In this week's edition of the Trib+Water newsletter: New information points to health risks by cities that pump groundwater, reservoirs could be contributing significant amounts of methane gas and an interview with Stuart Henry, former Sierra Club attorney. Full Story
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Lawmakers hope to pass reforms during the next legislative session. Full Story
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The Texas Forensic Science Commission will discuss an issue tied directly to the hot-button issue of illegal immigration. Full Story
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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's ability to appeal to women voters — even in a red state like Texas — is under scrutiny. Full Story
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The U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday will hear an appeal from death row inmate Duane Buck, whose trial included racially discriminatory testimony. Full Story
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The two law enforcement agencies say they will start adding information on filing complaints to the citations they issue. Full Story
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New data from Texas' child welfare agency details a disturbing number of high-priority children whom investigators failed to check up on. Full Story
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A collaborative, thoughtful approach to dual-credit expansion will better prepare students either for further academic work at higher education institutions or for the workforce, writes Texas Higher Education Commissioner Raymund Paredes. Full Story
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The proposal follows various high-profile — and often fatal — encounters between police officers and civilians. Full Story
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Lawmakers wanted the state to pay less for children's therapy services without cutting off access to care, but that balance is proving impossible in some cases. Full Story
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Could the police-civilian divide be healed with new civics lessons and traffic stop guidelines from the state? Full Story
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The Obama administration suffered another setback on Monday in its effort to change the country's immigration laws. Full Story
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Texas has become the nation's economic engine in large part by allowing competition to thrive in markets, even in such unlikely activities as providing benefits for injured workers, write Bill Peacock and Jennifer Minjarez of the Texas Public Policy Foundation. Full Story
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U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan will be coming to San Antonio in mid-October to help U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, R-San Antonio, win his hotly contested seat against Pete Gallego — a rematch of their close 2014 contest. Full Story
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U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan is planning a trip to Texas to help Rep. Will Hurd, R-San Antonio, in the home stretch of his heated rematch with Pete Gallego. Full Story
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Registering new people to vote is terrific, as far as it goes. But it doesn't mean more people are going to actually cast votes. Full Story
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More than a year after state lawmakers told it to stop incarcerating so many teenagers, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department has diverted 52 juvenile offenders for rehabilitation instead of shipping them to state lockups. Full Story
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When Texas passed the nation's strictest voter ID law, state lawmakers said it was needed to combat voter fraud. Here's a look at the state's 100-year legacy of laws keeping black and Latino voters from the polls. Full Story
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Faced with growing state attention on improper student-teacher relationships, the Texas Education Agency is asking lawmakers for hundreds of thousands of additional dollars to help investigate them — plus new legislation. Full Story
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Fallout from a U.S. Supreme Court voting rights decision had a curious effect in one Texas city, our media partners from Reveal and the Houston Chronicle discovered. Full Story
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