Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday said he had appointed Houston’s Jeff Brown to an open spot on the Texas Supreme Court. Brown, a former state district judge, is currently a justice on Houston’s 14th Court of Appeals.
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Energy
Researchers: Texas Not Ready for Next Hurricane
Five years after Hurricane Ike slammed into the Texas Gulf Coast, researchers suggest the region may actually be more vulnerable to future storms than it was before, as its population and industry continue to grow without new safeguards.
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Energy
Austin Gets High Marks for Energy-Efficient Policies
Austin is among the large U.S. cities doing the most to conserve energy, according to a study released Tuesday by a national group that promotes energy efficiency.
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Houston Voters Will Have Big Say on Water Plan
Voters in Houston, where the lawns are greener and the water restrictions are still voluntary, will have an outsize impact on November’s constitutional amendment on water.
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Politics
The Brief: Sept. 12, 2013
The gay rights debate that sparked a bitter fight in San Antonio this summer may soon be moving to Houston.
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Health care
Video: Veterans to Gain More Access to Mental Health Services
The people who make up the Military Veteran Peer Network have overcome mental illness — or at least learned to manage it — and have made it their mission to show fellow veterans a healthy way out of their mental troubles.
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Criminal Justice
Complaint: Legislator Illegally Released Inmate’s Disciplinary Record
The Travis County district attorney’s office’s Public Integrity Unit is reviewing evidence that suggests a state lawmaker illegally released an inmate’s disciplinary file to a victims’ rights advocate in an effort to prevent a high-profile convicted murderer’s release from prison.
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Politics
Texas Ports of Entry Tapped for Federal Pilot Program
Key ports of entry on the Texas-Mexico border are among those that have been selected for a pilot program that allows local governments to enter into public-private partnerships with Customs and Border Protection.
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State Government
Two Decades On, Turner Holds Sway in the House
Throughout his 24 years in the Texas House, state Rep. Sylvester Turner, D-Houston, has taken a pragmatic approach to politics, maintaining close ties with Republican leaders if it means a seat at the negotiating table.
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Leo Linbeck Jr., TLR Co-founder, Dead at 78
Leo Linbeck Jr., the Houston construction magnate who co-founded Texans for Lawsuit Reform to transform the state’s tort laws and promoted the idea of replacing the income tax with a sales tax, died Saturday morning.
