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Tag: environmental policy

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Houston Teens Join Global Youth Strike To Demand Climate Change Action

Posted on March 15, 2019 · The rally’s 16-year-old organizer gathered students and speakers outside Houston City Hall.

Tags climate climate change Climate Policy environmental policy Houston rally Houston teens

Houston Matters

Houston As The World’s Fuel Pump: CERAWeek Kicks Off

Posted on March 11, 2019 · We examine Houston's growing role in the energy industry and what potential hazards are ahead.

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‘Terms of Endearment’ 40 years later (Dec. 8, 2023)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on December 8, 2023 · On Friday's show: We look back at the film "Terms of Endearment," released 40 years ago. The Oscar-winning movie was set in Houston and based on a book by Larry McMurtry. And we meet the next host of "Texas Country Reporter."

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Climate change, costly disasters sent Texas homeowner insurance rates skyrocketing this year

Erin Douglas, The Texas Tribune

Posted on November 30, 2023 · Texas rates have increased 22% on average so far in 2023, twice the national rate. More billion-dollar disasters have occurred in Texas this year than any other year on record.

Tags climate change homeowner insurance National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Texas Department of Insurance

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PragerU video questioning human-caused climate change shown to Houston ISD students

Posted on November 22, 2023 · The school district said in a statement it is no longer using content created by PragerU, a controversial nonprofit that promotes conservative viewpoints. Its content has not been approved by the Texas Education Agency or State Board of Education.

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Texas has approved new science textbooks, but advocates say they fall short on climate change

Becky Fogel, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on November 21, 2023 · School districts don't need to use the materials the state board approved, but many will since those books are guaranteed to comply with state curriculum standards known as the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills.

Tags climate change Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills Texas Values textbooks

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