Dec 20, 2010 | Legislative Watch
One-way Ratemaking would lead to One-Way Rate Hikes The Texas Public Utility Commission has pressed the pause button on new rules that would have made it much easier for electric utilities to hike rates. A favorite of utility lobbyists, the proposed rules would have...
Mar 29, 2010 | Legislative Watch
What if our taxes went up every time a single state agency reported increased expenditures? Texas Department of Transportation needs more money? Hike taxes! The state expands a few prisons? Hike taxes! Of course Texans wouldn’t stand for such a knee-jerk budgetary...