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A native of the Washington, D.C. area, she graduated from Yale University in 2011, and then worked for a number of area news outlets, including the New Haven Independent, the Connecticut Mirror, and WNPR/Connecticut Public Radio. She has also been a regular contributor to National Public Radio. She previously worked for the Toledo Blade, the Dallas Morning News, and the Boston Globe. In her spare time, she enjoys singing (especially in group settings), running, and playing the addictive board game Settlers of Catan. As an East Coast transplant she is particularly thrilled with Austin tacos and warm weather. </p> <ul class="social_links"> <li><a href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#39574a584d505358794d5c41584a4d4b505b4c575c17564b5e"> <i class="icon-envelope"></i> <span><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="48263b293c212229083c2d30293b3c3a212a3d262d66273a2f">[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/20150315043738/tel:512-716-8648"> <i class="icon-phone"></i> <span>512-716-8648</span> </a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315043738/http://twitter.com/@neenareports" target="_blank"> <i class="icon-twitter"></i> <span>@@neenareports</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=13#contributions" class="page">13</a></li><li><a href="?page=14#contributions" class="page">14</a></li><li><a href="?page=15#contributions" class="page">15</a></li><li><a href="?page=16#contributions" class="page">16</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="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315043738/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/">Revisiting the Undrinkable Series</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315043738/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315043738im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/06/Undrinkable-leadart-repush_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315043738/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/06/Undrinkable-leadart-repush_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Jennifer Whitney, Spencer Selvidge</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a> and <a href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 13 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-13 06:00"> March 13, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span><span>The Texas Tribune's five-part </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315043738/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/">Undrinkable</a><span> series looks at </span><span>border communities that lack reliable, clean water despite a multibillion-dollar effort that has spanned decades.</span><br/></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315043738/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/13/private-sector-plays-big-role-state-water-planning/">Private Sector Plays a Big Role In State Water Planning</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/13/private-sector-plays-big-role-state-water-planning/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315043738im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/11/12/TexasWaterPlan-Submerged-spot_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315043738/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/11/12/TexasWaterPlan-Submerged-spot_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/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 13 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-13 06:00"> March 13, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/13/private-sector-plays-big-role-state-water-planning/comments/"><span class="value">11</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>An infusion of $2 billion into Texas' state water plan — once a little-known wish list of water projects — has highlighted the role of private engineering and consulting firms, which play a big role in writing it. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/13/private-sector-plays-big-role-state-water-planning/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/legislation-proposed-hays-county-water-fight/">Isaac Jumping Into Hays County Water Fight</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/legislation-proposed-hays-county-water-fight/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315043738im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/03/07/IsaacJason026_1_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Rep. Jason Isaac, R-Dripping Springs"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315043738/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/03/07/IsaacJason026_1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Rep. Jason Isaac, R-Dripping Springs" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Rep. Jason Isaac, R-Dripping Springs</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 12 Mar 2015 13:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-12 13:00"> March 12, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/legislation-proposed-hays-county-water-fight/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;">With a four-bill cocktail, state Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/jason-a-isaac/">Jason Isaac</a> hopes to stop, or at last slow, a Houston-based company's plans to pump huge amounts of water from beneath Hays County. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/legislation-proposed-hays-county-water-fight/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315043738/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/rio-bravo-el-cenizo/">For Two Border Towns, Water Plan Falls Amid Ineptitude</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315043738/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/rio-bravo-el-cenizo/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315043738im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/06/Undrinkable-leadart-riobravo_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315043738/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/06/Undrinkable-leadart-riobravo_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Jennifer Whitney</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a> and <a href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 12 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-12 06:00"> March 12, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Most Rio Bravo and El Cenizo residents don't trust the tap water despite a new water treatment plant that was <span>supposed to vault the two poor border towns into a better standard of living.</span></span><span style="line-height: 1.35;"> </span><span style="line-height: 1.35;">This is part of our </span><a style="line-height: 1.35;" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315043738/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/">Undrinkable</a><span style="line-height: 1.35;"> series on border communities that lack reliable, clean water.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315043738/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/rio-bravo-el-cenizo/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315043738/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/rio-grande-city/">Patchwork of Unreliability Keeps Clean Water From Some</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315043738/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/rio-grande-city/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315043738im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/06/Undrinkable-leadart-riogrande_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315043738/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/06/Undrinkable-leadart-riogrande_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Spencer Selvidge</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a> and <a href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 11 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-11 06:00"> March 11, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>In theory, clean, safe water should be flowing to all of Rio Grande City's 14,000 residents, but a long-standing arrangement with a handful of locally owned corporations keeps it from some parts of town. </span><span>This is part of our five-story </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315043738/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/">Undrinkable</a><span> series.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315043738/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/rio-grande-city/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/on-comptrollers-to-do-list-mussel-called-fatmucket/">Endangered Species Expert Heads to Comptroller's Office</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/on-comptrollers-to-do-list-mussel-called-fatmucket/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315043738im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/05/Robert-Gulley_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Dr. Robert Gulley is the new director of economic growth and endangered species management at the comptroller's office."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315043738/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/05/Robert-Gulley_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Dr. Robert Gulley is the new director of economic growth and endangered species management at the comptroller's office." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Dr. Robert Gulley is the new director of economic growth and endangered species management at the comptroller's office.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 10 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-10 06:00"> March 10, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/on-comptrollers-to-do-list-mussel-called-fatmucket/comments/"><span class="value">8</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>A</span><strong> </strong><span>high-profile </span><span>new employee</span><span> in the Texas comptroller's </span><span>office won't </span><span>focus</span><span> on revenue estimates or tax collection. </span>Robert Gulley will, however, be looking at <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315043738/http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Disappearing-butterfly-will-get-federal-assistance-6074876.php#texasendangered">monarch butterfly</a> migration patterns and the decline of <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315043738/http://keepingtexasfirst.org/species/fact_sheets/freshwater_mussel.php">freshwater mussels</a>.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/on-comptrollers-to-do-list-mussel-called-fatmucket/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315043738/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/las-pampas/">A Colonia Built on Broken Promises of Clean Water</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315043738/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/las-pampas/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315043738im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/06/Undrinkable-leadart-laspampas_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315043738/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/06/Undrinkable-leadart-laspampas_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Jennifer Whitney</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a> and <a href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 10 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-10 06:00"> March 10, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Safe running water remains out of reach for the residents of Las Pampas. The residents of this remote West Texas colonia are forced to haul water from miles away. </span><span>This is part of our five-story </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315043738/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/">Undrinkable</a><span> series on border communities that lack reliable, clean water.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315043738/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/las-pampas/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315043738/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/vinton/">Politics Thwart a Village's Hopes for Clean Water</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315043738/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/vinton/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315043738im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/06/Undrinkable-leadart-vinton_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315043738/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/06/Undrinkable-leadart-vinton_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Jennifer Whitney</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a> and <a href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 9 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-09 06:00"> March 9, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Researchers have found that the water supply in Vinton is making people sick, but local politics have gotten in the way of a solution to connect to nearby El Paso's utilities. </span>This is part two of our five-story <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315043738/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/">Undrinkable</a> series on border communities that lack reliable, clean water.</p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315043738/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/vinton/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315043738/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/">Undrinkable: The Texas Border's Third-World Problem</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315043738/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315043738im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/06/Undrinkable-leadart-overview_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315043738/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/06/Undrinkable-leadart-overview_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Spencer Selvidge</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a> and <a href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 8 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-08 06:00"> March 8, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Reliable access to clean drinking water is not a reality for tens of thousands of Texans living along the Mexican border, despite a multibillion-dollar effort that has spanned decades. Those left behind face third-world conditions and grave health risks. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315043738/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/07/houston-dry-cleaners-center-environmental-debate/">Houston Dry Cleaner at Center of Pollution Debate</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/07/houston-dry-cleaners-center-environmental-debate/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315043738im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/06/20150210_environment-CMS_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Trey Melcher in front of his family's shopping center, where River Oaks Cleaners is a tenant. The Melchers feel they've been unfairly targeted by Harris County in an environmental lawsuit that seeks up to $173 million."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315043738/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/06/20150210_environment-CMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Trey Melcher in front of his family's shopping center, where River Oaks Cleaners is a tenant. The Melchers feel they've been unfairly targeted by Harris County in an environmental lawsuit that seeks up to $173 million." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Billy Smith II / Houston Chronicle</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Trey Melcher in front of his family's shopping center, where River Oaks Cleaners is a tenant. The Melchers feel they've been unfairly targeted by Harris County in an environmental lawsuit that seeks up to $173 million.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a> and Susan Carroll, The Houston Chronicle </li><li><time datetime="Sat, 7 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-03-07 06:00"> March 7, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/07/houston-dry-cleaners-center-environmental-debate/comments/"><span class="value">8</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>A dry cleaner tucked in one of Houston's most expensive neighborhoods has become the epicenter of a contentious debate over the enforcement of Texas' environmental laws. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/07/houston-dry-cleaners-center-environmental-debate/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/02/general-lege-climate-change-threat-multiplier/">At Hearing, Climate Change Called a "Threat Multiplier"</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/02/general-lege-climate-change-threat-multiplier/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315043738im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/02/21/_01F2788_1_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Rep. Rafael Anchia, D-Dallas, during a Texas Tribune event on Feb. 21, 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315043738/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/02/21/_01F2788_1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Rep. Rafael Anchia, D-Dallas, during a Texas Tribune event on Feb. 21, 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Rep. Rafael Anchia, D-Dallas, during a Texas Tribune event on Feb. 21, 2013.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 2 Mar 2015 14:17:48 -0600" title="2015-03-02 14:17"> March 2, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/02/general-lege-climate-change-threat-multiplier/comments/"><span class="value">25</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>A Democratic state lawmaker on Monday kicked off efforts to force a discussion about climate change in Texas, but he faces an uphill battle in a state where most Republican leaders don't believe it is a problem. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/02/general-lege-climate-change-threat-multiplier/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/28/rats-bats-and-bureaucratic-woe-state-government/">Signs of Neglect, Wear and Tear in State Government</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/28/rats-bats-and-bureaucratic-woe-state-government/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315043738im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/27/Building_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="This 25-year-old doublewide was supposed to be a temporary building for the Texas School for the Deaf's human resources department. It was found to have a severe rodent infestation."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315043738/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/27/Building_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="This 25-year-old doublewide was supposed to be a temporary building for the Texas School for the Deaf's human resources department. It was found to have a severe rodent infestation." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Obtained by the Texas Tribune</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">This 25-year-old doublewide was supposed to be a temporary building for the Texas School for the Deaf's human resources department. It was found to have a severe rodent infestation.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jay-root/">Jay Root</a> and <a href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 28 Feb 2015 11:41:56 -0600" title="2015-02-28 11:41"> Feb. 28, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/28/rats-bats-and-bureaucratic-woe-state-government/comments/"><span class="value">131</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>After years of budget cuts, raids on dedicated funding and deferred maintenance, rats, bats, leaking roofs and audible bathroom sounds are the new normal in state government.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/28/rats-bats-and-bureaucratic-woe-state-government/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/consumers-getting-screwed-says-new-ag-commissioner/">Ag Commissioner Says Consumers Being "Screwed"</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/consumers-getting-screwed-says-new-ag-commissioner/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315043738im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/27/ttf-gabriel-177_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Sid Miller at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 20, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315043738/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/27/ttf-gabriel-177_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Sid Miller at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 20, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Gabriel Crist贸ver P茅rez</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sid Miller at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 20, 2014.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jay-root/">Jay Root</a> and <a href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 27 Feb 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-02-27 06:00"> Feb. 27, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/consumers-getting-screwed-says-new-ag-commissioner/comments/"><span class="value">63</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>The Texas Department of Agriculture is supposed to ensure consumers aren't getting ripped off by fuel pumps, retail scanners or other measuring devices. But the agency is so cash-strapped that consumers are getting "screwed" due to a lack of oversight, the agency's new commissioner says.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/consumers-getting-screwed-says-new-ag-commissioner/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/26/a-texas-sourced-push-to-reauthorize-ex-im-bank/">A Texas-Sourced Push to Reauthorize Ex-Im Bank</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/26/a-texas-sourced-push-to-reauthorize-ex-im-bank/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315043738im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/010709_hammon_bill_2_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Bill Hammond is the CEO of the Texas Association of Business."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315043738/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/010709_hammon_bill_2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Bill Hammond is the CEO of the Texas Association of Business." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Bill Hammond is the CEO of the Texas Association of Business.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a>, <a href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a>, <a href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a> and <a href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 26 Feb 2015 23:08:00 -0600" title="2015-02-26 23:08"> Feb. 26, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <span class="txweekly-icon"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315043738im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/common/images/txweekly-summary-icon.png" alt="Texas Weekly" title="Texas Weekly"> </span> <p>Also, a roundup of notable legislative filing activity, and it was Blue Bell day at the Capitol.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/26/a-texas-sourced-push-to-reauthorize-ex-im-bank/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/26/conservative-lawmakers-continue-assault-un/">Conservative Texas Lawmakers Target United Nations</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/26/conservative-lawmakers-continue-assault-un/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315043738im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Agenda-21-Protest_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315043738/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Agenda-21-Protest_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a> and <a href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 26 Feb 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-02-26 06:00"> Feb. 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/26/conservative-lawmakers-continue-assault-un/comments/"><span class="value">48</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p dir="ltr">In the latest effort by conservatives to fight what they see as overreach by the United Nations, two Texas Republican lawmakers have filed legislation aimed at a nonbinding plan for sustainable development that the United States and more than 100 other countries signed in 1992.<span style="line-height: 1.35;"> <br/></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315043738/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/26/conservative-lawmakers-continue-assault-un/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <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" 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