The federal agency has settled a lawsuit the Sierra Club brought over pollution from a coal-burning power plant. The agreement requires the EPA to weigh in on the state’s plan to improve air quality in Rusk and Panola counties.
July 2023
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2023 Session Recap
Texas begins withdrawal from multistate partnership to clean voter rolls
A new GOP-backed state law requires Texas to create its own version of a cross-check program or find a vendor that doesn’t cost more than $100,000.
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Texas Abortion Restrictions
Tearfully testifying against Texas’ abortion ban, three women describe medical care delayed
The women, believed to be the first to testify about an abortion ban’s impact on their pregnancy since 1973, are seeking to clarify when a medical emergency justifies an abortion.
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Energy
First offshore wind leases off the Texas coast offered for bidding
Some oil companies have expressed interest in bidding to build wind turbines off the Texas coast, which could help reduce emissions that cause climate change but still come at an environmental cost.
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Higher Education
Texas A&M president says she didn’t know about job offer changes that led to professor’s botched hiring
M. Katherine Banks told faculty she was unaware of successive, diminished offers to Kathleen O. McElroy, who was recruited to revive a journalism program. Professors demanded an investigation.
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Economy
Nearly 64,000 Texas borrowers will have their federal loans forgiven
A U.S. Department of Education review identified 804,000 borrowers across the country with loans taken more than two decades ago and whose debts should have been canceled but were not because of “administrative failures.”
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2023 Session Recap
Texas Republican leaders want to improve elections in the state’s largest county. Their solution could backfire.
Unless a judge intervenes, Harris County is expected to dissolve its elections administration office later this year. The duties of running elections will once again be split between the county’s tax assessor and clerk.
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Texas nonprofit empowers environmental action – for future’s sake
Our capability to take action for the health and safety of our shared environment, to protect and cherish natural systems and resources, is limitless when we cultivate collaborative alliances.
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Building strong foundations: Optimizing organizational structures for child wellbeing
By Chad Seveland , Chief Financial Officer at UpbringChad Seveland, MBA, is Chief Financial Officer at Upbring, a nonprofit organization dedicated to child wellbeing headquartered in Austin, TX.CHAD SEVELAND , CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AT UPBRINGStrong, successful organizations—whether they be for-profit or non-profit—have two things in common: a unique and valuable product or service, and financially well-structured operations.As […]
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Texas Legislature 2023
Rep. Four Price declines to run for eighth term in Texas House
The Amarillo Republican has led six committees and was among the rural GOP members to oppose school voucher proposals.
