Full video of our 4/13 conversation at Sul Ross State University in Alpine with state Rep. Poncho Nevárez, D-Eagle Pass, and state Sen. Carlos Uresti, D-San Antonio.
Carlos “Charlie” Uresti
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A Familiar Uresti-Madla Ballot In San Antonio
The upcoming face-off between state Sen. Carlos Uresti of San Antonio and Helen Madla, the widow of the senator Uresti defeated in 2006, flips the script on a storied battle between two prominent San Antonio families.
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Energy
2015 Tribune Festival: Audio From the Energy Track
The Energy track at The 2015 Texas Tribune Festival featured panel discussions on the state’s drilling industry and the state of the electric grid. We also featured a one-on-one interview with Railroad Commissioner Christi Craddick.
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Upcoming San Antonio Rally Key to Clinton’s National Strategy
Hillary Clinton’s visit to San Antonio later this week will kick off a concerted outreach to Latino voters nationally. But supporters say the campaign is also hoping to run the table in the Texas primary in March.
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Economy
Despite Early Momentum, Energy Legislation Flames Out at End of Session
Who killed the House and Senate’s top energy bills? Their autopsy evokes the names of T. Boone Pickens and Koch Industries and involves plenty of squabbling between the chambers.
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Liveblog: Energy at The Texas Tribune Festival
We’re liveblogging the sessions from the 2014 Texas Tribune Festival’s Energy track. The sessions include panels on the state’s power grid, the potential impact of energy reform in Mexico on Texas, the debate over hydraulic fracturing and a deeper look at the state’s drilling boom.
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State Government
In Lawsuit, County Raises Caution Sign Over New Road Funding Program
LaSalle County, which is in the heart of the Eagle Ford Shale, has sued the Texas Department of Transportation over a $225 million grant program aimed at repairing roads damaged by oilfield traffic.
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The Brief: Nov. 27, 2013
The Obama administration said on Tuesday it is taking action to curtail the growing influence of “dark money” in U.S. politics.
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The Evening Brief: Nov. 8, 2013
Your evening reading: Anderson gets jail time; Perry releases national TV ad amid Iowa trip; pro-Hillary Clinton PAC raises $100,000 in San Antonio fundraiser
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Liveblog: Energy at The Texas Tribune Festival
We liveblogged The 2013 Texas Tribune Festival’s Energy track, which featured panel discussions on regulation, the shale boom, energy efficiency and the fight over electricity. Read the highlights here.
