Back to Basics PAC went on television today with a new ad attacking Gov. Rick Perry for allowing home insurance rates to skyrocket.
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Politics
Is the Governor’s Race Really Tied?
A poll released Tuesday shows the Texas governor’s race in a virtual dead heat. Conducted by the GOP firm Hill Research Consultants, it has Rick Perry leading Bill White 42 percent to 41 percent, with 14 percent undecided. Other polls this summer, however, have shown the governor with a much larger lead. Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune reports.
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Energy
Battle Lines: Fighting the Power
Texas already harvests more wind power than any state in the nation, bringing the promise of clean energy to millions of homes and businesses. Trouble is, getting that power from remote, windy West Texas to the big cities requires a massive, $5 billion network of transmission lines — which property owners in the Hill County and elsewhere don’t want in their back yards. As construction gets under way on the new lines, an army of lawyers and angry landowners is working to stymie the state’s renewable energy plans. Part one of a three-part series.
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Energy
Sounding Off on EPA Regulation
Texans are being asked to sound off as the Environmental Protection Agency considers regulating the dumping of coal ash. A public hearing on the issue will be held later today in Dallas. David Martin Davies of Texas Public Radio reports.
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Energy
There Goes the Sun
In the tiny outpost of Marfa, residents who opposed the build-out of a massive solar power plant can thank the languishing economy for putting the project on hold. Tessera Solar has scotched plans to erect 1,000 three-story mirrored satellite dishes until further notice.
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Energy
Coal Hard Cash
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Energy announced more than half a billion dollars in funding for “clean coal” projects across the country. As Nathan Bernier of KUT News reports, a sizable chunk of that federal spending will land right here in Texas.
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T-Squared
T-Squared: My Q&A With “Al-Qaeda”
Last week, the Trib presented the Texas premiere of My Trip to Al-Qaeda, a new documentary that aired on HBO tonight. After the screening, I interviewed the filmmakers, director Alex Gibney and author and journalist (and Austinite) Lawrence Wright.
