Add Mark Fabiani, who represented both Bill Clinton and Al Gore, to Gov. Rick Perry’s legal defense team.
August 2014
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Energy
Environmental Justice Advocates Question Houston’s Recycling Plan
As Houston considers a radical new plan for boosting its dismally low recycling rate, some critics worry that it will continue the legacy of putting waste facilities in predominantly minority neighborhoods.
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Criminal Justice
Analysis: Crime, Politics and Travis County
Accusations about criminalizing politics go hand in hand with indictments of political figures. But prosecutors in Travis County have fumbled enough big cases to give the officeholders they chase some room for argument.
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Bypassed by the Miracle
In West Texas, Energy Bills Show Unexpected Costs of Drilling Boom
In West Texas, oil and gas development is surging, but it’s also fueling a huge demand for electricity that the current infrastructure struggles to meet. The result? A congested grid and higher electricity bills for consumers.
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Energy
The Brief: Aug. 25, 2014
Mindy Montford, a former candidate for Travis County DA and daughter of former state Sen. John Montford, confirmed on Sunday that Gov. Rick Perry called to see if she was interested in replacing District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg, the Austin American-Statesman and KVUE-TV reported.
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Energy
Who’s Getting the Best Deals on Electricity in Texas?
Texas’ top energy officials say the state has a competitive edge because of its low electricity prices. But lower prices don’t always mean lower bills for customers, and what Texans pay for electricity largely depends on where they live.
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Inside Texas Politics: The Perry Indictment
On this week’s edition of WFAA-TV’s Inside Texas Politics, I talked with host Jason Whitely and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s Bud Kennedy about what’s now known simply as the Perry indictment.
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Bypassed by the Miracle
In Texas, Thousands Lose Cars Amid Calls for Restrictions on Loans
State leaders in business-friendly Texas have been reluctant to put new limits on any industry, and a lack of regulation is being acutely felt by the low-income borrowers to whom the payday and auto-title lending industry most often caters.
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Politics
Perry Indictment Gets Own Swag
Gov. Rick Perry has attacked the premise of his indictment as politically motivated “farce.” At Republican gatherings in the crucial primary state of New Hampshire, where Perry is testing public opinion ahead of a possible presidential run, some folks wore that viewpoint – literally.
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Slideshow: Perry in New Hampshire
A week after a Travis County grand jury handed down two felony indictments against him, Gov. Rick Perry headed to New Hampshire, traditional stomping grounds for presidential hopefuls.
