Between 2006 and 2015, the last year for which data is available, residential electric prices for Texans who live in a competitive market decreased by 17.4 percent, while prices increased by 5.5 percent in other areas.
Andy Duehren
Andy Duehren was a 2017 newsletters fellow at The Texas Tribune. Previously, he covered the Connecticut state house for the Hartford Courant and wrote a vaguely amusing travel guide for Let’s Go student travel guides. A Massachusetts native, he graduated from Harvard, where he studied history and literature and was the managing editor of The Crimson.
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State Government
Lawmakers file dozens of bills as Abbott officially calls special session
Within hours of Gov. Greg Abbott issuing his proclamation announcing next week’s special session, lawmakers had filed dozens of bills including two so-called bathroom bills from state Rep. Ron Simmons, a Carrollton Republican.
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The Q&A: Katie Krummeck and Rob Rouse
In this week’s Q&A, we interview Katie Krummeck and Rob Rouse, who are both educators at Southern Methodist University.
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Criminal Justice
School boards, cities sought to stop Gov. Abbott from signing drone bill
Organizations representing hundreds of Texas cities and school boards unsuccessfully urged Gov. Greg Abbott to veto a bill aimed at restricting drone use around the state.
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Energy
The Texas solar industry is growing. Some fear an international trade case could end that.
Cheap, imported solar panels have fueled growth in the solar industry in Texas, and reinvigorated the careers of laid-off oilfield workers. Some industry leaders fear a trade case will increase prices and end that growth.
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The Q&A: Carrie Kasnicka
In this week’s Q&A, we interview Carrie Kasnicka, the executive director of the Guadalupe-Blanco River Trust.
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Health care
Cruz declines to support Senate GOP health care bill, while Cornyn defends it
The two U.S. Senators from Texas took opposing positions on the Senate GOP’s long-awaited plan to overhaul the American health care system Thursday.
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Criminal Justice
U.S. Supreme Court ruling could imperil Texas sex offender rules
Texas rules barring sex offenders from using certain websites were thrown into jeopardy Monday morning after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a similar statute in North Carolina violates the First Amendment.
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Public Education
Gov. Abbott signs bill that seeks to end “lunch shaming”
One of the most surprisingly contentious measures of the legislative session — ending “lunch shaming” for Texas public school students — was signed into law Thursday.
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Economy
Texas taps private vendor to manage first state-run gold depository in U.S.
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced Wednesday that his office had picked an Austin-based company to build and operate the first state-administered gold depository in the country and that it could open as early as January.
