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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/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d4beb9b5b8b1a3bda0ae94a0b1acb5a7a0a6bdb6a1bab1fabba6b3"> <i class="icon-envelope"></i> <span><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="39535458555c4e504d43794d5c41584a4d4b505b4c575c17564b5e">[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 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href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/railroad-commission-executive-director-step-down/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/22/federal-climate-rules-loom-no-decision-made-texas/">Texas Balking as Federal Climate Rules Loom</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/22/federal-climate-rules-loom-no-decision-made-texas/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627033902im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/7C2A8842_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks to media after keynoting a June 2015 event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627033902/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/7C2A8842_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks to media after keynoting a June 2015 event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks to media after keynoting a June 2015 event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 22 Jun 2015 15:24:48 -0500" title="2015-06-22 15:24"> June 22, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" 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Top Republican officials still won’t confirm whether Texas will flout those rules — an option that some critics call risky.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/22/federal-climate-rules-loom-no-decision-made-texas/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/20/abbott-signs-law-increasing-unemployment-texas/">Law Increasing Unemployment Taxes Gets Abbott's Signature</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/20/abbott-signs-law-increasing-unemployment-texas/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627033902im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/11/TTEventsSenators059_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, who replaced Sen. Tommy Williams at TTEvents Dec. 11, 2014"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627033902/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/11/TTEventsSenators059_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, who replaced Sen. Tommy Williams at TTEvents Dec. 11, 2014" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, who replaced Sen. Tommy Williams at TTEvents Dec. 11, 2014</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 20 Jun 2015 18:03:25 -0500" title="2015-06-20 18:03"> June 20, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/20/abbott-signs-law-increasing-unemployment-texas/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>The new law will give tax breaks to a small group of businesses but slightly increase taxes across the rest of the state.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/20/abbott-signs-law-increasing-unemployment-texas/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/18/law-extends-electricity-help-poor-texans/">Law Extends Electric Bill Help for Poor Texans</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/18/law-extends-electricity-help-poor-texans/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627033902im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/30/Turner8_gesture_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Longtime State Rep. Sylvester Turner, D-Houston, details his plan to run for mayor of Houston during TTEvents conversation on April 30, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627033902/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/30/Turner8_gesture_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Longtime State Rep. Sylvester Turner, D-Houston, details his plan to run for mayor of Houston during TTEvents conversation on April 30, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Longtime State Rep. Sylvester Turner, D-Houston, details his plan to run for mayor of Houston during TTEvents conversation on April 30, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 18 Jun 2015 08:53:46 -0500" title="2015-06-18 08:53"> June 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/18/law-extends-electricity-help-poor-texans/comments/"><span class="value">8</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Low-income Texans can enjoy a discount on their electricity bills for a little longer. Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> on Wednesday signed legislation ensuring that the remaining balance of the state’s “System Benefit Fund” would go toward that purpose.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/18/law-extends-electricity-help-poor-texans/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/16/abbott-signs-bill-limit-pollution-lawsuits/">Abbott Signs Bill to Limit Pollution Lawsuits</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/16/abbott-signs-bill-limit-pollution-lawsuits/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627033902im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/10/15/SanJacintoWater-Danger_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="The San Jacinto River Waste Pits, an EPA Superfund site that is contaminated with dioxins, is located on Interstate 10 east of Houston."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627033902/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/10/15/SanJacintoWater-Danger_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="The San Jacinto River Waste Pits, an EPA Superfund site that is contaminated with dioxins, is located on Interstate 10 east of Houston." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Michael Stravato</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">The San Jacinto River Waste Pits, an EPA Superfund site that is contaminated with dioxins, is located on Interstate 10 east of Houston.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 16 Jun 2015 18:51:07 -0500" title="2015-06-16 18:51"> June 16, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/16/abbott-signs-bill-limit-pollution-lawsuits/comments/"><span class="value">47</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> has signed legislation that could make it tougher for local governments to sue big-time polluters – an effort that largely targets Harris County prosecutors. </p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/16/abbott-signs-bill-limit-pollution-lawsuits/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/16/texas-and-petroleum-industry-broaden-lawsuits-agai/">Texas, Petroleum Industry Broaden Suits Against Denton</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/16/texas-and-petroleum-industry-broaden-lawsuits-agai/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627033902im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/01/EDIT_6-1-15_Fracking_5857_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Vantage Energy on June 1, 2015 resumed hydraulic operations on a pad site on the western outskirts of Denton. It was the first company to frack within city limits after the Texas Legislature overturned the Denton鈥檚 ban on the process."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627033902/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/01/EDIT_6-1-15_Fracking_5857_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Vantage Energy on June 1, 2015 resumed hydraulic operations on a pad site on the western outskirts of Denton. It was the first company to frack within city limits after the Texas Legislature overturned the Denton鈥檚 ban on the process." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Cooper Neill</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Vantage Energy on June 1, 2015 resumed hydraulic operations on a pad site on the western outskirts of Denton. It was the first company to frack within city limits after the Texas Legislature overturned the Denton鈥檚 ban on the process.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 16 Jun 2015 11:03:13 -0500" title="2015-06-16 11:03"> June 16, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/16/texas-and-petroleum-industry-broaden-lawsuits-agai/comments/"><span class="value">35</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The Texas Oil and Gas Association and the state’s General Land Office have expanded the scope of their lawsuits against Denton. Both are taking aim at the city’s moratorium on new gas drilling in addition to the toothless fracking ban still on its books. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/16/texas-and-petroleum-industry-broaden-lawsuits-agai/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/12/railroad-commission-no-industry-ties-large-north-t/">Regulators: No Evidence Wells Caused 4.0 Quake</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/12/railroad-commission-no-industry-ties-large-north-t/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627033902im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/01/21/7C2A3668_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Kaylen Holmesly, a 7th grade resident of Azle, Texas, testifies before the Texas Railroad Commission and voiced her concern about an increased number of earthquakes around Eagle Mountain Lake on January 21st, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627033902/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/01/21/7C2A3668_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Kaylen Holmesly, a 7th grade resident of Azle, Texas, testifies before the Texas Railroad Commission and voiced her concern about an increased number of earthquakes around Eagle Mountain Lake on January 21st, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Kaylen Holmesly, a 7th grade resident of Azle, Texas, testifies before the Texas Railroad Commission and voiced her concern about an increased number of earthquakes around Eagle Mountain Lake on January 21st, 2014.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 12 Jun 2015 13:59:19 -0500" title="2015-06-12 13:59"> June 12, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/12/railroad-commission-no-industry-ties-large-north-t/comments/"><span class="value">42</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>After wrapping up a round of testing, Texas regulators say they have found no evidence that injecting oilfield waste into five disposal wells triggered the largest recorded earthquake in North Texas’ history.</span></p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/12/railroad-commission-no-industry-ties-large-north-t/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033902/http://txlege.texastribune.org/topics/energy/">Catch Up on Energy Issues From This Session</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033902/http://txlege.texastribune.org/topics/energy/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627033902im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/20/84lege-leadart-energy_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627033902/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/20/84lege-leadart-energy_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Emily Albracht</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 12 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-12 06:00"> June 12, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The Texas oil boom slowed during the 84th legislative session, creating implications for the state's budget. See how lawmakers responded to volatile oil prices, local drilling ordinances and other </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033902/http://txlege.texastribune.org/topics/energy/" target="_blank">energy issues</a><span> this session in the </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033902/http://txlege.texastribune.org/" target="_blank">Texas Legislative Guide</a><span>.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033902/http://txlege.texastribune.org/topics/energy/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/11/ethics-commissioners-say-lawmakers-went-backward/">Ethics Commissioners: Lawmakers Went Backward in 2015</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/11/ethics-commissioners-say-lawmakers-went-backward/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627033902im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/18/UP9A4917_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Sen. Kirk Watson D-Austin and Sen. Joan Huffman R-Houston, discuss language to amendment for SB #11 relating to campus carry on March 18th, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627033902/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/18/UP9A4917_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Sen. Kirk Watson D-Austin and Sen. Joan Huffman R-Houston, discuss language to amendment for SB #11 relating to campus carry on March 18th, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sen. Kirk Watson D-Austin and Sen. Joan Huffman R-Houston, discuss language to amendment for SB #11 relating to campus carry on March 18th, 2015</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 11 Jun 2015 14:32:57 -0500" title="2015-06-11 14:32"> June 11, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/11/ethics-commissioners-say-lawmakers-went-backward/comments/"><span class="value">9</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>That legislative session Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> sought to devote to ethics? Texas ethics regulators are far from impressed.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/11/ethics-commissioners-say-lawmakers-went-backward/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/10/deconstructing-session-big-wins-oil-and-gas/">Deconstructing the Session: Victories for Oil and Gas Industry</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/10/deconstructing-session-big-wins-oil-and-gas/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627033902im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/10/TT-TXStandard_oil_MxRzfKK_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627033902/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/10/TT-TXStandard_oil_MxRzfKK_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Credit: Ivan Pierre Aguirre</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a> and <a href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 10 Jun 2015 16:05:09 -0500" title="2015-06-10 16:05"> June 10, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/10/deconstructing-session-big-wins-oil-and-gas/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>It was a good legislative session for oil and gas companies and other Texas industries. A new bill makes it easier for companies to get environmental permits, and another bill targeted local efforts to regulate drilling. Listen to our discussion of these issues in a special episode of </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033902/http://www.texasstandard.org/" target="_blank">Texas Standard</a><span>.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/10/deconstructing-session-big-wins-oil-and-gas/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/09/porter-takes-over-railroad-commission-chairman/">Porter Takes Over as Railroad Commission Chairman</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/09/porter-takes-over-railroad-commission-chairman/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627033902im_/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/20150627033902/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/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 9 Jun 2015 11:51:45 -0500" title="2015-06-09 11:51"> June 9, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/09/porter-takes-over-railroad-commission-chairman/comments/"><span class="value">8</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>The Texas Railroad Commission has a new leader. The state’s three-member oil and gas regulator on Tuesday unanimously elected <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/david-porter/">David Porter</a> as its chairman. He replaces <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/christi-craddick/">Christi Craddick</a> in the largely ceremonial role.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/09/porter-takes-over-railroad-commission-chairman/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/06/who-killed-sb-12/">After Early Momentum, Energy Legislation Stalls</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/06/who-killed-sb-12/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627033902im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/05/Trillium_Natural_Gas_Pump_JPG_260x1000_q100.JPG" alt="A fueling station for vehicles powered by compressed natural gas sits in Austin. As of mid-March, Texas was home to 130 natural gas fueling stations, according to the Railroad Commission of Texas. Those 77 public stations and 63 private ones serve about 7,200 vehicles."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627033902/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/05/Trillium_Natural_Gas_Pump_JPG_800x1000_q100.JPG" title="A fueling station for vehicles powered by compressed natural gas sits in Austin. As of mid-March, Texas was home to 130 natural gas fueling stations, according to the Railroad Commission of Texas. Those 77 public stations and 63 private ones serve about 7,200 vehicles." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Stephen Spillman</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">A fueling station for vehicles powered by compressed natural gas sits in Austin. As of mid-March, Texas was home to 130 natural gas fueling stations, according to the Railroad Commission of Texas. Those 77 public stations and 63 private ones serve about 7,200 vehicles.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 6 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-06 06:00"> June 6, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/06/who-killed-sb-12/comments/"><span class="value">10</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Who killed the House and Senate's top energy bills? Their autopsy evokes the names of T. Boone Pickens and Koch Industries and involves plenty of squabbling between the chambers. </span><span> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/06/who-killed-sb-12/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/04/epa-fracking-no-widespread-affects-water/">EPA Finds No "Widespread" Fracking Effects on Water</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/04/epa-fracking-no-widespread-affects-water/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627033902im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/10/17/TxTrib-UrbanDrilling005_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Fracking in Fort Worth, Sept. 27, 2013"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627033902/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/10/17/TxTrib-UrbanDrilling005_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Fracking in Fort Worth, Sept. 27, 2013" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Mark Graham</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Fracking in Fort Worth, Sept. 27, 2013</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 4 Jun 2015 14:25:36 -0500" title="2015-06-04 14:25"> June 4, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/04/epa-fracking-no-widespread-affects-water/comments/"><span class="value">26</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>A draft report from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finds no evidence that hydraulic fracturing has “led to widespread, systemic impacts” on the nation’s drinking water supplies, though the practice has harmed water in some cases.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/04/epa-fracking-no-widespread-affects-water/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/03/more-questions-answers-denton-ponders-next-steps/">After Fracking Ban, Denton Residents Ponder Next Steps</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/03/more-questions-answers-denton-ponders-next-steps/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627033902im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/10/Denton-Fracking_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="A grassroots effort to ban fracking in Denton succeeded last fall, but has now been trumped by state lawmakers."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627033902/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/10/Denton-Fracking_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="A grassroots effort to ban fracking in Denton succeeded last fall, but has now been trumped by state lawmakers." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Brandi Korte / Frack Free Denton</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">A grassroots effort to ban fracking in Denton succeeded last fall, but has now been trumped by state lawmakers.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 3 Jun 2015 06:43:27 -0500" title="2015-06-03 06:43"> June 3, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/03/more-questions-answers-denton-ponders-next-steps/comments/"><span class="value">41</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Frustrated Denton residents flooded a city council meeting Tuesday for a conversation about fracking that stretched late into the night. Now that state lawmakers have slapped down the city's fracking ban, residents wonder what else they can do. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/03/more-questions-answers-denton-ponders-next-steps/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/02/abbott-touts-successful-session-transportation/">Abbott Touts Successful Session on Transportation</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150627033902/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/02/abbott-touts-successful-session-transportation/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627033902im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/02/TT-abbottsigningbill_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a 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