Extreme weather is no longer a distant threat for Texas.
Last summer’s deadly Hill Country floods were a heartbreaking reminder that climate change is costly. Our communities are already paying the price.
Rolling back climate protections now would only make these disasters worse. Texans cannot afford higher insurance premiums, more asthma attacks or billions in additional damages. Weakening the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate carbon pollution shifts those costs onto working families.
Instead of retreating, Texas should continue building on what’s working.
We lead the nation in wind and solar power, and clean energy reduces pollution while strengthening our grid during extreme heat and cold. It is one of the most practical tools we have to cut costs and protect public health.
Texas has always led in energy. At a time of rising risk, we should double down on solutions, not roll them back.
On Election Day, I wore a T-shirt that says, “Democracy is not a Spectator Sport,” to remind myself and others that voting is a right and privilege. It is our duty to make sure we get ourselves to the polls.
I grabbed my ID and crib sheet and walked to my voting place. At the station where I got my blank ballot, a very cordial election worker said she was sorry but I would have cover up my shirt. What?
I immediately looked down at the front. What could possibly be so problematic? Democracy?
Democracy comes from the Greek word meaning “rule by the people.” The first words of our Constitution are “We the People” and the First Amendment to the Constitution guarantees freedom of speech.
It’s a ridiculous rule. How would they have covered up my shirt had I not also brought a denim shirt?
Twice a year we hear about complaints of having to change our clocks. Nobody likes it.
It does not save energy. It causes health and other problems.
In Texas, daylight saving time results in an extra hour of heat in the summer evenings. Hot ’nuff for ya?
Please contact your state representatives and senators to introduce a bill to do away with daylight saving time.
We can and should stay on Standard Time year round.