Environment News Service: Less than a week after the biannual Texas state legislature opened, a bipartisan group of lawmakers today showed their support for a slew of bills promoting the development of solar energy in the state. At least 18 bills have already been filed to support the deployment of solar technologies by legislators in both chambers and across the political spectrum. “The sun that strikes Texas’ buildings and soil each day has the potential to power the state many times over – and the …