GovAbbott - 40
@BetoORourke - 27
undecided - 33

Post-debate:
@GovAbbott - 43
@BetoORourke - 50
undecided - 7
In true @BetoORourke fashion, he returns 45 minutes after the debate for a one-on-three interview with the panel. “I wanted to make sure I had the chance to continue answering your questions.” #TXGovDebate
My message from @KAMCNews to Texas after #TXGovDebate:
The West Texas margins will be the factor to watch on Election Night.
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We're moments away from the only scheduled debate between Beto O'Rourke & Gov. Greg Abbott. Like many Texans, we've got questions. #TxGovDebate

🧵Here are 5 questions we'd like to see answered by Abbott in the next hour:
1. Abortion is now effectively banned in Texas, yet some legislators (*cough cough* Rep. Briscoe Cain) want to propose even more new anti-abortion laws in 2023. Abbott — can and should Texas go any further on this issue?
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2. On the last night of the 2021 regular #TXlege session, Abbott immediately called for a special session to change voting laws, but refused to call for a special session on gun violence after the Uvalde tragedy —why?
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