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And at the same time the Texas state government is actively trying to sabotage the industry: https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/texas-republican-war-on-

by jgwil2 3y ago

And at the same time the Texas state government is actively trying to sabotage the industry: https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/texas-republican-war-on-renewable-energy/ https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/texas-republican-...

robertlagrant 3y ago
Coming from the UK, where also media is of course always going to be biased, I have to say honestly, I read that, and one of its linked articles, and its phrasing seems so biased that I don't feel like I'm getting a neutral (or at least balanced) take. How can one hope to just understand the facts of a situation when even senior politicians such as governers are just making such pot-shotty comments? It appears to be written to leave an emotional impression, rather than information, in the reader's mind.
- noobface 3y ago
  Politics in the US long ago transitioned away from reasoned arguments backed with data. The polarization of parties has created a gulf too wide to scaffold an argument across. The emotional impression is the point, but it's not for you. It's for the people who already prescribe to this dogma. Reading that gets them excited and engaged. Ready to go vote for their "tell it like it is" political party.
- junofan 3y ago
  Yeah it’s tradition for Texas state legislators to drop by and dump a bunch of crazy shit. I’m seeing 12,000 bills filed this past regular session. The next session is in 2025.
  - andrekandre 3y ago
    > I’m seeing 12,000 bills filed this past regular session. i'm not familiar with the situation there but is that an exaggeration?
    - 0xBDB 3y ago
      Slightly. 8,000 bills and 11,700 resolutions (things like naming January 23 as the Texas State Lawyer Appreciation Day or something). Of these 1,222 bills and 4,028 resolutions passed. That's for two years though - the Texas Legislature meets every other year. Also remember that Texas has an economy roughly the size of Canada's, so in some senses that's like the output of a national legislature. https://www.kxan.com/news/texas-politics/texas-lege-update-which-bills-made-it-to-the-governors-desk/ https://www.kxan.com/news/texas-politics/texas-lege-update-w...
- nonethewiser 3y ago
  Yeah its very slanted. Texas Monthly is nothing close to balanced. Its from Austin Texas.

by jgwil2 3y ago

robertlagrant 3y ago

Coming from the UK, where also media is of course always going to be biased, I have to say honestly, I read that, and one of its linked articles, and its phrasing seems so biased that I don't feel like I'm getting a neutral (or at least balanced) take. How can one hope to just understand the facts of a situation when even senior politicians such as governers are just making such pot-shotty comments? It appears to be written to leave an emotional impression, rather than information, in the reader's mind.

noobface 3y ago
Politics in the US long ago transitioned away from reasoned arguments backed with data. The polarization of parties has created a gulf too wide to scaffold an argument across. The emotional impression is the point, but it's not for you. It's for the people who already prescribe to this dogma. Reading that gets them excited and engaged. Ready to go vote for their "tell it like it is" political party.
junofan 3y ago
Yeah it’s tradition for Texas state legislators to drop by and dump a bunch of crazy shit. I’m seeing 12,000 bills filed this past regular session. The next session is in 2025.
- andrekandre 3y ago
  > I’m seeing 12,000 bills filed this past regular session. i'm not familiar with the situation there but is that an exaggeration?
  - 0xBDB 3y ago
    Slightly. 8,000 bills and 11,700 resolutions (things like naming January 23 as the Texas State Lawyer Appreciation Day or something). Of these 1,222 bills and 4,028 resolutions passed. That's for two years though - the Texas Legislature meets every other year. Also remember that Texas has an economy roughly the size of Canada's, so in some senses that's like the output of a national legislature. https://www.kxan.com/news/texas-politics/texas-lege-update-which-bills-made-it-to-the-governors-desk/ https://www.kxan.com/news/texas-politics/texas-lege-update-w...
nonethewiser 3y ago
Yeah its very slanted. Texas Monthly is nothing close to balanced. Its from Austin Texas.