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 AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Carrying signs with slogans of "Stop the Coal Rush" and "Shame on Texas," about 1,000 people rallied at the state Capitol to persuade lawmakers to abandon a plan to build up to 18 new coal-fired power plants.
Environmentalists fear the new plants will pump millions of tons of pollutants into the air every year.
"Coal plants seem so archaic," said Stacy Foss, a teacher who brought her two young children to the rally Sunday in the 50-degree weather. "Texas is so environmentally incorrect."
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