Denton Power Plan Draws Criticism
Denton’s City Council Tuesday will take up a plan to boost the amount of renewable power to 70 percent by 2019 amid concerns that the plan relies on building two…
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Roundup: HERO, Quakes and "In God We Trust"
In the Roundup: A Houston nondiscrimination ordinance goes down, state regulators find no clear link between oilfield activity and some North Texas earthquakes, and a local police department gets the…
Audio: The Fights and Flights Behind the New Texas Space Race
More than half a century after NASA came to Houston to pursue human spaceflight, Texas is again home to an emerging space industry. What does that mean for Texans who…
Laura Bush Wants to Preserve Texas' Natural Beauty
Former first lady Laura Bush is heading up a new non-profit, Texan by Nature, aimed at convincing private landowners to embrace conservation and nurture the state’s native beauty. Source:…
Report: Traffic Crashes Related to Energy Boom Cost Billions
An oil and gas bonanza poured plenty of cash into the state’s drilling communities in recent years, but a surge of traffic accidents in rural South and West Texas resulted…
Denton Announces Renewable Energy Plan
*Correction appended Denton announced a lofty plan Tuesday that aims to make the North Texas city one of the cleanest energy providers in the state. Mayor Chris Watts announced a…
In Final BP Deal, Texas to Get $800 Million for Gulf
Texas and four other Gulf Coast states have reached a final settlement with BP stemming from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill, the U.S. Department of Justice and…
Reveal Radio: But Not a Drop to Drink
In Rio Bravo and El Cenizo, two former colonias on the Texas border, residents have spent decades fighting for basic services, including safe, reliable drinking water. This story is part…
Two Years, Few Answers in E. Coli Discovery
Two years ago, the discovery of dangerous E. coli bacteria in the drinking water of two working-class communities along the Rio Grande set off alarms among state regulators and investigators. Their…
EPA Tightens Ozone Limits — But Less Than Some Had Expected
Editor’s note: This story has been updated throughout. Determined to cut down on smog that chokes the nation’s skies, the Obama administration on Thursday finalized new limits on ozone —…
