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When SB 1383 was passed, its goal was to reduce the tonnage of food waste ending up in landfills by 50% by 2020. Instead, the volume of food waste increased by a ton.
SB5 was revived as the new House Bill 2 (HB2), and which passed by July 10, 2013, by a 96–49 margin and sent the measure to the Texas Senate. [8] The Senate passed the bill on July 13, 2013, with a bipartisan vote with a 19–11 margin. [27] [28] [29] The bill was signed into law by Perry on July 18, 2013. [30]
The 87th Texas Legislature was a meeting of the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Texas, composed of the Texas Senate and the Texas House of Representatives. The Texas State Legislature met in Austin, Texas, from January 12, 2021, to May 31, 2021. [1] Governor Greg Abbott has announced three special legislative sessions during summer 2021.
SB 201 was passed by the state Senate 15–5 on April 4, 2017, and by the Assembly 31–8 on May 9. [ 40 ] [ 41 ] [ 42 ] The Senate concurred with the House's amendments on the same day. The bill was signed by Governor Brian Sandoval (R) on May 17, 2017, [ 43 ] [ 44 ] and went into effect on January 1, 2018.
Houston — Donna Thomas is a pollution warrior in Houston, Texas. She wears a mask because she believes a lifetime of breathing polluted air in her community contributed to a stroke four years ago.
The bill passed the Texas Senate with bipartisan support but was blocked from advancing in the House by a committee chair, Rep. Todd Hunter, R-Corpus Christi, after the CCP spearheaded a campaign ...
CalEPA created a tool called CalEnviroScreen in order to map these communities and determine who was most disadvantaged and where funding should be directed. [61] In 2016 AB 1550 was passed in order to expand upon SB 535 and increase the initial 25% investment requirement to 35 percent. [62]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden's administration has awarded over $100 billion in grants created by its signature climate law, the Inflation Reduction Act, Biden senior advisor for ...