TexPIRG
@TexPIRG
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TexPIRG is a consumer group that stands up to powerful interests whenever they threaten our health and safety, our financial security, or our democracy.
Texas, USA
Joined August 2009
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.
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Texas Legislature won’t pass ethics bills this year | The Texas Tribune
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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!.
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#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.
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RT @TXConsumer: "Limiting the available resources - wind, solar, and batteries - in current TX bills means higher prices. TCA released an @….
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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.
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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
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RT @TXEAHC: @SmallBizFuture A whopping 94% of small business owners believe it's important for hospitals to clearly disclose #facilityfees….
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RT @douglewinenergy: Can't emphasize this enough. Every power purchase agreement, for every company doing business in Texas, will have to b….
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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. .
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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.
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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:.
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“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.
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RT @PatriciaKelmar: High medical bills are getting higher when doctors add a #facilityfee for a simple consultation or check up. Journalist….
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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.
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“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
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RT @FrontierTony: 15 years ago, our "Private Roads, Public Costs" report warned of the risks of highway privatization to taxpayers and the….
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“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.”
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