Austin American-Statesman: Texas lawmakers respond to Trump withdrawal from climate accord

“This capitulation abandons American families to the growing harm of climate change and surrenders leadership on renewable energy to foreign competitors. At one time, conservation was a conservative value, but repeated Republican denial of science means more disease, flooding, and extreme weather — more expensive disasters and lost lives and livelihoods. And beyond these climate dangers, other countries are seeing that they cannot rely upon the U.S. any more than we can rely upon the latest Trump tweet. In short, Trump and cohorts make America the real loser.” – U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin