LATE NIGHT THOUGHTS: Texas Republicans rammed through the process without regard for rules or regular process to justify “election integrity,” after the Texas Secretary of State called the 2020 election, “free, fair, safe and secure.” #txlege #JimCrow2_0 #SB7
So what does the Texas Attorney General do in response to that? He exhausted 22,000 staff hours and spent $250k in a desperate attempt to find some evidence of widespread voter fraud. So, do you want to know what the result of this “investigation” was?
After all that effort, hours, and spending of YOUR taxpayer dollars, the Attorney General only identified 16 problem ballots out of ELEVEN MILLION votes casted, all of which were simple human errors. That’s 1 in 700,000.
You are more likely to be struck by lightning, hit by a meteor, or drop dead dancing at a party than you are to find voter fraud in Texas. This is absolutely ridiculous.
Texas is already the most difficult state to register and cast a vote in. We are ranked worst in the nation, according to a 2020 study from Northern Illinois University and Jacksonville University. And yet, we need “election integrity?”
Texans want us to improve access to healthcare, improve the quality of public education, and ensure the reliability of our electrical grid. Instead the Texas Republicans did the following:
This body has passed broadly unpopular legislation including a six-week abortion ban, reducing commercial liability for transportation and trucking, a “teacher gag” bill limiting the teaching about our history of racism in America...
Permitless carry of firearms even though our law enforcement agencies oppose the idea along with a clear majority of the public, and that’s just to name a few of the bad policies passed this legislative session. #txlege
If the focus were on forwarding truly popular policy, then you would want MORE voter participation, not less. #SB7 is bad for Texas because it is a bold effort to silence the voices of certain Texas voters. Protecting Texans is my job by any means necessary. #GoodTrouble

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25 Feb
Watching testimony in Texas House joint committee hearing now....

#txlege #TexasFreeze

house.texas.gov/video-audio/
First up are CEO's for Vista Energy and NRG. CEO of Vistra says natural gas availability to generation plants was the single biggest issue for energy shortage and methanol injection could have mitigated this issue. (This is exactly what I've said too)
Both CEOs for Vistra and NRG agree that having some capacity market would help mitigate disasters like this. I agree and think we should adopt a hybrid model that pays for both energy on demand and some reserve capacity.
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20 Apr 20
THREAD: Sharing my perspective today – I’ve worked in Oil & Gas for 25+ years and now serve on the Texas House Energy Resources Committee.  The price crash in WTI (West Texas Intermediate Crude) today is unprecedented.  
#LetsTalkData #txlege #OilPrices
We’ve been saying “unprecedented” a lot lately, so I’ll try to break this down so we understand a little more about what has happened and what it means. This really is a devastating blow to our oil industry. We’ve never EVER seen a negative price on a barrel of oil.
What happened: Demand is WAY down. Perspective: I’ve hardly started my car in a month. As product builds up, storage reaches capacity. In West Texas, there is no place to put it, and product needs to be moved to find storage.
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9 Apr 20
THREAD: We are dealing with a global pandemic and right now #FactsMatter. I am a huge wonk and the person who brings data and spreadsheets to a lively discussion. So take a look at some numbers provided within this thread and #LetsTalkData! #txlege
From worldmeters.info

World numbers:
1,587,709 cases
94,888 deaths

USA
458,445 cases
16,312 deaths

Texas Department of State Health Services numbers from April, 8th
19,230 cases
199 deaths - now 202
106,134 tests

#LetsTalkData
In Texas, 170 of 254 counties have at least 1 positive test. And to top it all off, Texas is dead last in America when it comes to testing for #COVID19 per capita. The following tweet, gives some perspective. #LetsTalkData
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3 May 19
A THREAD: Being a mechanical engineer for 25+ years, I love math! I appreciate the fact I get to use it as the proud Representative for Texas House District 135 in the Texas Legislature. So, let’s do a little math. #DoTheMath #txlege
We’ll be breaking down the real life effect of SB 2 and HJR 3, bills that were “supposed” to positively impact Texans. Spoiler alert: they don’t. #DoTheMath #txlege
Hypothetical: If you were to save $100/yr (averages out to $1.90/wk.), under this property tax “relief” proposal, which you won’t, you couldn’t buy your regular cup of coffee a week. That, my friends, is not working for everyday Texans. #DoTheMath #txlege
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