HB 2492: Texas YouthBuild (For)
This bill has no equivalent in the Senate. When speaking to Senators you can ask them to "carry" the bill in the Senate once it has passed in the House.

This bill would create the Texas YouthBuild Program to "disadvantaged or at-risk youth, non-violent juvenile offenders, and young veterans" in energy efficient building techniques by "restoring abandoned properties and historic areas, enhancing public places, and increasing the availability of affordable, energy-efficient housing for individuals and families of low income."

This bill is an opportunity for Texas to solve three crucial problems at once. It will increase employment while benefiting communities to improve the economy; it will help us address the energy and climate crisis; and it will give disadvantaged young people a better shot at gaining job skills that will help them stay out of prison. This is not charity, it is giving people the bootstraps to pull themselves up by.

Committee: HB 2492 is in the Technology, Economic Development, and Workforce committee