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MEMO: On Energy Costs, Pollution & AI Data Centers, Ohio Republicans Are Trump Rubber Stamps
August 28, 2026
Trump Heads to the Lone Star State As Texans Are Paying the Price For His Affordability Crisis
Washington, DC – Trump is on the ground in Texas. So while Texans are facing high prices at the pump and for groceries, Trump will be rubbing elbows with the only audience he cares to look after — the wealthy.
August 28, 2026
As Trump Jets to Houston to Raise Money for Paxton, New Data Shows Texans Are Paying the Price
HOUSTON — President Trump is set to touch down in Houston Thursday to headline a closed-door, big-money fundraiser for the Republican National Committee, with proceeds expected to benefit Ken Paxton’s cash-strapped Senate campaign. The event comes as new data shows just how much Trump’s energy policies — and the fossil fuel executives expected to help foot Thursday’s bill […]
August 26, 2026
Abbott Just Took $500,000 From Elon Musk. Texans Are Stuck Taking the Pollution.
AUSTIN, TX — Data centers have become one of the defining fights of the Texas governor’s race. Incumbent Governor Greg Abbott recently took $500,000 from Elon Musk, owner of xAI and one of the loudest voices pushing to build more AI data centers across the state, even as rural communities from Bullard to San Antonio raise the […]
July 24, 2026
As Anniversary of Trump and Republicans’ Budget Bill Looms, Texans are Paying More for Utilities, Groceries, Gas, and Healthcare
TEXAS — New research out from the Center for American Progress Action Fund and Climate Power highlights how unaffordable life has become for Texans, thanks in large part to Donald Trump and congressional Republicans. One year after the GOP budget bill was signed into law, Trump’s policies have raised costs for Texas families by $2,083 […]
July 1, 2026
One Year Since Texas Floods, Trump’s Cuts to Disaster Response Are Still Leaving People Vulnerable
Washington, DC – This weekend marks one year since flash floods devastated the Texas Hill Country, killing at least 139 people, including 27 campers and counselors at Camp Mystic.
July 1, 2026
ROUND UP: Americans Face More Rate Hikes and Delayed Projects as the Costs of Trump’s War of Choice Continue to Pile Up
Washington, DC – As Donald Trump’s war of choice in Iran makes everything from gasoline to airfare more expensive, his reckless energy policies continue to leave a trail of rate hikes and canceled or delayed clean energy projects.
June 2, 2026
Ken Paxton No es la Solución a la Crisis del Costo de Vida en Texas
Paxton ganó la candidatura Republicana en la segunda vuelta de las primarias al Senado de los Estados Unidos por Texas WASHINGTON — Ken Paxton, actual Fiscal General del estado de Texas, ganó esta noche la nominación republicana en la segunda vuelta de las elecciones primarias al Senado por Texas, lo que asegura un enfrentamiento frente […]
May 26, 2026
ICYMI: Solar Overtakes Coal in Texas as Lone Star State Cements Status as Nation’s #1 Solar Market
AUSTIN, TX – This week, FOX 7 Austin reported that annual electric power generated from solar will surpass that of coal in Texas for the first time in 2026. Solar generation on the ERCOT grid is projected to reach 78 billion kilowatt-hours in 2026, compared to just 60 billion for coal — a milestone that underscores how the […]
May 18, 2026
With Hurricane Season Weeks Away, Abbott Endorsed Gutting Texas’s Federal Disaster Safety Net
AUSTIN, TX – Just weeks before hurricane season, Trump’s FEMA Review Council – on which Governor Greg Abbott serves – released its recommendations to overhaul the agency, further gutting federal disaster response and shifting the costs of recovery onto states and local communities. Texas faces some of the nation’s most destructive natural disasters, including hurricanes, floods, […]
May 7, 2026
ROUND UP: More Rate Hikes as Trump Spends Taxpayer Dollars to Take Energy Options Off the Grid
Washington, DC – While Americans in states across the country face rate hikes, Donald Trump has spent almost $2 billion in taxpayer dollars to take clean energy options off the grid as demand soars.
May 6, 2026