After landowners sign off on power line routes, can transmission companies install them somewhere else? The Public Utility Commission is set to consider a rancher’s complaint.
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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Railroad Commission Contest Grows Heated
Also, David Dewhurst goes on the attack, and Ted Cruz announces a big fundraising haul.
Posted inState Government
Sitton to Leave Firm If Elected Railroad Commissioner
If elected to the Railroad Commission, Ryan Sitton will step down as CEO of the oil and gas firm he and his wife founded and place its assets into a blind trust.
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Lawmakers Endorse Christian for Railroad Commissioner
A coalition of Texas lawmakers has endorsed Wayne Christian in the Republican runoff for railroad commissioner.
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Energy
Court Thwarts Sierra Club’s Challenge to Hazardous Waste
UPDATED: A state appeals court has thwarted the second of two challenges to a hazardous and low-level radioactive waste disposal site in West Texas in rulings that signal growing difficulties for those trying to scrutinize the decisions of Texas’ environmental regulators.
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Smitherman Endorses Sitton for Railroad Commissioner
Ryan Sitton has notched an endorsement from Barry Smitherman, the man he’s vying to replace on the Texas Railroad Commission.
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Keffer: On Ethics, Sitton is “Playing Roulette”
Ryan Sitton should fully respond to the ethics questions swirling around his candidacy for a spot on the Railroad Commission, a key state lawmaker says.
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Energy
Digging Up Drilling Logs, Hoping to Strike Water
As drought grips most of Texas, researchers are combing the state’s 1.5 million drilling records to map brackish water in the state’s 30 aquifers — hidden resources that could help quench the state’s long-term thirst.
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Energy
GOP Railroad Commission Hopefuls Trade Ethics Barbs
A former Texas Railroad Commission chairman is helping Ryan Sitton fight back against conflict-of-interest allegations in the Republican primary runoff for an open seat on the commission.
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TW Politics Wrap: Auto Dealers Defend Franchise Law
Also, Texans for Fiscal Responsibility’s suit against Murphy Turner & Associates wraps up with an apology.
