The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a request from Texas and 19 other states to block a landmark federal rule requiring power plants to slashes emissions of mercury, acid gases and other toxic metals emissions.
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Texans Remember Late Fracking Magnate’s Impact
Those who followed the turbulent career of Aubrey McClendon called him one of the most influential Texas figures in a generation — warts and all.
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Economy
Texas Regulators Poised To Vote On Mammoth Oncor Sale to Hunts
Texas regulators are expected to reveal Thursday whether they will sign off on the Ray L. Hunt family’s $18 billion plan to purchase and reshape Oncor, the state’s largest electric utility — a decision that will resonate more than statewide.
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Gary Gates, Wayne Christian Advance to Railroad Commission Runoff
The Republican race for Texas Railroad Commission is chugging toward a runoff between Rosenberg rancher and real estate mogul Gary Gates and former state Rep. Wayne Christian.
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Texas Sues EPA Over Wilderness Haze Regulations
In the state’s first lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 2016, Texas is suing the agency for rejecting parts of a seven-year-old state proposal targeted at reducing haze in wilderness areas.
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Bernie Sanders’ Nuclear Waste Votes Divide Texas Activists
A Bernie Sanders-supported proposal from the late 1990s to dump Vermont nuclear waste in a small minority in West Texas has attracted renewed attention in the lead-up to Tuesday’s primary.
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New in Trib+Water: Those Rapidly Rising Seas
In this week’s edition of the Trib+Water newsletter: A new study suggests sea levels are rising at the fastest rate in 2,800 years, scandal-plagued Crystal City now must deal with dirty water and an interview with Samantha Fox of Ponderosa Advisers.
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Geoscientist’s Latest Experiment: Running for Statewide Office
In the Republican primary for Texas Railroad Commission, Lance Christian — a political novice — is embarking on something of an experiment: Can the agency staffer win statewide office based on scientific expertise alone?
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In Major Water Case, Win for Ranchers is Loss For Cities
The Texas Supreme Court has handed a victory to farmers, ranchers and other longstanding water rights holders by declining to take up a Brazos River case with widespread implications for future water battles.
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West Texas Drillers Asked to Cut Light Pollution
The Texas Railroad Commission is asking West Texas oil and gas operators to curb light pollution — particularly around the University of Texas’ McDonald Observatory — so astronomers can see the stars at night.