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Texans for Affordable Transmission

Texans for Affordable Transmission is an advocacy organization that engages with Texas energy policy regarding transmission infrastructure costs and grid development.

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July 8, 2026

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Ratepayers Come Off the Hook. Developers Underwrite the Wires Themselves.

Separately, Barry Smitherman of Texans for Affordable Transmission pegs the West Texas to I-35 backbone at $33 billion, rising toward $40 to $50 billion, with ratepayers absorbing every dollar under SB 1938's incumbent-only model.

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