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datetime="2015-04-07T04:10:32.706697">Tuesday, April 7, 2015</time> </div> </header> </div> <div class="wrapper content-wrapper"> <div id="site_content" class="content "> <div class="grid"> <div class="cell w-8 main_column"> <header class="auxiliary content_header"> <ul class="actions"> <li class="rss"> <a type="application/rss+xml" href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/feeds/staff/jim-malewitz/">RSS <span></span></a> </li> </ul> <h1>Jim Malewitz <span></span></h1> </header> <div class="intro"> <div class="media headshot_portrait"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150407091032/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/profiles/Jim_1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox inline"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150407091032im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/profiles/Jim_1_jpg_131x197_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""/> </a> </div> <p> <strong>Jim Malewitz</strong> covers energy for the Tribune. Before arriving, he spent two years covering energy and environmental issues for Stateline, a nonprofit news service in Washington, D.C., where his work also appeared in The Washington Post and Chicago Tribune, among other newspapers. A native of Michigan, Jim has an undergraduate degree from Grinnell College in Iowa, where he played varsity baseball. He also holds a master鈥檚 from the University of Iowa, where he helped launch the nonprofit Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism. Jim loves tacos and barbecue, making him a good match for Austin鈥檚 eating scene. However, he remains on the lookout for great waffles. </p> <ul class="social_links"> <li><a href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b6dcdbd7dad3c1dfc2ccf6c2d3ced7c5c2c4dfd4c3d8d398d9c4d1"> <i class="icon-envelope"></i> <span><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9af0f7fbf6ffedf3eee0daeeffe2fbe9eee8f3f8eff4ffb4f5e8fd">[email protected]</span><script cf-hash="f9e31" type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */!function(){try{var t="currentScript"in document?document.currentScript:function(){for(var t=document.getElementsByTagName("script"),e=t.length;e--;)if(t[e].getAttribute("cf-hash"))return t[e]}();if(t&&t.previousSibling){var e,r,n,i,c=t.previousSibling,a=c.getAttribute("data-cfemail");if(a){for(e="",r=parseInt(a.substr(0,2),16),n=2;a.length-n;n+=2)i=parseInt(a.substr(n,2),16)^r,e+=String.fromCharCode(i);e=document.createTextNode(e),c.parentNode.replaceChild(e,c)}}}catch(u){}}();/* ]]> */</script></span> </a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150407091032/tel:512-716-8633"> <i class="icon-phone"></i> <span>512-716-8633</span> </a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150407091032/http://twitter.com/jmalewitz" target="_blank"> <i class="icon-twitter"></i> <span>@jmalewitz</span> </a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150407091032/http://facebook.com/jimmalewitz" target="_blank"> <i class="icon-facebook"></i> <span>jimmalewitz</span> </a></li> </ul> </div> <section id="contributions"> <a name="contributions"></a> <h2>Recent Contributions</h2> <div class="contributions"> <nav class="pagination"> <ul class="pagination"><li class="disabled"><span class="disabled prev"><span>&lsaquo;</span> previous</span></li><li><span class="current page">1</span></li><li><a href="?page=2#contributions" class="page">2</a></li><li><a href="?page=3#contributions" class="page">3</a></li><li><a href="?page=4#contributions" class="page">4</a></li><li><a class="disabled">…</a></li><li><a href="?page=16#contributions" class="page">16</a></li><li><a href="?page=17#contributions" class="page">17</a></li><li><a href="?page=18#contributions" class="page">18</a></li><li><a href="?page=19#contributions" class="page">19</a></li><li class="last"><a href="?page=2#contributions" class="next">next <span>&rsaquo;</span></a></li></ul> </nav> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/02/debate-climax-came-early/">In This Debate, the Climax Came Early</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/02/debate-climax-came-early/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150407091032im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/31/HBOne189_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Rep. John Otto, R-Dayton, carries literature laying out House Bill 1 as he prepares to discuss the appropriations bill on the House floor March 31, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150407091032/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/31/HBOne189_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Rep. John Otto, R-Dayton, carries literature laying out House Bill 1 as he prepares to discuss the appropriations bill on the House floor March 31, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. John Otto, R-Dayton, carries literature laying out House Bill 1 as he prepares to discuss the appropriations bill on the House floor March 31, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a> and <a href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 2 Apr 2015 23:04:00 -0500" title="2015-04-02 23:04"> April 2, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <span class="txweekly-icon"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150407091032im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/common/images/txweekly-summary-icon.png" alt="Texas Weekly" title="Texas Weekly"> </span> <p><span>Did the House need to stay until 5:30 a.m. on the budget? It could be argued the debate was over after the first record vote of the day.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/02/debate-climax-came-early/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/02/huge-water-ruling-court-sides-ranchers/">Water Ruling Cuts State's Power in Droughts</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/02/huge-water-ruling-court-sides-ranchers/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150407091032im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/18/INDUSTRIAL_BOOM_3282_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="The Dow chemical plant along the Brazos River in Freeport, Texas."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150407091032/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/18/INDUSTRIAL_BOOM_3282_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="The Dow chemical plant along the Brazos River in Freeport, Texas." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Michael Stravato</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">The Dow chemical plant along the Brazos River in Freeport, Texas.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 2 Apr 2015 19:43:14 -0500" title="2015-04-02 19:43"> April 2, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/02/huge-water-ruling-court-sides-ranchers/comments/"><span class="value">10</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>A state appeals court has sided with farmers, ranchers and other longstanding water rights holders in a Brazos River case with widespread implications for future water battles in drought-prone Texas.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/02/huge-water-ruling-court-sides-ranchers/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/02/legislation-would-ban-fees-conserving-electricity/">Legislation Would Ban Fees for Conserving Electricity</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/02/legislation-would-ban-fees-conserving-electricity/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150407091032im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/EnergyCosts_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150407091032/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/EnergyCosts_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>graphic by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 2 Apr 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-02 06:00"> April 2, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/02/legislation-would-ban-fees-conserving-electricity/comments/"><span class="value">19</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>One state lawmaker has an idea to encourage Texans to conserve energy: Stop charging them for doing so. Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/sylvester-turner/">Sylvester Turner</a>'s l<span>egislation would </span><span>bar companies from charging customers for using too little energy – a common practice. </span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/02/legislation-would-ban-fees-conserving-electricity/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/31/senate-moves-bolster-infectious-disease-response/">Senate Moves to Bolster Infectious Disease Response</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/31/senate-moves-bolster-infectious-disease-response/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150407091032im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/10/01/EbolaTexas_1_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150407091032/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/10/01/EbolaTexas_1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>graphic by: Todd Wiseman / Phil Moyer</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 31 Mar 2015 14:28:28 -0500" title="2015-03-31 14:28"> March 31, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Months after three Ebola diagnoses stirred fears in Dallas, the Texas Senate on Tuesday approved legislation aiming to clarify how the state should respond to its next infectious disease outbreak.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/31/senate-moves-bolster-infectious-disease-response/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/31/contracting-overhaul-sales-through-senate/">Contracting Overhaul Sails Through Senate</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/31/contracting-overhaul-sales-through-senate/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150407091032im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/11/_F5U9857Nelson1_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Senate Finance Committee Chairwoman Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, confers with Sen. Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa, D-McAllen, during a March 11, 2015, committee hearing on state contracting issues."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150407091032/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/11/_F5U9857Nelson1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Senate Finance Committee Chairwoman Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, confers with Sen. Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa, D-McAllen, during a March 11, 2015, committee hearing on state contracting issues." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Senate Finance Committee Chairwoman Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, confers with Sen. Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa, D-McAllen, during a March 11, 2015, committee hearing on state contracting issues.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 31 Mar 2015 13:11:09 -0500" title="2015-03-31 13:11"> March 31, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/31/contracting-overhaul-sales-through-senate/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Amid an ongoing scandal over how the state awarded a multimillion-dollar contract to a private company, the Texas Senate on Tuesday unanimously approved a bill that would overhaul the state’s contracting processes.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/31/contracting-overhaul-sales-through-senate/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/31/smitherman-lands-job-law-firm/">Barry Smitherman Lands Job at Law Firm</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/31/smitherman-lands-job-law-firm/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150407091032im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/06/12/TxTribLive-Smitherman110_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Chairman Barry Smitherman of the Railroad Commission of Texas in his office, May 31, 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150407091032/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/06/12/TxTribLive-Smitherman110_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Chairman Barry Smitherman of the Railroad Commission of Texas in his office, May 31, 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Chairman Barry Smitherman of the Railroad Commission of Texas in his office, May 31, 2013.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 31 Mar 2015 10:03:23 -0500" title="2015-03-31 10:03"> March 31, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/31/smitherman-lands-job-law-firm/comments/"><span class="value">8</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Barry Smitherman, the only person to serve both on the Texas Railroad Commission and the state’s Public Utility Commission, will practice energy law at Vinson and Elkins, the international law firm announced Tuesday.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/31/smitherman-lands-job-law-firm/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/31/legislation-aims-boost-demand-response/">Legislation Aims to Boost Electricity Conservation</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/31/legislation-aims-boost-demand-response/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150407091032im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/01/23/TexTrib-DEMAND-016_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Homeowner Adam Leija demonstrating how CPS energy's "home manager program" works."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150407091032/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/01/23/TexTrib-DEMAND-016_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Homeowner Adam Leija demonstrating how CPS energy's "home manager program" works." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Spencer Selvidge</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Homeowner Adam Leija demonstrating how CPS energy's "home manager program" works.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 31 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-31 06:00"> March 31, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/31/legislation-aims-boost-demand-response/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Some state lawmakers are trying to cut Texas' energy use by encouraging demand response – programs under which <span>utilities reward customers for powering down electricity guzzlers when demand peaks. </span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/31/legislation-aims-boost-demand-response/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/30/house-committee-passes-compromise-drilling-rules/">House Committee Passes Compromise on Drilling Rules</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/30/house-committee-passes-compromise-drilling-rules/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150407091032im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/10/17/TxTrib-UrbanDrilling014_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="A well pad is flanked by Fort Worth's skyline on Sept. 27, 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150407091032/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/10/17/TxTrib-UrbanDrilling014_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="A well pad is flanked by Fort Worth's skyline on Sept. 27, 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Mark Graham</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">A well pad is flanked by Fort Worth's skyline on Sept. 27, 2013.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 30 Mar 2015 18:23:05 -0500" title="2015-03-30 18:23"> March 30, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/30/house-committee-passes-compromise-drilling-rules/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>A House committee on Monday approved legislation that would limit local control over oil and gas activities — a committee substitute for a bill that initially stirred anger in city halls across Texas.</p> <p> </p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;"> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/30/house-committee-passes-compromise-drilling-rules/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/28/wellinghoff-texas-neednt-fret-over-climate-rules/">Wellinghoff: Texas Needn't Fret Over Climate Rules</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/28/wellinghoff-texas-neednt-fret-over-climate-rules/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150407091032im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Jeff_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Jon Wellinghoff, chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150407091032/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Jeff_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Jon Wellinghoff, chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Jon Wellinghoff, chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 28 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-28 06:00"> March 28, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/28/wellinghoff-texas-neednt-fret-over-climate-rules/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Jon Wellinghoff, the former Federal Energy Regulatory Commission chairman, talks about <span>what looming federal climate regulations mean for Texas, whether the state should link its grid to others and how to incentivize energy conservation. </span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/28/wellinghoff-texas-neednt-fret-over-climate-rules/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/27/see-how-local-drilling-rules-vary-across-texas/">See How Local Drilling Rules Vary Across Texas</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/27/see-how-local-drilling-rules-vary-across-texas/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150407091032im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/02/25/IMG_4077_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Most of the 183 pump jacks scattered throughout Luling are unadorned, such as this one in the middle a shared yard."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150407091032/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/02/25/IMG_4077_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Most of the 183 pump jacks scattered throughout Luling are unadorned, such as this one in the middle a shared yard." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Most of the 183 pump jacks scattered throughout Luling are unadorned, such as this one in the middle a shared yard.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a> and <a href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-murphy/">Ryan Murphy</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 27 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-27 06:00"> March 27, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/27/see-how-local-drilling-rules-vary-across-texas/comments/"><span class="value">8</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;"><span>The debate over whether some Texas city drilling ordinances go too far has become a much-discussed issue during the Texas legislative session. Use our tool, with data from the Texas Municipal League, to see if your city has an ordinance.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/27/see-how-local-drilling-rules-vary-across-texas/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/26/legislative-machinery-grinds/">The Legislative Machinery Grinds On...</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/26/legislative-machinery-grinds/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150407091032im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/10/IMG_9713_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150407091032/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/10/IMG_9713_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a> and <a href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 26 Mar 2015 23:04:00 -0500" title="2015-03-26 23:04"> March 26, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <span class="txweekly-icon"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150407091032im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/common/images/txweekly-summary-icon.png" alt="Texas Weekly" title="Texas Weekly"> </span> <p>Lots of committee action on both sides of the Dome. We've got a sampling of the ground covered this week.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/26/legislative-machinery-grinds/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/26/railroad-commissioner-rallies-natural-gas/">Railroad Commissioner Rallies for Natural Gas</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/26/railroad-commissioner-rallies-natural-gas/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150407091032im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/09/08/DavidPorterRRC_copy_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Railroad Commissioner David Porter was elected to a six-year term on the Railroad Commission in 2010."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150407091032/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/09/08/DavidPorterRRC_copy_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Railroad Commissioner David Porter was elected to a six-year term on the Railroad Commission in 2010." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Railroad Commissioner David Porter was elected to a six-year term on the Railroad Commission in 2010.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 26 Mar 2015 18:43:41 -0500" title="2015-03-26 18:43"> March 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/26/railroad-commissioner-rallies-natural-gas/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Railroad Commissioner <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/david-porter/">David Porter</a> has kicked off an initiative to tout the benefits of natural gas, whose low price has benefited some power generators but bedeviled operators and other energy companies that bet big on it years ago.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/26/railroad-commissioner-rallies-natural-gas/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150407091032/http://apps.texastribune.org/blood-lessons/">Blood Lessons: An Investigation Into Refinery Deaths</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150407091032/http://apps.texastribune.org/blood-lessons/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150407091032im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/24/TT-txcity-survivors_H8VFj1j_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150407091032/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/24/TT-txcity-survivors_H8VFj1j_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Carlos Javier Sanchez, Houston Chronicle</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a>, <a href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jolie-mccullough/">Jolie McCullough</a>, Mark Collette and Lise Olsen </li><li><time datetime="Thu, 26 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-26 06:00"> March 26, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Take a look back at <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150407091032/http://apps.texastribune.org/blood-lessons/">Blood Lessons</a>, a Texas Tribune/<em>Houston Chronicle</em> investigation into whether the nation’s oil refineries learned the lessons of the deadly explosion at BP’s Texas City plant in 2005. </p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150407091032/http://apps.texastribune.org/blood-lessons/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150407091032/http://apps.texastribune.org/blood-lessons/data/">Blood Lessons: Oil Refining Remains a Deadly Industry</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150407091032/http://apps.texastribune.org/blood-lessons/data/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150407091032im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/24/TT-txcity-data_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150407091032/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/24/TT-txcity-data_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Carlos Javier Sanchez, Houston Chronicle</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a>, <a href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jolie-mccullough/">Jolie McCullough</a>, Mark Collette and Lise Olsen, The Houston Chronicle </li><li><time datetime="Wed, 25 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-25 06:00"> March 25, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>How many people die at oil refineries each year? Longstanding federal record-keeping practices make it incredibly tough to answer that simple question. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150407091032/http://apps.texastribune.org/blood-lessons/data/">Review the deaths at refineries</a> in the 10 years before and after the infamous Texas City explosion. </p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150407091032/http://apps.texastribune.org/blood-lessons/data/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/24/senate-committee-advances-denton-fracking-bill/">Senate Committee Advances "Denton Fracking Bill"</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/24/senate-committee-advances-denton-fracking-bill/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150407091032im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/04/11/TxTrib-Fraser003_JPG_260x1000_q100.JPG" alt="Sen. Troy Fraser, R-Marble Falls, in 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150407091032/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/04/11/TxTrib-Fraser003_JPG_800x1000_q100.JPG" title="Sen. Troy Fraser, R-Marble Falls, in 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sen. Troy Fraser, R-Marble Falls, in 2013.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 24 Mar 2015 16:49:42 -0500" title="2015-03-24 16:49"> March 24, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/24/senate-committee-advances-denton-fracking-bill/comments/"><span class="value">68</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>A Senate committee has advanced legislation to limit local control over oil and gas activities across Texas. The proposal is among nearly a dozen filed in response to <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150407091032/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/15/dissecting-denton-how-texas-city-baned-fracking/">a North Texas town's vote to ban hydraulic fracturing</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p><span 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