Texas Green Network hosted an Environmental Forum for County Judge and County Commissioner candidates on February 7th, 2014, addressing questions to them provided by nine environmental organizations.  County Judge candidates Andy Brown and Sarah Eckhardt and County Commissioner candidates Brigid Shea, Garry Brown and Richard Jung participated. Support for the event was provided by Austin […]

Travis County Environmental Forum Featuring 2014 County Judge and County Commissioner Candidates With Questions from Local Environmental Organizations Friday, February 7th 5:30pm-7:30pm The Vortex Theater & Butterfly Bar (www.vortexrep.org) 2307 Manor Rd, Austin, TX 78722 Free Admission (Reserve a seat at rsvpaustin@TexasGreenNetwork.org) Join us as a member of the live studio audience for an environmental […]

For November, 2103,  Texas Green Network hosted a forum on all things water in Texas. On November 5th,2013 Texas voters passed Proposition 6 which amends the Texas Constitution in redirecting $2 billion in the state budget, 20% of which go to water conservation or re-use.  Major questions are now on the table regarding the direction of water resources in […]

Austin Energy’s value of solar tariff (VOST) has received national attention. Join us to learn more about the VOST from the man behind it and to celebrate our recent victories for local solar in Austin. When: Tuesday, November 19th, 5:30 – 8:00 p.m. Where: Scholz Garten, 1607 San Jacinto, Austin, TX 78701 Please RSVP here. We welcome […]

The Texas League of Conservation Voters unveiled our 2013 Legislative Scorecard. TLCV Executive Director David Weinberg called this year’s session “generally a success for the environment and conservation.  This success is measured by the passage of positive legislation dealing with clean energy development and water conservation; a state budget which provided significant increases in funding to […]

The Texas Green Network is bringing back our monthly open house to better connect with the community and invite your input on the next steps in developing TGN.  We are so pleased to introduce our newest board member Natalie Marquis, who you may know from Texas Solar Energy Society, Habitat Suites, Cool House Tour and/or […]