After Hearing Hours of Testimony, Texas Leaders Want Controversial Power Line Applications Denied
Lawmakers and landowners say the plan would take 4,000 miles of private land and could cost owners $8.2 billion, according to advocates.
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Texas lawmakers under fire for advancing transmission line plan using eminent domain - Regional Media News
(The Center Square) - After voting for a bill to build transmission lines across Texas using eminent domain to take Texans' land, state lawmakers felt the rage of property owners during a 15-hour hearing on Wednesday. By Friday, senators were calling for a halt to the process. After months of Texans expressing statewide opposition to a transmission line plan, the Texas Senate Business and Commerce Committee held a hearing to hear from the energy…
Patrick, Schwertner Call on PUC To Reject Controversial 765-kV Transmission Applications
Senate leaders say the approval process is "broken" and urge regulators to deny the pending applications until lawmakers overhaul the system next session. The post Patrick, Schwertner Call on PUC To Reject Controversial 765-kV Transmission Applications appeared first on Texas Scorecard.
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Texas lawmakers under fire for advancing transmission line plan using eminent domain
(The Center Square) – After voting for a bill to build transmission lines across Texas using eminent domain to take Texans’ land, state lawmakers felt the rage of property owners during a 15-hour hearing on Wednesday. By Friday, senators were…
After hearing hours of testimony, Texas leaders want controversial power line applications denied
Following a marathon Texas Senate hearing, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Sen. Charles Schwertner are urging regulators to deny current 765-kV transmission line applications, citing concerns about notice requirements, due process and landowner rights.
TSCRA applauds call to reform Texas transmission line process - Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
FORT WORTH, Texas (July 31, 2026) — Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association President Stephen Diebel today issued the following statement after Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Chairman Charles Schwertner […] The post TSCRA applauds call to reform Texas transmission line process appeared first on Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association.
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