The Brief: Nov. 11, 2014
Lawmakers filed 365 bills and joint resolutions on Monday, the first day they could pre-file legislation for the upcoming legislative session. Full Story
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On First Day Allowed for Filing, Legislators Submit More Than 350 Bills
Two months ahead of the first day of the 84th legislative session, eager lawmakers on Monday filed bills addressing issues including guns, texting while driving, health, transportation and much more. Full Story
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In Need of Dialysis, but Stuck in Oilfield Traffic
The Southwest Area Regional Transit District helps shuttle people who cannot otherwise get to their medical appointments. But a rush to the Eagle Ford Shale is clogging that lifeline. This story is part of our Shale Life project. Full Story
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In Oil Country, One Town Peers Beyond the Boom
Some Texas towns are welcoming the bars, strip clubs and “man camps” that come along with an oil boom. Not Karnes City, which wants businesses that will stick around when the oil is gone. This story is part of our Shale Life project. Full Story
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The Brief: Nov. 7, 2014
It wasn't just Republicans in Texas who were celebrating big statehouse gains on Tuesday. Full Story
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TribLive: Craddick on the Shale Boom
At our 11/6 TribLive conversation, Texas Railroad Commission Chairman Christi Craddick talked about the impact of the shale boom on the state. Full Story
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TribLIve: Craddick on the Denton Fracking Ban
At our 11/6 TribLive conversation, Texas Railroad Commission Chairman Christi Craddick reacted to Denton's passage of a ban on fracking. Full Story
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Water Project Funds Ready to Flow — Almost
Texas is ready to start handing out $2 billion in seed money for water projects, more than a year after voters approved a constitutional amendment tapping into excess oil and gas tax revenues. Full Story
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TribLive: A Conversation with Christi Craddick
Full video of my 11/6 TribLive Conversation with Christi Craddick, chairman of the Texas Railroad Commission. Full Story
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In Boomtowns, More Traffic Means More Death
The newly cracked, chipped and crowded roads linking Texas boomtowns have meant more than just traffic jams for local commuters. They've also proved deadly. This slideshow is part of our Shale Life project. Full Story
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Should City Voters Pick the Ag Commissioner?
Texas voters have picked the agriculture commissioner for more than a century. But is that a good idea in a state almost 90 percent urban? Full Story
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The Brief: Nov. 6, 2014
Greg Abbott readily took on the mantle of governor-elect on Wednesday while others searched for the reason for the Wendy Davis implosion in the governor's race. Full Story
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First Lawsuits Filed Over Denton's New Fracking Ban
That was fast. Just hours after Denton residents voted to ban hydraulic fracturing, the state’s General Land Office and biggest petroleum group filed legal challenges to the new rule. Full Story
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New in Trib+Water: Historic Pipeline Vote in SA
In this week's edition of the Trib+Water newsletter: San Antonio approves a controversial water pipeline, McAllen looks to geothermal wells for water and an interview with Francine Sanders Romero, associate dean at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Full Story
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The Brief: Nov. 5, 2014
As the night lengthened on Tuesday, the real contest, it seemed, was to find a fitting description as to how thoroughly Democrats were taken to the woodshed both in Texas and nationally. Full Story
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Denton Bans Fracking, But Challenges Almost Certain
Denton on Tuesday became the state’s first city to ban hydraulic fracturing, setting up a high-profile property clash likely to be fought in courtrooms and the Legislature. Full Story
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TribuneFest: The Shale Boom and the Texas Economy
At our 10/31 symposium on the impact of the shale boom on Texas, I talked economic transformation with Midland Mayor Jerry Morales, San Antonio Mayor Ivy Taylor, UTSA's Thomas Tunstall and Don Tymrak, the city manager of Karnes City. Full Story
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TribuneFest: How to Keep the Shale Boom Booming
At our 10/31 symposium on the impact of the shale boom on Texas, Jim Malewitz talked with state Rep. Jim Keffer, R-Eastland, and Texas Railroad Commissoner Barry Smitherman about what it will take to keep the boom booming. Full Story
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First Responders Face New Shale Challenges
The shale boom has led to more traffic accidents and chemical spills in communities facing the bulk of the oil and gas drilling. That means more work for understaffed emergency response units. This video is part of our Shale Life project. Full Story
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The Brief: Nov. 4, 2014
Voters go to the polls today with much at stake, as in the wholesale turnover at the top of state government, but seemingly little in the way of suspense about the outcome of those races. Full Story
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