William Taggart
@williamtaggart.org
Independent Candidate for Texas Congressional District 38 - Engineer working on long duration energy storage and author of “Fixing America - An engineer’s solution to our social, cultural, and political problems“.
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A new Federal Reserve Chairman won’t fix economic problems – but will be a signal of instability. #FederalReserve
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Message to Trump - Replacing Jerome Powell will not fix your problems.
Trump's focus on the Federal Reserve lending rate is misplaced and won't solve mortgages or the interest on the National Debt.
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January 12, 2026 at 7:13 PM
A new Federal Reserve Chairman won’t fix economic problems – but will be a signal of instability. #FederalReserve
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I see a lot of people talking about how depressed they are over recent events.
First - don't lose hope. The people yelling on social media and on TV are the extremes, most people are in the middle and they just want to live their lives. 🧵1/5
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First - don't lose hope. The people yelling on social media and on TV are the extremes, most people are in the middle and they just want to live their lives. 🧵1/5
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William M. Taggart IV for Congress | Fixing America, TX-38
Official website of William M. Taggart IV | William M. Taggart IV is running for Congress as an Independent in Texas’ 38th District—focused on real solutions, constitutional values, and fixing America...
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January 10, 2026 at 5:59 PM
I see a lot of people talking about how depressed they are over recent events.
First - don't lose hope. The people yelling on social media and on TV are the extremes, most people are in the middle and they just want to live their lives. 🧵1/5
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First - don't lose hope. The people yelling on social media and on TV are the extremes, most people are in the middle and they just want to live their lives. 🧵1/5
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Blaming the overdoses on fentanyl is just like blaming the mass shootings on the guns. It ignores the despair and desperation that drive the hand to wield them. Until we address the poverty and inequality we cannot find success. And that starts with a balanced federal budget. #FixingAmerica
January 9, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Blaming the overdoses on fentanyl is just like blaming the mass shootings on the guns. It ignores the despair and desperation that drive the hand to wield them. Until we address the poverty and inequality we cannot find success. And that starts with a balanced federal budget. #FixingAmerica
First post of 2026 and it is my hopes and fears for the new year.
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Wishing everyone a Happy New Year and sharing my Hopes and Fears for 2026
What I expect to be the big issues this coming year.
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January 3, 2026 at 3:47 PM
First post of 2026 and it is my hopes and fears for the new year.
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Remind the Congress, they can override a veto!! Would be a great time to do that.
Abominable.
NEW: President Trump's first veto of his second term kills a unanimous bill to fund a major drinking water project in Colorado. Trump had threatened punishment for Colorado for imprisoning his ally Tina Peters. www.9news.com/article/news...
December 31, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Remind the Congress, they can override a veto!! Would be a great time to do that.
People on another social media site asked about gasoline prices and how administrations affected it. The reality is the price of a barrel of oil is the biggest drive of gasoline prices and that is Trump's reason for trying to keep oil below $60/barrel even when it harms US production.
December 29, 2025 at 6:29 PM
People on another social media site asked about gasoline prices and how administrations affected it. The reality is the price of a barrel of oil is the biggest drive of gasoline prices and that is Trump's reason for trying to keep oil below $60/barrel even when it harms US production.
Pay Attention - Texas Oil Production peaked in October 2024 and is now down by over 400k barrels per day.
This is due to low oil prices, but it is also due to all the easy acreage is drilled, we only have the more expensive stuff left.
This will be the issue of 2026.
This is due to low oil prices, but it is also due to all the easy acreage is drilled, we only have the more expensive stuff left.
This will be the issue of 2026.
December 27, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Pay Attention - Texas Oil Production peaked in October 2024 and is now down by over 400k barrels per day.
This is due to low oil prices, but it is also due to all the easy acreage is drilled, we only have the more expensive stuff left.
This will be the issue of 2026.
This is due to low oil prices, but it is also due to all the easy acreage is drilled, we only have the more expensive stuff left.
This will be the issue of 2026.
Here is the second post on the issues for the 2026 elections – Social Security. As someone running for Congress, I want to help you understand the issues we don’t talk about enough. #TX38
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Campaign Issues - Social Security
Politicians point to culture war issues, because the last thing they want to talk about is that Social Security will be in crisis in nine years.
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December 23, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Here is the second post on the issues for the 2026 elections – Social Security. As someone running for Congress, I want to help you understand the issues we don’t talk about enough. #TX38
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When I announced I was running for Congress, I promised posts on the major issues and where I stood. Here is the first – National Debt. #TX38
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2026 Campaign Issues - National Debt
This is the first in a series of posts that will look at the big issues and where I stand on them.
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December 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
When I announced I was running for Congress, I promised posts on the major issues and where I stood. Here is the first – National Debt. #TX38
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This is why you put up with 100 degree F Houston summers - tennis in December.
December 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
This is why you put up with 100 degree F Houston summers - tennis in December.
New favorite drink for decorating the Christmas Tree, egg nog, ground nutmeg, and Bayou Rum satsuma.
#Christmas
#Christmas
November 30, 2025 at 9:51 PM
New favorite drink for decorating the Christmas Tree, egg nog, ground nutmeg, and Bayou Rum satsuma.
#Christmas
#Christmas
Time to build the bikes for CycleHouston.
An excellent charity dedicated to providing bikes to 2nd graders to encourage reading.
An excellent charity dedicated to providing bikes to 2nd graders to encourage reading.
November 29, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Time to build the bikes for CycleHouston.
An excellent charity dedicated to providing bikes to 2nd graders to encourage reading.
An excellent charity dedicated to providing bikes to 2nd graders to encourage reading.
Want to let everyone know, "Fixing America" is now available as an audiobook. And yes it finally took me till now to get around to making an audiobook, I do apologize for the delay.
It's available through Apple Books and many others.
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It's available through Apple Books and many others.
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Fixing America: An Engineer’s Solution to our Social, Cultural, and Political Problems
Have you been wondering about the big issues dominating the news? Is climate change a massive threat or not? What is really going on with immigration? More importantly, how did American politics becom...
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November 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Want to let everyone know, "Fixing America" is now available as an audiobook. And yes it finally took me till now to get around to making an audiobook, I do apologize for the delay.
It's available through Apple Books and many others.
www.audiobooks.com/audiobook/fi...
It's available through Apple Books and many others.
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Seen some misinformation flying around with people trying to blame wind and solar for the blackouts in ERCOT due to Winter storm Uri in February 2021. Want to know the truth? Please read the Substack link below. #ERCOT
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Debunking Winter Storm Uri
A person responded to a post on LinkedIn about battery and solar growth in ERCOT and I just couldn't let the misinformation pass by without a response.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Seen some misinformation flying around with people trying to blame wind and solar for the blackouts in ERCOT due to Winter storm Uri in February 2021. Want to know the truth? Please read the Substack link below. #ERCOT
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Can you see the marketing meeting?
"Guys, with meat prices so high, let's make a meat flavored chip!!"
And the shame is they all thought it was a good idea.
"Guys, with meat prices so high, let's make a meat flavored chip!!"
And the shame is they all thought it was a good idea.
November 23, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Can you see the marketing meeting?
"Guys, with meat prices so high, let's make a meat flavored chip!!"
And the shame is they all thought it was a good idea.
"Guys, with meat prices so high, let's make a meat flavored chip!!"
And the shame is they all thought it was a good idea.
Live in Texas? Concerned about your electricity prices? Well I’ve looked at the October ERCOT data both generation and pricing and have an analysis for you to read.
#ERCOT
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#ERCOT
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ERCOT in October
The latest data for the ERCOT electrical grid in Texas has been released for October 2025 and here is the analysis.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Live in Texas? Concerned about your electricity prices? Well I’ve looked at the October ERCOT data both generation and pricing and have an analysis for you to read.
#ERCOT
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#ERCOT
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To all the people pointing to the higher US oil production numbers and thinking we don’t have a problem, a word please. #peakoil
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Consulting the Magic 8-ball for Oil Production
US Oil Output is increasing, so what happened to the plateau people were talking about?
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November 14, 2025 at 9:35 PM
To all the people pointing to the higher US oil production numbers and thinking we don’t have a problem, a word please. #peakoil
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Wait a minute - they are tearing down the East Wing and doing it with big construction equipment and no one is checking for historical artifacts or anything?
Why does this feel like a bad idea?
#WhiteHouse
Why does this feel like a bad idea?
#WhiteHouse
Dramatic photos show construction equipment tearing into the East Wing façade and windows, though the federal agency that oversees such projects has not approved President Trump's 90,000-square-foot, $250 million ballroom. n.pr/48AUON2
The White House starts demolishing part of the East Wing to build Trump's ballroom
Dramatic photos show construction equipment tearing into the East Wing façade and windows, though the federal agency that oversees such projects has not approved President Trump's 90,000-square-foot, $250 million ballroom.
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October 21, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Wait a minute - they are tearing down the East Wing and doing it with big construction equipment and no one is checking for historical artifacts or anything?
Why does this feel like a bad idea?
#WhiteHouse
Why does this feel like a bad idea?
#WhiteHouse
I met with a man who read my book. He liked it, but called it naïve and aspirational. Said the ideas were nice, but impossible to do in the midst of partisan strife. But isn’t that the point. Our goals should be aspirations of the world we want our children to inherit.
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Fixing America Book | Website of William M. Taggart IV
Discover 'Fixing America,' a groundbreaking work that melds decades of engineering expertise with a fresh take on American politics. Learn about Taggart's innovative solutions and visionary ideas aime...
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October 9, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I met with a man who read my book. He liked it, but called it naïve and aspirational. Said the ideas were nice, but impossible to do in the midst of partisan strife. But isn’t that the point. Our goals should be aspirations of the world we want our children to inherit.
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Everyone is praising how solar and batteries have made the Texas ERCOT grid more stable, but there are storms on the horizon and people need to understand what really happened this year. #ERCOT
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The Storage Conundrum
A needed change for the Texas ERCOT Market
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September 23, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Everyone is praising how solar and batteries have made the Texas ERCOT grid more stable, but there are storms on the horizon and people need to understand what really happened this year. #ERCOT
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@hcrichardson.bsky.social - Could you take a look at this and also can you recommend anything on history of 1970s. I'm looking for the links between the 1970s energy crisis and the social and political turmoil of the times.
The Energy Information Agency of the Department of Energy is now showing that US Domestic Oil production will peak next year. Curious as to why and why it matters? #PeakOil
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The Mechanics of Peak Oil
Why the concept of peak oil is important right now.
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September 16, 2025 at 1:54 PM
@hcrichardson.bsky.social - Could you take a look at this and also can you recommend anything on history of 1970s. I'm looking for the links between the 1970s energy crisis and the social and political turmoil of the times.
The Energy Information Agency of the Department of Energy is now showing that US Domestic Oil production will peak next year. Curious as to why and why it matters? #PeakOil
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The Mechanics of Peak Oil
Why the concept of peak oil is important right now.
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September 15, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The Energy Information Agency of the Department of Energy is now showing that US Domestic Oil production will peak next year. Curious as to why and why it matters? #PeakOil
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This is a lie. Because that isn’t how parties work in Texas. If you vote in the Democratic Primary then you are a Democrat. If you vote in a Republican primary you’re a Republican. There is no such thing as registered Democrats. Democratic Primary was 982,069. Republican primary was 2,323,019.
August 14, 2025 at 11:15 PM
This is a lie. Because that isn’t how parties work in Texas. If you vote in the Democratic Primary then you are a Democrat. If you vote in a Republican primary you’re a Republican. There is no such thing as registered Democrats. Democratic Primary was 982,069. Republican primary was 2,323,019.
Here is the second part of what’s in the One Big Beautiful Bill? Please read my substack where I break down what is inside.
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Analyzing the One Big Beautiful Bill - Part 2
The 2nd part of the analysis of the OBBB. And if you thought the first part was confusing, saddle up the second half is worse.
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August 8, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Here is the second part of what’s in the One Big Beautiful Bill? Please read my substack where I break down what is inside.
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