APA & TSSA oppose SB 715, HB 3356, SB 819, and SB 388, which undermine Texas’ business climate, degrade private property rights, raise consumer costs, weaken grid reliability, target clean energy, and threaten Texas’ competitive energy market.
Category Archives: 2025 Texas Resources
House Bill 5007 (Lambert)
TSSA & APA support efforts to further ensure that Texas is secure while remaining competitive and business friendly. While our organizations have concerns about the bill in its current form, we understand progress is being made to resolve concerns expressed by parties in the energy sector, including our members. We deeply appreciate Representative Lambert’s efforts.
House Bill 3356 (Patterson)
APA opposes HB 3356 (Patterson), which threatens grid reliability, raises consumer costs, and disrupts a well-functioning market that is already adapting to meet system needs.
House Bill 3278 (McLaughlin)
APA opposes HB 3278 (McLaughlin), which proposes a redundant, unnecessary study of clean energy development impacts that would ultimately be an inefficient use of taxpayer resources.
Senate Bill 1754 (Birdwell)
APA opposes SB 1754 (Birdwell), which undermines local control, free markets, and competition by targeting technologies that deliver reliable energy and economic benefits during a time of rapid load growth.
House Bill 3556 (Vasut)
APA opposes HB 3556 (Vasut), which will expand government overreach, trample property rights, and stall energy investment in Texas.
Firming Requirements in ERCOT
In reviewing current firming policy contained in House Bill 1500 (88R), as well as other proposals before the Texas Legislature—primarily Senate Bill 715 (89-R)—we provide the following analysis detailing how such proposals will threaten reliability, raise consumer costs, and disrupt a well-functioning market that is already adapting to meet system needs.
Senate Bill 715 (Sparks)
APA opposes SB 715 (Sparks), which threatens grid reliability, raises consumer costs, and disrupts a well-functioning market that is already adapting to meet system needs.
Giovanetti – Property Rights, Free-Markets, or Texas SB819?
Tom Giovanetti is President of the Institute for Policy Innovation (IPI), baed in Texas. Many bills were filed in the Texas Legislature before the March 14th bill filing deadline, and Texas state Senator Lois Kolkhorst (SD 18) filed at least 90 (my count). With that many bills filed, they can’t all be winners, and Sen.Continue reading “Giovanetti – Property Rights, Free-Markets, or Texas SB819?”
House Bills 3809 (Darby) & 3824 (King)
APA strongly supports HB 3809 (Darby), which establishes clear decommissioning requirements for battery energy storage systems (BESS) and HB 3824 (King) which ensures all BESS facilities in Texas meet the highest fire safety standards.