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  • TribWeek: In Case You Missed It

    By Evan Smith

    Tan on the budget standoff between the House and Senate, Ramsey on budget cuts that cost us money, Philpott on Hispanics and redistricting, Stiles visualizes speed limits by state, Grissom on a liberal social justice organizer who became a conservative hero, M. Smith on even more student social security numbers at risk, Ramshaw on whether family planning equals abortion, Aguilar on what circumcision has to do with citizenship, Murphy on how much Texas university adminstrators are paid, Hamilton on the latest in the higher ed reform saga and Galbraith on Texas energy lessons from the 1970s: The best of our best content from April 4 to 8, 2011. Full Story 

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  • On Energy, a Lesson for Texas From the 1970s

    By Kate Galbraith

    Unrest in the Middle East, rising oil prices and frustration with federal energy policy — for many Texans, today’s headlines must seem like déjà vu. While the situation is far less severe than the aftermath of the 1973 Arab oil embargo, the parallels are unmistakable. Full Story 

    Steam rises from the stacks at the Martin Lake Coal-Fired Power Plant in Tatum, TX March 30, 2011.
    Credit: Tom Pennington

  • Interactive: Briscoe Energy Speech: 1973

    By Matt Stiles

    This interactive document is a speech by Texas Governor Dolph Briscoe Jr., in November 1973, calls for strict energy conservation measures in the wake of the Arab oil embargo. Navigate through the highlights by selecting links in the right sidebar. Full Story 

    Former Gov. Dolph Briscoe Jr., speaks at press conference.
    Credit: Prints and Photographs Collection, Texas State Library and Archives Commission

  • Legislators Take Up the Great Plastic Bag Debate

    By Kate Galbraith

    This week, committees in both chambers heard testimony about bills to encourage recycling of plastic grocery bags. But environmentalists fear that the legislation would prevent local communities from banning plastic bags altogether, as three Texas cities have done. Full Story 

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  • In Texas, an Upside to Higher Gas Prices

    By Gretch Sanders

    Oil prices hit $100 per barrel last month for the first time since 2008, and prices have continued to rise. But as Gretch Sanders of KUT News reports, paying more at the pump might not be bad news for Texas. Full Story 

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    Credit: Illustration by Todd Wiseman

  • TribWeek: In Case You Missed It

    By Evan Smith

    M. Smith on the continuing controversy over Beaumont's school administrators, Tan on the deepening divide over the consequences of the House budget, Hamilton on the latest in the fight over higher ed accountability, Grissom on young inmates in adult prisons, Aguilar on the voter ID end game, Tan and Hasson's Rainy Day Fund infographic, Ramsey on the coming conflict over school district reserves, M. Smith and Aguilar on Laredo ISD's missing Social Security numbers, Galbraith on environmental regulators bracing for budget cuts and Ramshaw on greater scrutiny of neonatal intensive care units: The best of our best content from March 21 to 25, 2011. Full Story 

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  • Railroad Commission Clears Gas Driller of Harming Water

    By Kate Galbraith

    In a meeting this morning punctuated by harsh denunciations of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Texas Railroad Commission voted unanimously to clear a natural gas driller, Range Resources, of charges that it contaminated two water wells in Parker County. The EPA, however, said it stands by its charges against the driller. Full Story 

    Railroad Commissioner Michael Williams announces U.S. Senate candidacy at TribLive on January 27, 2011.
    Credit: Bob Daemmrich

  • Texas Task Force to Battle EPA Regulations

    By Becca Aaronson

    Texas is summoning all of its political firepower to do battle against the Environmental Protection Agency. A newly announced task force of state and federal lawmakers will try to prevent the EPA from regulating greenhouse gases and abolishing the state's flexible permitting system for refineries and other big plants. Full Story 

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    Credit: Illustration by Bob Daemmrich/Todd Wiseman

  • TribWeek: In Case You Missed It

    By Ross Ramsey

    Grissom on threats to re-entry programs for criminals, Hamilton on the tempest over the direction of UT, E. Smith's interview with Joe Straus, Stiles and Chang's new lobbying app, M. Smith and Weber on where state officeholders send their children to school, Aaronson on allowing new nuclear power plants, Aguilar on how Hispanic Republicans are handling immigration issues, Ramshaw talks abortion with Planned Parennthood's Cecile Richards, Tan and Dehn on tapping the Rainy Day Fund and Galbraith on San Antonio and its water: The best of our best content from March 14 to 18, 2011. Full Story 

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    Credit: Illustration by Ben Hasson