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Below the Waterlines: Houston After Hurricane Harvey
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Energy & Environment

State Pulls Together To Fight Bastrop County’s Hidden Pines Fire

Ed Mayberry

Posted on October 19, 2015 · The mutual aid system has been fine-tuned since the last Central Texas fire.

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

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Cost, Damage & Risk of Wildfires in Texas

Abner Fletcher

Posted on March 27, 2017 · Early this month, the Texas Panhandle was hit by three large wildfires that covered hundreds of square miles, causing five deaths with two more in other states and considerable loss of property and livestock. While, the number of wildfires in the US fluctuates from year to year, the number of acres burned in these fires […]

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Rainy Day Fund, and Texas Wildfires: Monday’s Show (March 27, 2017)

Abner Fletcher

Posted on March 27, 2017 · The Texas Taxpayers and Research Association recently released a report exploring the creation and original purpose of the state's Economic Stabilization Fund, better known as the “rainy day fund." The report includes the history of the fund and analysis of how it has been used in the budget process over the past 30 years. On […]

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Texas A&M Forest Service Releases Winter Wildfire Forecast

Syeda Hasan, KERA News

Posted on December 11, 2015 · El Nino is creating cooler, moister conditions across Texas, but that doesn’t eliminate the threat of wildfires.

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Energy & Environment

Central Texas Fire Evacuees Allowed Back Home

Ed Mayberry

Posted on October 20, 2015 · Evacuated Central Texas residents whose homes were destroyed in a wildfire will be allowed to assess damage from the fire that's burned more than seven square miles.

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