Former state Rep. Wayne Christian, a Republican, notched an easy victory Tuesday in the race for Texas railroad commissioner.
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Report takes the wind out of Texas’ reputation as renewable powerhouse
Texas touts its wind power production, but a new report suggests that the state doesn’t utilize that energy, with around 10 percent of the energy on the grid coming from wind turbines.
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New in Trib+Water: Mermaids revived in San Marcos
In this week’s edition of the Trib+Water newsletter: The longtime attractions at Aquarena Springs are being revived, satellite images show the impact of a Texas flood and an interview with John Nielsen-Gammon, the Texas State Climatologist.
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Texas getting $190 million as judge signs VW deal
VW is atoning for its massive emissions scandal in a $15 billion settlement. A federal judge formally signed off on the deal Tuesday.
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Petroleum engineer lifts Libertarian hopes in Railroad Commission race
Mark Miller, a Libertarian running for Railroad Commission, is gaining an unusual amount of attention in a turbulent election cycle, leaving his party hopeful that it can make a splash in a statewide race.
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New in Trib+Water: Inside the bottled water craze
In this week’s edition of the Trib+Water newsletter: A look at the surge in the market for bottled water, using underground reservoirs to manage water shortages and an interview with Gabe Collins and Hilmar Blumberg.
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Paxton sues Brownsville over fee on plastic bags
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the city of Brownsville, calling its $1 bag fee an “illegal sales tax.”
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Houston Hurricane Protection Plan Still in Limbo
Researchers and scientists are at odds about how to protect the Houston Ship Channel, and Texas legislators will try again to reach a consensus in 2017.
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New in Trib+Water: Groundwater Pumping Health Risks?
In this week’s edition of the Trib+Water newsletter: New information points to health risks by cities that pump groundwater, reservoirs could be contributing significant amounts of methane gas and an interview with Stuart Henry, former Sierra Club attorney.
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EPA Proposes to Remove Long-Festering Toxic Waste Near San Jacinto River
Federal environmental regulators have proposed to remove 202,000 cubic yards of toxic waste that has festered for more than half a century along the San Jacinto River.
