Also, former Dallas Mayor Laura Miller has left the company behind the Texas Clean Energy Project, the “clean coal” power plant projected to be built in West Texas.
Jim Malewitz
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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After Appeals Court Ruling Against Texas Voter ID Law, Now What?
Here is what you need to know about Wednesday’s complicated appeals court ruling that Texas’ voter identification law discriminates against minority groups.
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State Government
Texas Voter ID Law Violates Voting Rights Act, Court Rules
Texas’ voter identification law violates the U.S. law prohibiting racial discrimination in elections, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.
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Economy
Texas Gets Boost in New Mexico Water Fight
Three years after Texas filed a complaint in the U.S. Supreme Court alleging that New Mexican farmers were illegally curbing the Rio Grande’s flow into Texas, the justices appear closer to taking up the challenge.
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Abbott Fundraising Machine Rolls On, Has $28.6M Banked
Also, potential vice presidential candidate Julián Castro makes keynote address on Latino issues in D.C. with Hillary Clinton set to make her choice in the next few days.
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Energy
Sinkhole Warnings Don’t Faze West Texas
A recent study has thrust the Wink Sinks — two breathtaking sinkholes in Winkler County which have long been objects of fear and fascination — into the national spotlight.
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Economy
Texas Regulator Wants to Make Shopping for Electricity Easier
Donna Nelson, who chairs the Texas Public Utility Commission, is trying to crack down on deceptive electricity providers and make it easier for Texans to shop for electricity.
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War of Words Over Proposed Nuclear Fuel Waste Site Heats Up
Anti-nuclear groups seize on missing information in license application from Waste Control Specialists, which says it’s normal to add information to a complex, voluminous application.
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Criminal Justice
State Might Let Homeowners Sign Away Right to Sue Insurers
Texas Insurance Commissioner David Mattax heard public testimony Wednesday on whether his department should allow insurers to offer lower rates for homeowners who agree to settle disputes through a mandatory mediation-arbitration process — effectively signing away their right to sue.
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Criminal Justice
Ken Paxton’s “Family Friends” Help Foot Legal Bill, Disclosure Shows
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton accepted more than $329,000 earmarked for his legal defense from wealthy donors and “family friends,” according to a newly released financial disclosure statement.