Half of Texans say they’d vote to approve $2 billion in additional water infrastructure financing this November, according to a new University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll.
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Newsreel: Davis Hits the Road, Cornyn Strikes Back
This week in the Texas Weekly Newsreel: Wendy Davis starts traveling the state, Rick Perry hits the road, too (for water funding), and John Cornyn wants the Tea Party to know he’s right there with them.
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Interactive: Campaign Finance Analyzer — Water Texas PAC
Well over half of the money raised so far by the Water Texas PAC came from heavy contractors, Dow Chemical Co. and Energy Future Holdings/Luminant. Use our analyzer to take a closer look at the donors.
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Newsreel: Water, the Other Perry and Davis
This week in the Texas Weekly Newsreel: Gov. Rick Perry and others are traveling the state encouraging voters to approve water funding, first lady Anita Perry makes news with her views on abortion and Wendy Davis makes if official.
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Zebra Mussels Threaten Central Texas Reservoirs
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has confirmed the presence of invasive zebra mussels in Belton Lake, and experts worry the species could jeopardize the water supply in Central Texas towns.
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TribLive: Huffman and Ritter on Proposition 6
On Oct. 1, I talked about the coming constitutional referendum on funding the state water plan with Laura Huffman, state director of The Nature Conservancy of Texas, and state Rep. Allan Ritter, R-Nederland, the chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee.
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Perry Visits San Angelo to Push Water Plan Funding
UPDATED: San Angelo’s O.C. Fisher Reservoir, which after years of persistent drought is completely dry, served as the backdrop for Gov. Rick Perry’s remarks Wednesday in support of a constitutional amendment to use $2 billion from the Rainy Day Fund toward water-planning initiatives.
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Week Reveals That a Gap Remains When It Comes to Climate Change
Days after scientists unveiled a report predicting serious consequences tied to global warming, state officials debated whether the phenomenon is human-induced and whether they can do anything about it.
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Liveblog: Environment at The Texas Tribune Festival
We’re liveblogging this weekend from The Texas Tribune Festival’s Environment track, which features panel discussions on the West fertilizer plant explosion, water, the future of parks and the fight over climate change.
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TribLive: Larson and Puente on Proposition 6
On September 24, I talked about the coming constitutional referendum on funding the state water plan with state Rep. Lyle Larson, R-San Antonio, and former state Rep. Robert Puente, D-San Antonio, the president and CEO of the San Antonio Water System.
