Texas leaders weren’t always so skeptical about climate change. But the state’s rightward shift, coupled with a booming oil and gas economy, have changed the tenor of the debate. This story was produced in collaboration with The World.
Economy
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Series: Disdain for Regulation Sparked a “Miracle” Economy
Revisit The Texas Tribune’s four-part Hurting for Work series, led by reporter Jay Root, on how the state’s anti-regulatory climate fueled a “Texas miracle” economy — while tearing down protections for the workers who built it.
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Supreme Court Declines to Review “Pole Tax”
The Texas Supreme Court will not review whether a $5-per-patron fee at live nude entertainment clubs is an occupation tax in disguise, letting stand a ruling that found alcohol-serving strip clubs must pay up when it comes to the “pole tax.”
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Audit Finds School Districts Grant Tax Breaks With Little Oversight
A state audit released Friday found weak oversight and some conflicts of interests at school districts that approve large property tax breaks for businesses.
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Report: EPA Power Plan Would Save Texas Water
As state regulators fret about how President Obama’s effort to combat climate change would affect the Texas power grid, a new study says the rules would save the state billions of gallons of water annually.
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Consultants Get a Cut of State Incentive Deals
California has stopped letting companies pay consultants a commission based on the size of tax cut and incentive packages they help land. Texas has no such restriction.
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Texas Beef Council Turns Focus to Younger Eaters
To attract young families, the Texas Beef Council is turning to food and recipe apps, its website and tailored cooking events.
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TribuneFest: The Shale Boom and the Texas Economy
At our 10/31 symposium on the impact of the shale boom on Texas, I talked economic transformation with Midland Mayor Jerry Morales, San Antonio Mayor Ivy Taylor, UTSA’s Thomas Tunstall and Don Tymrak, the city manager of Karnes City.
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TribuneFest: How to Keep the Shale Boom Booming
At our 10/31 symposium on the impact of the shale boom on Texas, Jim Malewitz talked with state Rep. Jim Keffer, R-Eastland, and Texas Railroad Commissoner Barry Smitherman about what it will take to keep the boom booming.
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An Unvarnished Interview With T. Boone Pickens
The legendary oilman reflects on plunging oil prices, cranky folks in Denton and silly congressmen.
