The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Texas General Land Office proposed a massive levee system for the Houston area in late October that would cost as much as $20 billion. It’s part of a larger plan to protect the state’s coastline from hurricane storm surge.
2018
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TribCast
TribCast: Beto for President?
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Shannon and Edgar about the Beto O’Rourke and Julián Castro presidential buzz, civil asset forfeiture in Texas and politicians wining and dining in Texas universities’ football suites.
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Congress
U.S. House passes farm bill to relief of Texas farmers, SNAP proponents
Republican Texans in Congress were disappointed the $867 billion package didn’t include stricter work requirements for SNAP recipients. But they cheered passage because the bill provides financial certainty for the state’s farmers.
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Congress
Texas border-area officials could get a funding boost to help ID human remains
The Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2018 would allow border counties to apply for federal grants to help identify bodies of undocumented immigrants.
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Politics
Julián Castro forms presidential exploratory committee, sets Jan. 12 announcement
The former U.S. housing secretary and San Antonio mayor took another step toward a 2020 presidential run Wednesday.
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Blowout: Inside America's energy gamble
The U.S. is helping the natural gas industry make a profit — at the expense of the environment
The U.S. government has become a pitchman for the natural gas industry. That could raise profits — and temperatures.
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Criminal Justice
Is “revenge porn” protected free speech? Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to weigh in.
A state appeals court ruled Texas’ “revenge porn” law unconstitutional. Now, the state’s highest criminal court will decide.
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Analysis: Beto O’Rourke and the biggest no-experience-required job in America
The Texas congressman, fresh off a loss in a U.S. Senate race, is on almost everyone’s list of potential Democratic presidential candidates. It’s not his resume that put him on those hotlists.
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Texas Elections 2018
State Rep. Carol Alvarado wins special election to replace Sylvia Garcia in Texas Senate
The Houston Democrat narrowly avoided a runoff Tuesday night as unofficial results showed she prevailed in the special election to succeed ex-state Sen. Sylvia Garcia.
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Criminal Justice
Convicted murderer Alvin Braziel executed for killing Mesquite man and raping his wife
Braziel’s attorneys failed to secure a delay in the execution after last-minute argument that prosecutorial conduct tainted his trail. He was the 13th and final inmate Texas put to death this year.