Despite its internationally renowned successes in water conservation, San Antonio is still struggling to quench its thirst amid explosive growth. Will its search for new water supplies risk its reputation as a green city?
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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Straus Appoints Members to Water Committees
House Speaker Joe Straus has appointed state Reps. Allan Ritter, Drew Darby and Eddie Lucio III to serve on the comittee that will oversee the spending of $2 billion in water financing that voters approved last November.
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Will the Real Democrat for Ag Commish Please Stand Up?
Also, Burnam has not yet begun to fight and Villalba gets on the Straus train early.
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Energy
Lesser Prairie Chicken Listed as Threatened
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Thursay that the lesser prairie chicken will be listed as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act, potentially affecting economic development activity in five states, including Texas.
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Democratic Ag Commish Candidate Voted as Republican
While the Texas Democratic Party has lambasted Kinky Friedman in the race for agriculture commissioner, suggesting he isn’t a real Democrat, it appears his opponent, Jim Hogan, has voted mostly in Republican primaries.
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Energy
Galveston Bay Oil Spill Threatens the Area’s Lucrative Fishing Industry
While the most compelling scenes of devastation from the oil spill in Galveston Bay have been above the water, scientists and fishermen worry about the underwater ecosystem that feeds a multibillion-dollar industry.
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Galveston Bay Spill Presents Grave Risks
With no end in sight to containing a spill that may have dumped 150,000 gallons of fuel oil into Galveston Bay on Saturday, the hit to Texas’ economy and environment is already huge — and sure to grow.
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Houston’s Bold Recycling Plan: No More Separating
The city of Houston, which recycles only 6 percent of the waste it collects, has a new idea to improve that figure: Eliminate that extra blue bin altogether.
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For the First Time, Farm Bureau Won’t Endorse in Ag Race
The Texas Farm Bureau, one of the state’s largest and most powerful agricultural lobbying organizations, will not endorse a candidate for agriculture commissioner in May’s runoff election.
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Energy
States’ Plan to Save Rare Bird Stirs Debate in Texas
Environmental officials in five states, including Texas, say interest in a plan to save the lesser prairie chicken should persuade the federal government not to list the bird as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act.