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Below the Waterlines: Houston After Hurricane Harvey
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Jimmy Maas, KUT

Below the Waterlines: Houston After Hurricane Harvey
August TV Drive starts today! Visionary Leader Andrea Bryant $25k matching challenge

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Matt Harab

Posted on July 21, 2022 · This has been the hottest July on record, with temperatures averaging 100 degrees.

Tags ercot heat advisory National Weather Service

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O’Rourke says Abbott is ‘chaos’ and ‘corruption’, kicking off multi-week campaign trek across Texas

Julián Aguilar, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on July 20, 2022 · The Democratic gubernatorial hopeful kicked off his 49-day Drive for Texas campaign — a 5,600-mile trek with stops across the state — in El Paso Tuesday night and pulled no punches in attacking incumbent Republican Gov. Greg Abbott.

Tags Beto O'Rourke ercot Gov. Greg Abbott Texas governor's race uvalde

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Texas Democrats to kick off 2022 convention

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on July 14, 2022 · The convention is taking place as statewide polling shows Beto O’Rourke, the Democrat running for governor, has been closing the gap between him and Republican Gov. Greg Abbott.

Tags Beto O'Rourke dallas Gilberto Hinojosa greg abbott Kay Bailey Hutchison Republican Party Texas Democratic Party

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Texas power grid operator issues conservation alert Wednesday as heatwave continues

ShaVonne Herndon / Mark Norris

Posted on July 13, 2022 · It's the second time in three days Texans are being asked to conserve power by ERCOT.

Tags electricity ercot heatwave hot weather power grid

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ERCOT Releases Plan To Strengthen Texas’ Electric Grid

Jimmy Maas, KUT

Posted on July 15, 2021 · The outline comes amid angst over whether Gov. Greg Abbott and lawmakers did enough to improve the statewide electric grid during the regular legislative session.

Tags Electric Reliability Council of Texas ercot greg abbott Public Utility Commission texas grid

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How The Coronavirus Pandemic Has Upended The Most Difficult Part Of Life — Death

Jimmy Maas, KUT

Posted on March 27, 2020 · Memorial services across the country have been scaled back or put on hold until the pandemic has passed.

Election 2020

REPLAY: Democrats Running For U.S. Senate Debated Tonight. Here’s Who’s On The Ballot.

Jimmy Maas, KUT

Posted on February 18, 2020 · Eleven of the Democratic candidates running to challenge Republican U.S. Sen. John Cornyn will debate onstage starting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Tags john cornyn U.S. Senate

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Hill Country Town Picks Up Pieces After Sand Plants Head West

Jimmy Maas, KUT

Posted on February 5, 2019 · Sand-mining operations are moving west to be closer to oil operations, leaving behind small towns that depended on the industry.

Tags fracking Sand mining Texas Hill Country

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Austin City Council Votes to Move Forward with Major League Soccer Stadium

Jimmy Maas, KUT

Posted on August 15, 2018 · The council's vote on the stadium has created a lot of drama over the last 10 months

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What’s The Difference Between Ranch-To-Market And Farm-To-Market Roads?

Jimmy Maas, KUT

Posted on May 4, 2018 · It may be semantics, but the words were important to the state

Tags Farm-To-Market FM Ranch-To-Market RM roads rural Texans txdot

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Port Aransas And Rockport Want You To Visit, Even If They’re Not Quite Ready

Jimmy Maas, KUT

Posted on March 1, 2018 · Tourism generates $400 million a year for Port Aransas economy

Tags Coastal Bend hurricane Hurricane Harvey Port Aransas Rockport

Hurricane Harvey

Five Months After Harvey, Port Aransas Is Still Rebuilding, But With An Eye Toward Tourists

Jimmy Maas, KUT

Posted on January 25, 2018 · Harvey came ashore just north of Port Aransas, Texas, as a Category 4 hurricane on Aug. 25. It caused widespread damage to the coastal community of 3,800

Tags Hurricane Harvey Port Aransas

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Hurricane Harvey

New Texas Law Could Limit Penalties Paid By Insurers For Harvey-Related Disputes

Jimmy Maas, KUT

Posted on August 29, 2017 · A new law set to take effect Friday may limit damages insurance companies are responsible for if there’s a dispute with a policy-owner.

Tags 2017 Texas Legislature Tropical Storm Harvey

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