Clean Energy Is Thriving in Texas. So Why Are State Republicans Trying to Stifle It?

Inside Climate News · By Kristoffer Tigue · last updated April 14, 2023 – 10:39 AM

Texas leads the nation for generating the most electricity from solar and wind and plays an outsized role in manufacturing electric vehicles. A slew of new bills could change that.

By Kristoffer Tigue

Texas is leading the country when it comes to clean energy. But that hasn’t stopped state Republicans from introducing a bevy of new legislation that aims to stifle the state’s thriving clean energy industry, according to several recent news reports.

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