U.S. Sen. John Cornyn has filed legislation to expedite a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers study that will determine how best to protect the Houston region from a devastating hurricane.
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Energy
Report: Texas Industrial Plants Spewing Pollutants Illegally
Hundreds of industrial facilities across Texas are illegally spewing millions of pounds of toxic pollutants into the air each year when they break down or perform maintenance, according to a new report.
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Criminal Justice
Texas Cities See Crime Rates Dropping
Crime rates in Texas cities fell more over the past two years than in other cities across the nation, a new study finds.
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Cruz on Trump’s Take on “Bathroom Law”: Have We Gone Nuts?
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz laced into Donald Trump Thursday morning in Maryland for the billionaire’s suggestion that North Carolina should back down from a law that says individuals must use the public restroom that corresponds with one’s birth certificate gender.
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Economy
Years Later, Benefits from State Subsidy to Chevron Hard to Find
Texas announced in 2013 it was giving Chevron millions of dollars toward building a new office tower and creating 1,752 jobs. More than two years later, the site of the building remains a grassy lot and Chevron has laid off hundreds of workers.
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Energy
Lawmakers Pledge Support for Hurricane Plan
Meeting for only the second time in two years, a panel of Texas lawmakers pledged financial and political support to efforts at developing a plan to protect the Houston-Galveston region from a devastating storm surge.
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Energy
New Houston Hurricane Plan Stirs the Pot
A new proposal to protect the Houston area from hurricanes is reigniting controversy — and potentially diminishing the odds that a consensus will emerge anytime soon on the best plan to safeguard the nation’s fifth-largest metropolitan area.
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Transportation
Uber to Leave Third Texas City Over Background Check Laws
Corpus Christi will be the third city Uber has left this year in response to local laws. In February, the company ceased operations in Galveston and Midland after the cities voted to enact background-check requirements.
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Protecting the Coast
Hell and High Water: Risks Grow for Low-Lying Cities in Houston Region
Several experts worry that the low-lying residential areas in the Houston region are now more vulnerable to storms. Read more in our “Hell and High Water” project, done in collaboration with ProPublica.
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Energy
Reveal Radio: A Monster Storm in the Making
What could happen if a major storm hit the Houston region in just the right spot? This episode of Reveal looks at that worst-case scenario. This program is done in collaboration with The Texas Tribune and ProPublica, which co-produced the “Hell and High Water” multimedia project.
