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nature-lover

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5. We Texans can't win when energy companies are involved. Wonder how Prop. 7 fits into this scheme.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Fri Dec 1, 2023, 05:51 PM

Dec 2023

Just passed in Nov.

"Proposition 7 - SJR 93
"The constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the Texas energy fund to support the
construction, maintenance, modernization, and operation of electric generating facilities."

So, it looks like we taxpayers get stuck with the energy companies' "cost of doing business"" expenses again.

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