It may be a bad year for hunters: The number of wild turkeys, quail and even squirrels will be down due to one of the worst droughts in state history. One bright spot is that feral hogs, a statewide nuisance, will also decrease.
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Across Texas, Athletic Fields Suffer in Drought
As one of the worst droughts in Texas history intensifies, a notable if lesser worry is the condition of athletic fields. Some fields are getting patchy already, and a summer of 90 or 100 degree temperatures still lies ahead.
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Wildfires, Burn Bans Rage Across Texas
So far this year, the Texas Forest Service has responded to roughly 1,500 wildfires across Texas, the damage of which spreads across 2.5 million acres, according to our interactive map. And burn bans are spreading just as fast.
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Llano Ponders a Future When a River No Longer Runs Through It
The small Central Texas town of Llano, entirely dependent on a river that’s now only a trickle, is facing potentially draconian water restrictions. And it’s not alone. If rain doesn’t come soon, more cities could too.
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TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
An Everybody-in-the-Pool effort on what’s left to do in the special session, Ramshaw on a doozy of a congressional race shaping up, Aguilar on the debate over sanctuary cities and other immigration proposals, M. Smith on the state’s used-up Rainy Day Fund, Grissom on efforts to kick the special interests out of an insurance fight, Dehn and Tan on whether the special session helps or hurts the governor’s national ambitions, Galbraith and KUT Radio team up for a series on the long-term outlook for Central Texas water, Aaronson on government attempts to balance openness and privacy with data releases, yours truly on Amazon’s run at a sales tax break, and Hamilton on an ethnic gap in higher education: The best of our best from June 20 to 24, 2011.
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The Midday Brief: June 24, 2011
House Speaker Joe Straus knocks down the TSA “anti-groping” bill. Are voters ready for another Texan in the White House? News of the “tepid” response to Perry’s NALEO speech spreads inside the Beltway.
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Energy
Audio: Water Needs of Proposed Coal Plant Spark Debate
Plans to build a coal plant called the White Stallion Energy Center near Bay City have stirred controversy, as residents near and far worry about air pollution and the huge amounts of water needed to operate the plant.
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Proposed Coal Plant’s Water Plan Stirs Debate
Plans to build a coal plant called the White Stallion Energy Center near Bay City have stirred considerable controversy, as residents near and far worry about air pollution and the huge amounts of water needed to operate the plant.
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Energy
Audio: For Texas Rice Farmers, Livelihoods At Stake in Water Talks
Rice farmers in Southeast Texas are braced to receive less water in the future, amid growing demand from cities.
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Rice Farmers’ Livelihoods at Stake in Water Battle
Despite the drought, rice fields in Southeast Texas are emerald green this time of year, thanks to water released from two reservoirs hundreds of miles up the Colorado River. But the rice growers fear for their future, as water restrictions tighten.