Texas will adopt stricter energy efficiency requirements for new buildings, the State Energy Conservation Office announced today. They will go into effect in 2011 and 2012.
Griffin Perry
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Ads Infinitum: Perry Goes After “Cap & Trade” [Updated]
Gov. Rick Perry’s latest web ad sits challenger Bill White next to someone he might not want to be pictured with right now — Barack Obama.
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State Government
The Pollution Wars
Since last week’s announcement that the EPA is getting tough on Texas, the state and the feds have been going at it. But does alll the hubbub mean that the air we breathe is dangerous?
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State Government
The Weekly Tribcast Episode 31
In this week’s TribCast, Ross, Evan, Ben and Reeve discuss the summer political fundraising season, TxDOT’s audit, how population projections will impact into redistricting and the politics of pollution.
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State Government
TribBlog: Perry Takes a Knee [Updated]
Gov. Rick Perry’s having knee surgery on Friday. In an e-mail sent out this afternoon, Dana Parish, deputy finance director for Texans for Rick Perry, notified supporters that a campaign event had been rescheduled because of the impending surgery.
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Criminal Justice
The Brief: June 2, 2010
The Fort Hood shooter made his first courtroom appearance Tuesday, but a trial, the military court decided, won’t happen until October.
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Public Education
TribBlog: Still Not Racing to the Top [Updated]
Gov. Rick Perry wasn’t interested in federal “Race to the Top” money before — and he isn’t now, either.
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Economy
TribBlog: The 10 Percent Solution
Fresh off of asking for five percent cuts from state agencies and actually approving $1.2 billion of what was proposed, the state’s top three leaders are asking for ten percent cuts in the amounts the agencies will be seeking next time the Legislature meets.
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Politics
The Polling Center: Bill White’s “Everywhere Else” Problem
Bill White’s problem is an “everywhere else” problem, which is only partly rural in nature.
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University of Texas/Texas Tribune Polls
We Like It Better Here
A majority of Texans believe the state is on the right track, while a plurality thinks the country is on the wrong track, according to a new University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
