TexPIRG
@TexPIRG
TexPIRG is a consumer group that stands up to powerful interests whenever they threaten our health and safety, our financial security, or our democracy.
Program update: Gas explosions, Rx drugs, right to repair and more pirg.org/texas/articles…
A whopping 94% of small business owners believe it's important for hospitals to clearly disclose #facilityfees BEFORE care is provided. @SmallBizFuture @RepJamesFrank @KHancock4TX @DanPatrick #TXlege smallbusinessforamericasfuture.org/small-business…
Every day, our military wastes valuable time and countless taxpayer dollars because manufacturers restrict access to the parts, tools, and manuals for repairs. This practice makes it nearly impossible for servicemembers to fix their equipment themselves. pirg.org/take-action/te…
Manufacturers too often employ restrictions on the parts, tools, information, and software access needed to repair the things we own. That will start to change if Gov Abbott signs into law a TexPIRG-backed Right to Repair bill. pirg.org/texas/articles…
Texas Legislature won’t pass ethics bills this year | The Texas Tribune texastribune.org/2025/05/28/tex…
If we repaired our products and extended their lifespans by 50%, we’d save $382 per family, or around $4.1 billion across all Texas households each year. The House passed this bill unanimously- your move Texas Senate!
Thank you, @SenatorBobHall & Representative @VoteGiovanni!
#txlege had a chance to protect consumers from unfair hospital facility fees by passing great bills by @KHancock4TX & @RepJamesFrank but failed to do so. Now consumers will continue to be billed. pirg.org/texas/articles…
Huge vote margin sends clear signal: Don’t e-mess with Texas @VoteGiovanni pirg.org/texas/updates/…
"Limiting the available resources - wind, solar, and batteries - in current TX bills means higher prices. TCA released an @ideasmithsLLC study that shows that," said TCA’s Prez to @TexasTribune. #TxLege #TxEnergy
HB 2963 by @VoteGiovanni would require manufacturers to provide consumers and small businesses access to the parts, tools and service information we need to repair personal electronics and household appliances. It's our stuff, and we should be able to fix it. #txlege
Congrats to @RepJamesFrank for winning passage of this important consumer protection through the Public Health committee last week. Onward to the full House!
Hidden hospital fees are driving up costs! HB 2556 by @RepJamesFrank will stop unfair facility fees & bring transparency to healthcare billing. TAHC's @allbizannie will testify on Monday in favor of this important bill! #txlege
Can't emphasize this enough. Every power purchase agreement, for every company doing business in Texas, will have to be renegotiated to be higher as "change in law" provisions are exercised. Everyone's bills are going up if HB 3356 passes.
For any business or utility in the state that bought solar at $35 or $40/MWh, if HB3356 passes—remember it's retroactive—the developer then will tell you she has to buy 12 hrs of batteries & there's a contract provision covering change in law: new price is $100/MWh—or more.
The Texas Association of Business estimates bills like HB 3356 will raise electric bills by 10% and increase the risk of blackouts.
The 8 who just voted to raise your bills and the bills of every businesses in Texas are @DadePhelan @willmetcalfTX @KingForTexas @RyanGuillen @RepRaymondTX @charliegeren @JohnMcQueeneyTX & @LaceyHullTx...
Rachel Carnahan-Metzger, a hospital social worker, testified on our behalf today in support of legislation by @KHancock4TX to rein in “facility fees” - extra charges that patients usually have to pay out-of-pocket that help big health care companies bump up their profits.
A freestanding doctor’s office isn’t a hospital. Yet patients are billed as if they are. A @GtownCHIR report shows patients in 30 states have no protections from expensive “facility fees.” If you’ve received one of these “facility fees,” let us know: pirg.org/articles/were-…
“I think it’s a trick and should be outlawed,” state Rep. @TomOliverson, R-Cypress, said of the billing practice. Oliverson, an anesthesiologist whose district includes parts of Harris County, recently filed a bill – HB 2075 – targeting facility fees.”
The fees, which are billed separately from physician’s services, have been around for decades but have sparked nationwide controversy in recent years. trib.al/CQHtnqU
High medical bills are getting higher when doctors add a #facilityfee for a simple consultation or check up. Journalists are digging in to find out more. #Texas @Texas2036
Have you been charged a "facility fee" even though it was just a regular doctor visit? These added costs are being tacked onto medical bills. Reporter @JulianGi11 wants to hear from you. houstonchronicle.com/projects/2025/…
Have you been charged a "facility fee" even though it was just a regular doctor visit? These added costs are being tacked onto medical bills. Reporter @JulianGi11 wants to hear from you. houstonchronicle.com/projects/2025/…
CES 2025: Products from the 'Worst in Show' list fox4news.com/video/1574676
“Even responsible, prudent people can end up thousands of dollars in debt if they get sick or injured,” writes @PatriciaKelmar, our senior director for healthcare campaigns marketwatch.com/story/medical-…
15 years ago, our "Private Roads, Public Costs" report warned of the risks of highway privatization to taxpayers and the public. Unfortunately, as this investigation by @dallasnews shows, lack of transparency and accountability can have devastating consequences.
“One big question seems to be not just whether TxDOT did its job in this case,” said @FrontierTony, “but whether it is taking its role seriously as the public’s representative to ensure the safety of all private toll roads across Texas.” dallasnews.com/news/investiga…