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Houston Mayor Says Ballot Measure’s Approval Could Mean Slower Response To 911 Calls
Posted on · "If there's an EMS related call, they may not get to you as fast," Mayor Sylvester Turner says.
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Monthly U.S. Oil Production Hits Record High
Posted on · Texas hit its own monthly record at 4.6 million barrels per day.
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Researchers Say Texas Regulations Ignore Most Harmful Pollutants from Coal
Posted on · A new study says sulfur dioxide is the most dangerous pollutant coming from Texas coal plants.
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Agencies Release Tentative Plan for Storm Barrier on The Texas Gulf Coast
Posted on · The plan would include a series of levees and other physical barriers across Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula.
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Researchers Find Connections between Houston-Area Home Buyouts And “White Flight”
Posted on · A new study looks at the more than 3,000 home buyouts that happened in Harris County before Hurricane Harvey.
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Texas Parks Department Concerned about Border Wall Plan
Posted on · The state has previously warned that a wall through Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park could force it to close.
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Waller County Elections Office Denies Rejecting Voter Registrations from Prairie View A&M Students
Posted on · “We have absolutely not rejected one voter registration from the campus,” a local election official says.
In-Depth
Drillers Burn Off Record Amounts of Gas as Focus Remains on Oil
Posted on · In West Texas, natural gas flares dot the horizon, a sign of how oil drilling is growing faster than pipelines and other infrastructure.
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Federal Government Launches Pipeline Cybersecurity Effort
Posted on · The initiative will be led by Homeland Security and the Energy Department.
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EPA Proposal Could Weaken Mercury Rule Power Companies Wanted Kept in Place
Posted on · The EPA argues the Obama Administration inflated the benefits of the rule.
Energy & Environment
Swiss Company’s Oil Export Plans Could Threaten Corpus Christi’s Port Expansion
Posted on · Corpus Christi wants to further dominate the oil export market, but a Swiss company's plans could pose obstacles.
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Environmental Groups Raise Concerns about Gulf Coast Petrochemical Boom
Posted on · They say plants need to do more to gear up for more-intense storms
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Researchers: “No Link” between Fracking And Methane in North Texas Groundwater
Posted on · Water wells with high levels of methane can be at risk of exploding, but researchers who looked at the issue in the Dallas-Fort Worth area say fracking isn't to blame.
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China Targets U.S. Liquefied Natural Gas in New Retaliatory Tariffs
Posted on · The energy industry and Houston business leaders have warned of the risks of growing trade tensions.
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Local Officials Say Plan for VW Settlement Money “Shortchanges” Houston Area
Posted on · Houston wants a bigger cut of millions that will be distributed across the state to help cities clean up air quality.