TexPIRG

05/10/2025

HB 2963 by Rep. Gio Capriglione (R-Keller) requires manufacturers of electronic devices sold to consumers to make repair materials available to consumers and independent repair shops.

Huge vote margin send clear signal: Don’t e-mess with Texas

04/09/2025

Our volunteer Rachel Carnahan-Metzger, a hospital social worker, testified before the Senate Health and Human Services Committee in support of legislation to rein in unfair “facility fees” - extra charges that patients usually have to pay out-of-pocket that help big health care companies bump up their profits.

Studies show that facility fee charges can add up to hundreds of dollars to a patient’s bill - and yet the patient receives no additional service or benefit. Patients shouldn’t be charged additional fees simply because they were treated in a health care setting owned by a hospital.

06/06/2024

TexPIRG Students at UT Austin spent this semester educating the campus about clean energy funding available through the Inflation Reduction Act

TexPIRG Students at UT Austin spent this semester educating the campus about clean energy funding available through the Inflation Reduction Act

02/02/2024

"Congress can give high drug prices the hook by closing patent loopholes that allow pharmaceutical companies to game the system," writes Patricia Kelmar, our Senior Director for Healthcare campaigns, in today's Houston Chronicle.

Patent loopholes allow pharmaceutical companies to game the system. It's time for Congress to fix that.

01/26/2024

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01/23/2024

Our op-ed in today's Dallas Morning News: "With growing awareness of the impact of gas leaks on our safety and the climate, and with growing availability of safer alternatives, it is clear that gas has no place in a modern energy network."

Energy and Utilities Program Director for the U.S. Public Interest Research Group writes that the explosion at Fort Worth’s Sandman Hotel is only the latest...

01/12/2024

If you’ve looked at your medical bills and seen new fees added on to visits from your GP or other doctor, you may have been charged a facility fee. We’re working to prevent these unjustified fees from hurting patients and raising the price of health care. As part of that campaign, we’re collecting stories from people like you who might have gotten an unexpected fee on your bill.

Your story could help us prevent providers from charging unjustified fees to medical bills. We’re collecting stories from people like you who might have gotten an unexpected fee on your bill.

01/11/2024

New year, better health care laws. Americans deserve high-quality, affordable health care. Now that the House has passed price transparency legislation, the Senate has an opportunity to enact real change by January 19th. Tell them to vote yes on : https://pirg.org/take-action/tell-your-u-s-senators-lower-costs-more-transparency/

12/21/2023

Voter registration, advocating for lower healthcare costs, and more

Voter registration, advocating for lower healthcare costs, and more

12/12/2023

11/30/2023

11/24/2023

Black Friday is one of the biggest shopping days of the year -- but too many of the deals we find online are going to show up on our doorstep wrapped in an absurd amount of plastic.

Tell Amazon: It's time to move beyond single-use plastic packaging