A clean energy advocate and a fossil fuel backer walk into a park... and leave with a solution. Luke Metzger, a liberal-leaning clean energy advocate from Austin, and Doug Deason, a conservative activist from Dallas, have significant ideological differences. Yet, instead of letting that divide them, they came together for a crucial cause: Texas needs more state parks. What’s striking is not just what they were able to achieve, but how they were able to work to achieve it. Metzger and Deason have teamed up with lawmakers from both sides of the aisle to push for more public access to nature, ultimately securing $1 billion in state funding. For them, this isn’t about left or right — it’s about ensuring all Texans can hike, camp, and enjoy the outdoors. That’s something we can all agree on. ✅ #Texas #StateParks #Conservation #Liberal #Conservative #goodnews #environment