Lower Colorado River Authority and Public Utility Commission of Texas are to construct three new, double-circuit capable, bundled conductor, 345-kilovolt transmission lines through the heart of the Texas Hill Country to connect west Texas wind energy to substations in Kerr, Gillespie and Kendall Counties. These entities were empowered by you in the Texas Legislature to carry this out, all in the name of the renewable energy craze. The Federal Government will not be able to subsidize these projects, as promised, without cutting out other funding of state projects.
The high voltage lines consist of steel lattice structures 180 feet tall and 700 feet apart that will look like giant, steel scars across the most beautiful, pristine lands in Texas! The LCRA will clear 160 foot wide paths of vegetation for the easements and utility trucks and machinery to have access. This will kill off and displace thousands of animals and subject Hill Country Residents to health risks.
Please vote new legislation that will stop this attack on private property rights which will devalue property that has been in some families for more than 150 years. Please vote to reverse this proposal that will permanently destroy one of the most beautiful areas of our state andl that could seriously thwart the area's most dominant industry - tourism.
There is no reason to construct a new line that gashes across the Texas Hill Country when there are already transmission lines connecting the West Texas substation to the Kendall County substation. We have been in contact with electric company employees that attest to the fact that existing transmission lines can be upgraded to transport the electricity without having to build new lines. Other alternatives to increase electricity transmission are upgrading existing power plants or building new power plants, as natural gas is more affordable than ever now.
Please listen to the voices of your constituents, residents, land owners, and visitors of the Texas Hill Country. We do not want our beautiful landscape, native wildlife, and endangered species harmed by needless high lines. We are watching your actions to decide our votes in the next election!
Sincerely,
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Senator Troy Fraser
District 24 -
Bell, Blanco, Brown, Burnet, Callahan, Coleman, Comanche, Eastland, Erath, Gillespie, Hamilton, Kerr, Kimble, Lampasas, Llano, McCulloch, Mason, Menard, Mills, San Saba and Taylor.
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Senator Carlos Uresti
District 19 -
Bandera, Brewster, Crockett, Culberson, Edwards, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Kinney, Loving, Maverick, Medina, Pecos, Presidio, Real, Reeves, Sutton, Terrell, Uvalde, Val Verde, Ward, Winkler, and parts of Bexar and El Paso
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Senator Judith Zaffirini
District 21 -
Atascosa, Bee, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Jim Hogg, Karnes, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, San Patricio, Starr, Webb, Wilson, Zapata, Zavala, and parts of Bexar.
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Senator Robert Duncan
District 28 -
Armstrong, Borden, Briscoe, Carson, Castro,Childress, Coke, Collingsworth, Concho, Cottle, Crosby, Dawson, Dickens, Donley, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Garza, Gray, Hale, Hall, Hardeman, Haskell, Hockley, Irion, Jones, Kent, King, Knox, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Mitchell, Motley, Nolan, Reagan, Runnels, Schleicher, Scurry, Sterling, Stonewall, Swisher, Terry, Tom Green, Upton and Wheeler
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Representative Harvey Hilderbran
District 53 - Crockett, Sutton, Schleicher, Real, Kerr, Kimble, Menard, Mason, Llano, San Saba, McCulloch, Concho, Coleman, Runnels, Callahan
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Representative Joe Heflin
District 85 - Reagan, Irion, Sterling, Glasscock, Howard, Borden, Terry, Lynn, Garza, Crosby, Kent, Stonewall, Fisher, Jones, Hale, Floyd
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