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Luke Metzger @lukemetzger.bsky.social · 18h

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Zavala Elementary PTA 2025-2026 Fundraiser

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Luke Metzger @lukemetzger.bsky.social · 18h

The Zavala Elementary PTA is working to raise $7500 this year to support our sweet little east Austin school. We need new chairs for the library, we want to restore some of the field trips which were cut this year in a budget-saving measure, and more. Can you pitch in? Thank you!

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MySA @mysanantonio.com · 10d

🏞️ A massive new state park, spanning 54,000 acres, could soon reshape outdoor life in Texas. Here's where: bit.ly/3WxVTha

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Susan DuBose @houseofbast777.bsky.social · 23d

Sunset at Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Texas
Second largest canyon in the Western Hemisphere, 2nd only to the Grand Canyon.
Also the site where the last Indian wars in Texas were held, Comanche & Kiowa vs. US Cavalry.
Photo from: Texas Parks and Wildlife, 2024

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Traces of Texas @tracesoftexas.bsky.social · 19d

The Arcane Texas Fact of the Day:

If you like Caddo Lake State Park, you can thank Lady Bird Johnson's father, Thomas Jefferson Taylor. In 1934 Thomas donated to the state about two-thirds of the land (some 385 acres) composing the park.

This lovely photo taken by Louis Vest.

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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · Sep 18

I led most of my TX colleagues in opposition to Trump's recent effort to deny and unravel basic climate science.

Preventing EPA from acknowledging that greenhouse gas emissions harm our health will prevent us from maintaining modest climate action or taking necessary steps to cut emissions further.

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 29d

“On Sept. 20, with hidden cameras recording the scene, Homan accepted $50,000 in bills, according to an internal summary of the case.”

Homan was being investigated for allegedly “soliciting payments in exchange for awarding contracts should Trump win the election”

www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...

Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.

The FBI and Justice officials closed the investigation, which a Justice Department appointee had called a “deep state” probe in early 2025.

www.msnbc.com

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Luke Metzger @lukemetzger.bsky.social · 29d

“Hendricks said his top priorities will be to push for expanding Texas' clean-energy portfolio” ❤️

I serve with Jeremy on the Bond Election Advisory Task Force and know he’ll be a terrific state rep.

www.statesman.com/news/politic...

Labor leader Jeremy Hendricks joins race for James Talarico's House seat

The first-time candidates has secured the backing of U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett and other high-profile Austin Democrats.

www.statesman.com

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · Sep 13

These are terrible people.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 13

Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."

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Luke Metzger @lukemetzger.bsky.social · Sep 12

Rome

Luke Metzger @lukemetzger.bsky.social · Sep 12

I’ve been in Denver all week helping train new staff for Environment America, PIRG and The Public Interest Network. These talented folks will spread out across the country tomorrow to work for the environment, consumers, democracy and more!

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Chron.com @chron.com · Aug 31

Thousands of Texans live near major methane leaks.

New map shows where Texas oil leaks could be harming your health

Thousands of Texans live near major methane leaks.

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Luke Metzger @lukemetzger.bsky.social · Aug 31

“Polystyrene can break down and can both litter and create an eyesore in our parks and rivers, but ... when they're small [the particles] can be mistaken by wildlife for food, and that can cause, serious harm to an animal, a bird a fish, or a turtle,” said Luke Metzger, ED of Environment Texas

Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · Aug 29

For many who live and work around the San Pedro Creek in downtown San Antonio, there has been a light, intermittent flurry of white particles falling through the air in recent days.

Read More👉 www.tpr.org/environment/202...

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Luke Metzger @lukemetzger.bsky.social · Aug 31

Thanks!

Luke Metzger @lukemetzger.bsky.social · Aug 30

I was so pleased with the name I came up with for a newsletter - Wild About Texas. Turns out it’s copyrighted. ☹️ Suggestions for alternative names?

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Luke Metzger @lukemetzger.bsky.social · Aug 28

Sam Houston National Forest offers “Texans a chance to hike, camp, fish and simply experience the quiet beauty of nature just an hour from the city. It’s far more important to keep these areas intact than to carve new roads or squeeze out a little more timber” t.co/EEkQzofwVj

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/environment/article/sam-houston-forest-logging-roads-21018298.php?taid=68af94fc0947530001533baa&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source...

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Chirp Up @chirpup.org · Aug 22

"This forest provides a habitat for... over 100 birds, such as the endangered Red-Cockaded Woodpecker. Allowing logging & developing on 4,000 acres that are currently protected would damage their habitat." - Read more by @lukemetzger.bsky.social & Drew Francis: environmentamerica.org/texas/center...

The Roadless Rule could be revoked: How will this affect Texas’s forests?

The U.S. Forest Service has announced plans to remove a key environmental protection, opening wild areas in our national forests to additional logging and development.

environmentamerica.org

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Luke Metzger @lukemetzger.bsky.social · Aug 13

The climate revolving fund is eliminated entirely in Mayor Watson’s tax increase proposal. :( #atxcouncil

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · Aug 12

We need more housing.

Every single Senator on the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee voted to advance a landmark package to help get more homes built and make the federal government a better partner to local communities.

Let's get this done.

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Luke Metzger @lukemetzger.bsky.social · Aug 12

If we’re going to raise taxes, I sure hope more than 0.5% of the money goes to tackle climate change, the most profound challenge of our times! 550k for a climate revolving fund is hardly inspiring @mikesiegeltx.bsky.social @zoforaustin.bsky.social assets.austintexas.gov/austincounci...

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Luke Metzger @lukemetzger.bsky.social · Aug 2

Heavenly power

David Roberts @volts.wtf · Aug 2

Vatican to become the world's first carbon-neutral state.

Vatican strikes solar farm deal to become the world’s first carbon-neutral state

Italy has agreed to a Vatican plan to turn a plot of land north of Rome into a solar farm that will generate enough electricity to meet the needs of Vatican City.

apnews.com

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Luke Metzger @lukemetzger.bsky.social · Aug 2

My 18 year old son wants an e bike - any recommendations for a solid budget bike? We’d love to use the Austin Energy rebate, but it only applies to local shops where prices are a lot higher. I have a Radpower I love, but he’s looking for something in the $500-600 range.

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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · Aug 1

A sad day for America. www.latimes.com/entertainmen... via @megjames.bsky.social

Corp. for Public Broadcasting shuts down after federal funding cuts

The Corp. for Public Broadcasting, which funnels federal dollars to NPR and PBS stations, has long been a target of Republicans.

www.latimes.com

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Luke Metzger @lukemetzger.bsky.social · Jul 29

In this case at least, it’s the same button! :)

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Luke Metzger @lukemetzger.bsky.social · Jul 29

Texas just passed a law to cut red tape on solar permitting. One study projects it could reduce the cost of rooftop solar systems in the state by $2100 in 2030 and $4900 by 2040, and save families over $3,500 a year on their utility bills.

lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · Jul 29

now we're cooking

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