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Explains issues as they pertain to Texas, such as global warming, electric deregulation, fair trade, food and product safety, pesticides, nuclear safety, and water. Also lists how you can take action on each issue.

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Public Citizen's Texas programs and information. Clean, renewable and safe energy for a better Texas and a better world.
PUBLIC CITIZEN TEXAS Public Citizen's Texas office researches and recommends policy that will lower electric bills, increase clean and renewable sources of energy, and combats greenhouse gas emissions responsible for global climate change. By connecting Canadian tar sands oil to the Texas Gulf

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2. Texas Watch

Bi-partisan advocacy organization against wealthy special interest lobbyists. Includes activist center with information about writing your legislator, writing a letter to the editor, sharing your story with the media, preparing testimony for a hearing, and preparing for a legislative visit or phone call. Also includes information about insurance, family safety, courts, and consumer law.

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Consumer Protection. Corporate Accountability. Citizen Advocacy.
Insurance companies pad their bottom line with hidden profits and self-dealing contracts. Â There is nothing "hidden" about our message: Texans need homeowners insurance reform now. Â Take action today! Burned, but never beaten, Jose Herrera proves one person can make a difference. Gov. Perry

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3. Progressive Activism in Austin

Includes immediate actions you can take, events and meetings, progressive organization listings, action alerts, places you can put up posters, and contact information for government officials and media.

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Progressive activism in Austin, TX. Events, organizations, informational resources, action alerts, ...
[Last update: 8 April 2009] Progressive Activism in Austin, TX You can add your events to this list! (weekly/monthly -- many open to public -- Become active, join a group!) -- Stuff you won't find in the US press US Military Fatality List (mostly Iraq & Afghanistan) as a Result of the US

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4. Third Coast Activist Resource Center

A site to create and distribute educational resources about U.S. policy around the world, and (2) to strengthen the local activist network in Austin, Texas.

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An activist resource center intended to serve the Austin area.
Michael Klare, TomDispatch (May 18) Yes, the oil spewing up from the floor of the Gulf of Mexico in staggering quantities could prove one of the great ecological disasters of human history. Think of it, though, as just the prelude to the Age of Tough Oil, a time of ever increasing reliance on

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5. Texas Criminal Justice Coalition (TCJC)

Advocates for a more effective and fair system of criminal justice. Provides study document, organizing steps, and contact information.

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Contact TCJC: 512.441.8123 or P.O. Box 2082, Austin, TX 78768 The Texas Criminal Justice Coalition (TCJC) is committed to identifying and advancing real solutions to the problems facing Texas ’ juvenile and criminal justice systems. We provide policy research and analysis, form effective
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6. UT Watch

Student-based watchdog group promotes campus democracy and access to higher education, with links to research and news, as well as local meetings and actions.

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Welcome to UTWatch.org! This website was the website of the student organization UT Watch - officially registered as University Watch as a student organization at the University of Texas at Austin due to copyright restrictions - which was active from Spring 2002 until Fall 2005. This website started
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7. Crazy World of Michael Bluejay

Includes information about bicycling, police misconduct, and genetically modified foods. Also lists activist groups, information about how email petitions are usually invalid, how to get off junk mail and telemarketing lists, 8 steps to fixing the US democracy, how to recycle anything including styrofoam, and a list of socially responsible stocks.

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