DeSantis to Detail Energy Policy During Texas Visit Next Week

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis plans to unveil a major proposal for energy policy at an event in Midland, Texas next Wednesday during a fundraising swing in the oil-rich state, according to a campaign official.

DeSantis is expected to call for ramping up domestic energy production, including increased mining of natural gas, as a way to combat rising inflation, according to people briefed on the speech who requested anonymity to speak about its contents.

DeSantis will promise to roll back President Joe Biden’s green policies, many of which are embedded in the Inflation Reduction Act, the people familiar said. The ...