GOP Judge on Texas' Highest Criminal Court: I Oppose the Death Penalty
A Republican judge on Texas’ highest criminal court says he now opposes the death penalty. Full Story
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Jim Malewitz
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Jim Malewitz was a reporter at the Tribune from 2013 to 2017, covering energy and environment and then working on investigations. Previously, he covered those issues for Stateline, a nonprofit news service in Washington, D.C. The Michigan native majored in political science at Grinnell College in Iowa and holds a master’s from the University of Iowa. There, he helped launch the nonprofit Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism, where he currently serves on the board of directors. Jim also coaches the Texas Tribune Runoffs, which, sources say, is the scrappiest coed newsroom softball team west of the Mississippi.
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Court Declines to Stay Execution of Schizophrenic Inmate
UPDATED: Texas’ highest criminal court has again refused to halt schizophrenic death row inmate Scott Panetti’s looming execution. Full Story
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EPA Proposes Ozone Crackdown, Rankling Texas Officials
Over the objections of Texas officials, the Obama administration on Wednesday proposed a long-delayed rule to slash levels of ozone – a smog-forming pollutant known to worsen asthma, lung disease and heart conditions. Full Story
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Industry Blames College Students for Denton Fracking Ban
College students foiled the will of permanent residents in Denton's vote to ban hydraulic fracking, the losing side maintains. The Tribune crunched the numbers. Full Story
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West Ceremony: "We Were, and We Will Be"
Gov. Rick Perry and Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka helped break ground Thursday for a new gymnasium in West during a celebration of the town's rich traditions and efforts to recover from the April 2013 fertilizer explosion. Full Story
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DuPont Tragedy One of Many Toxic Gas Releases
Since 2009, Texas manufacturers have reported at least 19 other unauthorized releases of methyl mercaptan, the lethal chemical that killed four at a Port Arthur DuPont plant, according to a Tribune analysis of state data. Full Story
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Report: EPA Power Plan Would Save Texas Water
As state regulators fret about how President Obama’s effort to combat climate change would affect the Texas power grid, a new study says the rules would save the state billions of gallons of water annually. Full Story
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For Shale Residents, Energy Boom is "a Blessing and a Sadness"
What's it like to live in Texas’ biggest oil-producing county? We attended a football game to find out how life has changed for a once-sleepy and impoverished county that has exploded with growth and wealth. This slideshow is part of our Shale Life project. Full Story
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Power Grid Operator: EPA Climate Plan Would Raise Costs
As Texas regulators weigh a response to President Obama’s proposal to combat climate change, the operator of the state’s main electric grid says the plan would raise energy costs and threaten reliability – particularly in the next few years. Full Story
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Courts Will Take Up Case of Fracking v. Drilling
Legal wrangling over Denton's fracking ban will give Texans a free course on the widely mischaracterized oilfield technique that put Texas at the forefront a national energy boom. Full Story
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