The Brief: Oct. 28, 2014
Monday night was a big one for a pair of Texas politicos who were both given a national stage from which to galvanize support among their respective voter bases. Full Story
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The Brief: Oct. 27, 2014
Border security and immigration top the list of concerns in Texas, according to the most recent University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Full Story
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New in Trib+Water: Disappearing Rural Lands
In this week's edition of the Trib+Water newsletter: Texas is losing more rural land than any other state, the cost of water is rising and an interview with Kent Satterwhite, general manager of the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority. Full Story
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Oil Price Tremors Not Rattling Texas. Yet.
A steep drop in crude oil prices threatens to slow drilling in some U.S. oilfields, but officials in Texas' hottest shale plays say they're not worried. Full Story
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Texas on Lonely Side of Battle Over Ozone Science
Most scientists believe less ozone pollution in the air Americans breathe would make people healthier. Texas' environmental regulators disagree. Full Story
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As Election Draws Near, Fracking Fight Puts Denton in Spotlight
A ballot initiative to ban fracking in Denton has put the North Texas city at the center of a nationwide debate over the safety of drilling, the money it produces and the role cities play in regulating it. As Election Day nears, the fight is growing fiercer. Full Story
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The Brief: Oct. 21, 2014
Here are some dispatches from around the state on the first day of early voting. Full Story
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First Wind, Now Gas: Tax Breaks Face Scrutiny
UPDATED: After calling for an end to subsidies for wind energy production, the Texas comptroller has released a report studying Texas’ largest incentive for natural gas producers. Full Story
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Austin City Council Plan for Renewable Energy at Odds With Utility
The Austin City Council has called for a dramatic expansion in solar power generation, earning accolades from environmental advocates. But the city-owned utility, Austin Energy, has balked at the proposal. Full Story
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The Brief: Oct. 17, 2014
A lingering fight over a failed petition drive aimed at the city of Houston's equal rights ordinance boiled over this week as subpoenas issued against area pastors allied with the petition effort drew the ire of conservative leaders. Full Story
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Harris County Seeks Accounting for Decades of Wastewater Pollution
Houston officials say state regulators did little about dioxin pollution, so they're suing three companies themselves and asking for billions of dollars in fines. Full Story
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Video: A Revenue Stream or a Cause for Concern?
Hundreds of Texas landowners have already agreed to sell their groundwater for projects supplying growing cities with water. But other landowners worry that selling such rights will hurt the local sustainability of a finite resource. Full Story
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The Brief: Oct. 16, 2014
Wednesday amounted to a daylong series of body blows to those who thought that authorities had things under control in the response to the diagnosis of Ebola in Dallas. Full Story
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Judge OKs Millions in Bonuses at Bankrupt Energy Future Holdings
Rejecting a bankruptcy monitor's objections, a Delaware federal district judge on Wednesday said Texas' largest power company can pay its executives up to $20 million in bonuses. Full Story
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The Brief: Oct. 15, 2014
Tuesday turned into a topsy turvy day in the federal courts for the state of Texas with the voter ID law conserved for the Nov. 4 general election but a new delay placed on enforcing the new abortion law. Full Story
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Utility Regulators See Rise in Complaints, Analysis Says
Texans in 2014 complained more about their electricity service than in the previous fiscal year, reversing a trend of growing satisfaction, according to a new analysis. Full Story
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Texas Sees Significant Decline in Rural Land
Texas is losing more farm, ranch and forest land than any other state, according to recent data. That has implications for water resources, which scientists say are better retained by undeveloped land. Use these maps to see the changes for individual counties. Full Story
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The Brief: Oct. 13, 2014
Confirmation came Sunday afternoon that a second person has been diagnosed with the Ebola virus in Dallas. Full Story
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Texans Coming to Grips With Rising Water Costs
Water and sewer bills are going up substantially across Texas and in many other places around the country as utilities struggle to maintain aging infrastructure, deal with drought or come to grips with the rising costs of a scarce resource while searching for new supplies. Full Story
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Conservationists Clash as Bayous' Banks Wash Away
As the banks of many of Texas' rivers and bayous crumble and erode, a debate is raging among conservationists: Should they engineer a change or let nature take its course? Full Story
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