Mayor Mike Rawlings blames former pension administration for a “grave breach of trust,” but it’s unclear who is the target of the state inquiry.
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Law lets local governments, businesses support ports of entry
A cross-border trade bill designed to beef up staffing at the ports of entry on Texas’ southern border has been signed by the president.
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Economy
Billions in pension shortfalls threatening Texas cities’ budgets
A recent report identified Dallas and Houston as having among the highest pension shortfalls among local governments in the country.
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Economy
Texas lawmakers set a spending cap they likely won’t reach
The Legislative Budget Board picked 8 percent as the growth rate in the state’s two-year budget, capping how much lawmakers can spend in next year’s legislative session. Lawmakers say the state doesn’t have enough money to reach that cap.
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Texans fear Trump’s highways plan will create more toll roads
The president-elect’s proposals to expand and fix up U.S. highways seem to be a recipe for more toll roads. Texans from both parties hope to change that.
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Criminal Justice
Texas judge blocks overtime rule challenged by Paxton, others
A federal judge in Sherman has blocked a White House effort to make millions more workers eligible for overtime pay, handing a victory to Texas and 20 other states that had challenged the new Labor Department rule.
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Economy
Photos: Denmark town hopes today’s solar energy will pay off tomorrow
A small town in southern Denmark has found a highly efficient way to heat its homes: by capturing and storing energy from the sun. This is part of a series about global and local efforts to conserve energy and limit pollution through energy efficiency.
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This energy technology gets no respect at all — but it’s cutting carbon
Sometimes called the “Rodney Dangerfield” of the energy industry, the district energy concept has fueled Denmark’s shift from fossil fuels. Energy efficiency advocates want to encourage more district energy projects in Texas.
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Economy
1 energy crisis, 2 futures: How Denmark and Texas answered a challenge
Facing the Arab oil embargo of the 1970s, Denmark shifted from fossil fuels. Texas responded differently. Here’s a look at how things went for each.
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HUD gives Dallas deadline to prove millions were properly spent on affordable housing
The federal agency began asking questions about how Dallas housing officials steered funds after a city audit concluded that “incomplete” record keeping made it impossible to confirm rules were followed.