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Energy & Environment

Experts say oil prices – and gasoline prices – could be volatile through 2022

Kyra Buckley, KUT

Posted on March 21, 2022 · Experts say the oil market is volatile right now, and is likely to remain unpredictable for the foreseeable future.

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President Trump Approves New Sanctions On Venezuela

Scott Neuman, NPR

Posted on May 22, 2018 · The executive order meant to prevent the country's leaders from liquidating assets follows an election that returned Nicolas Maduro to power amid an opposition boycott and accusations of fraud.

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Exxon Mobil Withdraws From Russia Deal Due To Sanctions

Associated Press

Posted on March 1, 2018 · Exxon Mobil withdraws from deal with Russian oil producer because of sanctions

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Houston Matters

Houston’s Energy Industry Keeps An Eye On Venezuela

Abner Fletcher

Posted on August 8, 2017 · If the U.S. imposes sanctions on the Venezuelan oil sector, what effect could it have on the Houston oil and gas industry?

Tags Baker Institute for Public Policy Francisco Monaldi Nicolas Maduro oil and gas industry rice university sanctions Venezuela

President Donald Trump meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G-20 Summit in early July. It's unclear how sanctions Trump signed into law this week will affect the personal relationship between the two men.

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Trump Signs Russia Sanctions Into Law, Amid Putin Retaliation

Miles Parks, NPR

Posted on August 2, 2017 · Congress overwhelmingly approved the legislation which the White House initially did not commit to signing. Moscow has already responded to the sanctions, which also affect Iran and North Korea.

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Putin To Expel 755 U.S. Diplomatic Staff From Russia In Response To New Sanctions

Camila Domonoske, NPR

Posted on July 30, 2017 · Russia's Foreign Ministry had signaled on Friday that U.S. diplomats and staff would be ordered out of the country, as retaliation after new sanctions on Russia were approved by Congress this week.

Tags diplomats putin russia sanctions

Energy & Environment

Exxon Mobil Sues After Treasury Fines It $2 Million For Alleged Sanctions Violations

Merrit Kennedy, NPR

Posted on July 21, 2017 · The U.S. Treasury is accusing Exxon Mobil of violating sanctions on Russia in a series of deals in May 2014. "What were they thinking?" wonders one of the architects of the sanctions.

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U.S. Treasury Department Announces New Sanctions On Iran

Rebecca Hersher, NPR

Posted on February 3, 2017 · Less than a week after Iran tested a ballistic missile, the U.S. government expanded economic sanctions against the country.

Tags foreign policy Iran politics President Trump sanctions

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It’s not just schools and elections. Flood control is another area of friction between state and local government

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Posted on March 21, 2023 · A bill to take flood control authority away from Harris County may not pass, but it reflects a growing trend.

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Rice president: His school’s research finds state takeovers of school districts don’t necessarily work

Michael Hagerty

Posted on March 16, 2023 · Reginald DesRoches, the university's 8th president, discusses the state takeover of HISD and general developments in higher education and at Rice.

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Board president weighs in on HISD takeover (March 16, 2023)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on March 16, 2023 · On Thursday's show: The state will take control of Houston’s public schools in June and will replace the district's board. What should board members do until then? We ask their president, Dani Hernandez.

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Illegal voting, fentanyl, and a new mayoral candidate: the week in politics

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Posted on March 15, 2023 · Political analysts Mark Jones and Renee Cross discuss the latest developments in the Houston Matters weekly roundup.

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