The once-obscure General Land Office has gained national attention now that George P. Bush, nephew of former president George W. Bush, wants to run it.
Neena Satija
Neena Satija worked at the Tribune from 2013 to 2019. She was an investigative reporter and radio producer for the Tribune and Reveal, a public radio program from the Center for Investigative Reporting. Previously, she was the environment reporter at the Tribune. A native of the Washington, D.C. area, she graduated from Yale University in 2011, and then worked for the New Haven Independent, the Connecticut Mirror, and WNPR/Connecticut Public Radio. She has also been a regular contributor to National Public Radio. As an East Coast transplant she is particularly thrilled with Austin tacos and warm weather.
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Texas on Lonely Side of Battle Over Ozone Science
Most scientists believe less ozone pollution in the air Americans breathe would make people healthier. Texas’ environmental regulators disagree.
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Energy
Austin City Council Plan for Renewable Energy at Odds With Utility
The Austin City Council has called for a dramatic expansion in solar power generation, earning accolades from environmental advocates. But the city-owned utility, Austin Energy, has balked at the proposal.
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Harris County Seeks Accounting for Decades of Wastewater Pollution
Houston officials say state regulators did little about dioxin pollution, so they’re suing three companies themselves and asking for billions of dollars in fines.
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Texas Sees Significant Decline in Rural Land
Texas is losing more farm, ranch and forest land than any other state, according to recent data. That has implications for water resources, which scientists say are better retained by undeveloped land. Use these maps to see the changes for individual counties.
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Texans Coming to Grips With Rising Water Costs
Water and sewer bills are going up substantially across Texas and in many other places around the country as utilities struggle to maintain aging infrastructure, deal with drought or come to grips with the rising costs of a scarce resource while searching for new supplies.
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Health care
Lawmakers Question “Breakdown” in Ebola Case
As the first known Ebola patient in the U.S. continued to fight for his life at a Dallas hospital, public health officials and doctors told Texas lawmakers in the state Capitol on Tuesday that an outbreak of the virus is extremely unlikely.
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After Ebola Case, Lawmakers to Examine Public Health Readiness
In the wake of what some have called a botched response to the first known case of Ebola in the United States, Texas lawmakers will meet Tuesday afternoon in Austin to examine the state’s public health infrastructure.
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Officials: More People Need “Close Monitoring” for Ebola
Fifty Dallas-area people now require close monitoring for possible contraction of the Ebola virus, state officials said Friday afternoon — up from the initial number of 18 that they had given Wednesday.
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Energy
Controversial Water Pipeline Project Moves Forward in San Antonio
San Antonio is one step closer to buying some of the most expensive water ever sold in Texas. The city’s water utility says the $3.4 billion deal is right for the growing region, but critics say it is risky and premature.
