Energy

Texas should be a leader in alternative energy and alternative fuels. We have some of the most productive farmers in the nation and the ability to grow our way to energy independence. What Brazil took a decade to do, we can do in less than five years. I plan to lead the way on a reframing of the regulatory environment to create a better system that generates real competition in the electricity marketplace and stops industry worst practices like bait and switch. We must keep fraudulent companies from taking on customers, then leaving them to die in the August heat.

Our capacity to build the energy network of the future has been hamstrung by a Governor focused exclusively on 19th century solutions. It’s time for better solutions, not talk and behind the scenes deal making. We can and we will do more to accelerate the ongoing shift from coal burning electricity generation to a cleaner mix of advanced solar, wind, geothermal and nuclear.