Key meetings and events over the coming weeks.
State Government
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Ranchers Frustrated By Water Spills from Oil Fields
Overflow from fracking ponds in oil fields have become a problem from neighboring ranchers who discover that there is no clear regulation for the problem.
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Event: SWIFT Funding Workshop on Water Conservation Projects
A SWIFT funding workshop on water conservation projects will be held in Grapevine on June 23.
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The Q&A: Tim Loftus
In this week’s Q&A, we interview Tim Loftus, a faculty member in the Department of Geography at Texas State University and chair in water conservation at the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment.
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Texas Water Safari Postponed Until June 25
The annual Texas Water Safari, billed as the nation’s toughest canoe race, has been postponed until June 25 because of the flooding conditions of the past two weeks.
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Spring Lake Adds New Exhibit on Native American History
Ongoing research and archeological discoveries relating to Native American history in the area around Spring Lake will become part of a new exhibit at Discovery Hall.
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Health care
Lawsuit Won, Texas Moves to Cut Children’s Therapy Programs
Texas is finally poised to move forward with budget cuts to a pediatric therapy program for children with disabilities, but opponents of the cuts have vowed to continue putting up a fight.
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For Transgender Boy, Bathroom Fight Just Silly
In a largely conservative, suburban Houston enclave with perfectly manicured front lawns, Benjamin Elder’s ordinary personal preferences are, in a way, small victories for a family striving for a sense of normalcy.
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The Brief: The STAAR Test Takes a Turn in the Hot Seat
Amid highly publicized technical glitches, a commission looking at the future of standardized testing decides against proposing elimination — for now — of the student accountability measure.
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Analysis: Reaction to Patrick’s Tweet is Based on a History of Hostility
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is under fire for his comments after the shootings in a gay nightclub in Orlando, and he can only blame himself. His problem isn’t his intent; his problem is that his other actions of late made his critics’ worst suspicions plausible.
