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Earlier this week the state house Committee of Land and Resource Management heard invited testimony on the state of eminent domain in Texas.
Why didn’t Groat disclose his financial ties in the study? And did he fail to tell anyone at the University about it?
Farmers and ranchers will be allowed to graze cattle and grow hay on land typically reserved for conservation under an initiative announced by the US Department of Agriculture on Monday. US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack told reporters that the move aims to increase the food supply for cattle in parts of the country gripped […]
The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Lisa Jackson www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor & Satire Blog Video Archive It was a line of questioning straight out of the Barry Smitherman for Railroad Commission of Texas campaign last night on the faux news show ‘Colbert Report.’ Lisa Jackson, Administrator of the […]
The Railroad Commission of Texas, which, despite its name, actually oversees oil and gas drilling in the state, enacted a new “revolving door” policy this week. Up until now, the commission had followed what’s already in the state employee ethics handbook. The new rules, proposed by commission chair Barry Smitherman, take things a bit further. “Adopting this policy […]
Last week, a Travis County district judge ruled in favor of a bunch of kids suing the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Three environmentally-minded minors and a young adult argued that Texas’ air should be protected under the public trust doctrine much like Texas’ water, and the Judge agreed. In 2011, the youths drafted a […]
Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images On a certain level, you have to feel a bit of sympathy for the Texas grid, managed by the Electric Reliablity Council of Texas (ERCOT). It’s a well-known fact that there isn’t enough power in the state to meet the grid’s guidelines. The group behind the grid would like […]
Ranchers across Texas are talking.
Armendariz oversaw the EPA in Texas during a tense era in the state’s relationship with the federal agency.
Texas schoolchildren learn the legend surrounding the letters “GTT.” This abbreviation for “Gone to Texas” allegedly became a common sight on the doors of people who had left their homes in search of opportunity in Texas during the mid-nineteenth century. People may no longer be posting the signs, but the sentiment couldn’t be more timely. A […]
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