The 82nd Texas Legislature convenes at noon, Tuesday, 11 January 2011. This body, during its previous sessions, has not been the best friend to Joe Homeowner concerning the implementation of electricity deregulation mostly due to the political climate and the very strong energy lobby in Austin. Many initiatives aimed at improving competition in the electricity marketplace and for providing consumer protections that deserved passage have been thwarted during previous sessions.
The two Committees handling this business of the people are the Senate Committee on Business and Commerce and the House Committee on State Affairs. The links provided will allow you to learn the names of the committee members, their contact information and to follow their agenda. Some members favor consumer advocacy more than others. Learn who they are and interact on issues important to you.
Interested citizens are urged to become involved in every way possible and to appear before these committees or to submit information for their consideration for effecting improvement of status quo with regard to electricity deregulation.
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