Now that Proposition 6 has passed with close to 75 percent of the vote, the real work of water planning — and jockeying for funds — begins.
November 2013
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Higher Education
Committee Recalls Subpoena for UT Regent Hall
UPDATED: Mere hours after issuing a subpoena to get University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall to appear before a legislative committee, members of the committee abruptly recalled it, saying they got their dates confused.
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Inside Intelligence
Inside Intelligence: About That New Abortion Law…
For this week’s nonscientific survey of insiders in politics and government, we asked about the political fallout from the state’s new laws on abortion and women’s health centers.
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T-Squared
T-Squared: A Message From the Moderator
In advance of a new op-ed and discussion site we plan to launch this spring — and in a general effort to improve the quality of discourse on texastribune.org — we’ve begun moderating comments much more vigorously.
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Politics
Malachi Boyuls Introduces Himself in New Railroad Commission Ad
Malachi Boyuls, a Republican candidate for the Texas Railroad Commission, introduces himself and his family in a new video ad.
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Energy
Report Raises Questions About Integrity of Keystone XL Pipeline
A consumer advocacy group says it has documented at least 125 possible anomalies across a 250-mile stretch of the Keystone XL pipeline, raising questions about the integrity of a project that traverses more than 600 Texas rivers and streams.
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T-Squared
T-Squared: Support the News
The generous support of our members allowed us to break news and make news in 2013. Can we count on you again to help us realize our even bigger plans for 2014?
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Energy
Facing Drought, Wichita Falls Bans Watering
On Saturday, Wichita Falls will enter an unprecedented stage 4 of emergency drought response, which includes a total ban on outdoor watering and an internal audit of water consumption by local businesses.
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Politics
Peter Baker on “Days of Fire,” Bush-Cheney Relationship
Although George W. Bush has taken himself out of the spotlight, a book on the former president and his vice president by New York Times correspondent Peter Baker sheds new light on their relationship.
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Politics
The Brief: Nov. 12, 2013
Monday could be summed up as a tale of two political speeches.