Your evening reading: Texas secession petition draws enough signatures for White House review; lawmakers begin filing bills for 2013 session; Cruz says Texas could turn blue
November 2012
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Energy
TribuneFest: Water and the Land
At our Oct. 29 symposium on the future of water at Texas State University, Terrence Henry of NPR’s StateImpact Texas talked to Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples, David Langford of the Texas Wildlife Association and Laura Huffman of The Nature Conservancy of Texas.
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State Government
Petitioners Renew Talk of Texas Secession
A petition calling for Texas to “peacefully” withdraw from the United States of America was filed on a White House website Friday. It already has enough signatures to warrant an official response.
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Energy
Despite “Green” Label, Austin a Growing Oil Hub
Despite its “Keep Austin Weird” slogan and passion for clean energy, Austin is increasingly attracting oil and gas companies thanks to its entrepreneurial bent and reputation as a fun place to live.
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State Government
Paths of Dewhurst, Straus Reflect Challenge Facing Republican Party
The state’s top two legislative leaders reflect the split in the Texas and national GOP — between populist conservatives on one hand, and mainline, old-school Republicans on the other.
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The Brief: Nov. 12, 2012
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case with the power to dramatically alter the future of voting rights in Texas.
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Higher Education
State’s Online University Graduates its First Students
On Saturday morning, just more than a year after it was established, WGU Texas, the state’s online university, held its first-ever graduation ceremony. Gov. Rick Perry called it “proof” that establishing the school was a good idea.
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Higher Education
Texas State Chancellor Faces Anxieties in Alpine
Anxieties about the future of Sul Ross State University are on the rise in Alpine, and Texas State University System Chancellor Brian McCall is countering arguments that another system might be a better fit.
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Newsreel: The Election’s Over — Now What?
The 2012 elections are in the bag. We look at wins, losses and where the Texas Legislature stands in the upcoming session.
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TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
Our complete election night scoreboard, Aaronson on where things stand with Planned Parenthood, Aguilar on George P. Bush’s nascent plans, Galbraith on the strained Texas power market, Grissom on Speaker candidate Bryan Hughes’ promises, Murphy on what candidates spent per vote, Ramsey on the experience deficit, Root on Texas Republican might in a good year for Democrats nationally and my post-election debrief with Kirk Watson and Dan Patrick: The best of our best content from Nov. 5 to 9, 2012.
