Voted for a Study to Tie Our Electric Grid to States in Mexico: House of Bad Cards

Whenever the legislature approves a "study," laws and regulations aren't far behind.

HB 805, while framed as a limited and temporary "study," sets a policy direction that raises serious concerns about Texas's energy sovereignty, grid independence, and long-term exposure to foreign infrastructure dependencies. The bill directs the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) to study the feasibility and impacts of existing and potential electric transmission interconnections with the United Mexican States, with the stated goal of identifying ways to improve grid stability and energy reliability.

No. Just no.

Don't California my Texas. Don't Mexico my Texas either.

GOP Platform Conflict: Plank 41 supports grid resilience and autonomy.

RV#392: Yea 96 (R 34, D 62) - Nay 52 (R 52, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dorazio; Dutton; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; King; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Munoz; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zweiner

Nay - Ashby; Barry; Bumgarner; Cain; Cook; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dyson; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Isaac; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Leo Wilson; Little; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Luther; McLaughlin; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Patterson; Paul; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Harris

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

Stan Kitzman: "When Record No. 392 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

(Bill summary provided in part by Texas Policy Research)