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href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317173133/https://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> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/17/local-control-and-fracking-debate/">Denton Fracking Ban Tees Up Local Control Fight</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 17 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-17 06:00"> March 17, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/17/local-control-and-fracking-debate/comments/"><span class="value">14</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Plenty of lawmakers are siding with the oil industry in response to Denton's vote to ban fracking inside city limits. What's surprising this session is how few are weighing in for local control.</span> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/17/local-control-and-fracking-debate/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> <aside class="related"> <header class="smallcaps"> <h2>Related</h2> </header> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/23/regulating-local-control-oil-gas/">A Debate Over Fracking and Local Control</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/15/dissecting-denton-how-texas-city-baned-fracking/">Dissecting Denton: How a Texas City Banned Fracking</a></li> </ul> </aside> </div> </article> </section> <div class="grid"> <div class="cell w-8 main_column"> <div class="hide-for-medium-down"> <article class=" item_1"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/13/private-sector-plays-big-role-state-water-planning/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317173133im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/11/12/TexasWaterPlan-Submerged-spot_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317173133/https://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> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/13/private-sector-plays-big-role-state-water-planning/">Private Sector Has Hand in State Water Planning</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317173133/https://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/20150317173133/https://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> <div 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/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/13/private-sector-plays-big-role-state-water-planning/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/legislation-proposed-hays-county-water-fight/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317173133im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/03/07/IsaacJason026_1_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Rep. Jason Isaac, R-Dripping Springs"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317173133/https://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> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/legislation-proposed-hays-county-water-fight/">Isaac Jumping Into Hays County Water Fight</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317173133/https://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/20150317173133/https://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> <div class="summary"> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;">With a four-bill cocktail, state Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317173133/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/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/legislation-proposed-hays-county-water-fight/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317173133/http://www.texastribune.org/plus/water/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317173133im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/08/Tribwater_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317173133/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/08/Tribwater_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317173133/http://www.texastribune.org/plus/water/">New in Trib+Water: When Clean Water is Lacking</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</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> <div class="summary"> <p><span>In this week's edition of the Trib+Water newsletter: A new series on communities lacking clean water, a new study links climate change to drought </span><span>and an i</span><span>nterview with <span>Cameron Turner of</span><span> the Agricultural Water Conservation Programs at the Texas Water Development Board.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317173133/http://www.texastribune.org/plus/water/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="show-for-medium-down"> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/13/private-sector-plays-big-role-state-water-planning/">Private Sector Has Hand in State Water Planning</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317173133/https://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/20150317173133/https://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> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/13/private-sector-plays-big-role-state-water-planning/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317173133im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/11/12/TexasWaterPlan-Submerged-spot_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317173133/https://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> <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/20150317173133/https://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=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/legislation-proposed-hays-county-water-fight/">Isaac Jumping Into Hays County Water Fight</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317173133/https://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/20150317173133/https://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> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/legislation-proposed-hays-county-water-fight/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317173133im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/03/07/IsaacJason026_1_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Rep. Jason Isaac, R-Dripping Springs"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317173133/https://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> <section class="summary"> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;">With a four-bill cocktail, state Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317173133/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/20150317173133/https://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=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317173133/http://www.texastribune.org/plus/water/">New in Trib+Water: When Clean Water is Lacking</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</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> <div class="media small"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317173133/http://www.texastribune.org/plus/water/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317173133im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/08/Tribwater_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317173133/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/08/Tribwater_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>In this week's edition of the Trib+Water newsletter: A new series on communities lacking clean water, a new study links climate change to drought </span><span>and an i</span><span>nterview with <span>Cameron Turner of</span><span> the Agricultural Water Conservation Programs at the Texas Water Development Board.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317173133/http://www.texastribune.org/plus/water/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-6 gap hide-for-medium-down left_rail"> <section class="folder"> <div class="tab data"> <hgroup> <h1>Featured Data</h1> <h2> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317173133/http://www.texastribune.org/plus/water/">New in Trib+Water: When Clean Water is Lacking</a> </h2> <ul class="meta separator short"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</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> </hgroup> <div class="content"> <div class="media sidebar" <a href="http://www.texastribune.org/plus/water/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317173133im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/08/Tribwater_jpg_300x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317173133/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/08/Tribwater_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <ul class="actions simple"> <li> <a href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/library/data/"><span>+</span> More Data</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </section> <aside class="ad_container sidebar_block"> <div class="sponsor_image_holder"> <div class="ad adunit tablet standard" data-dimensions="300x250" data-adunit="TexasTribune_Content_Home_BTF_LeftRail1_TTRectangle_300x250"> </div> </div> </aside> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/video-life-after-proposition-6/">Video: Life After Proposition 6</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/evan-smith/">Evan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 10 Mar 2015 16:46:47 -0500" title="2015-03-10 16:46"> March 10, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/video-life-after-proposition-6/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/video-life-after-proposition-6/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317173133im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/WaterSymposium_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317173133/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/WaterSymposium_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>At our 3/10 symposium on water, I talked about life after Proposition 6 with Chairman <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317173133/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/sid-miller/">Jim Keffer</a> of the House Natural Resources Committee, Agriculture Commissioner <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317173133/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/sid-miller/">Sid Miller</a>; and Chairman Carlos Rubinstein of the Texas Water Development Board.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/video-life-after-proposition-6/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/on-comptrollers-to-do-list-mussel-called-fatmucket/">Endangered Species Expert Heads to Comptroller's Office</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317173133/https://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/20150317173133/https://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> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/on-comptrollers-to-do-list-mussel-called-fatmucket/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317173133im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/05/Robert-Gulley_jpg_150x1000_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/20150317173133/https://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> <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/20150317173133/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/20150317173133/http://keepingtexasfirst.org/species/fact_sheets/freshwater_mussel.php">freshwater mussels</a>.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317173133/https://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="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/09/texas-takes-aim-crude-export-ban/">Texas Officials Take Aim at Crude Oil Export Ban</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 9 Mar 2015 17:37:49 -0500" title="2015-03-09 17:37"> March 9, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/09/texas-takes-aim-crude-export-ban/comments/"><span class="value">17</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/09/texas-takes-aim-crude-export-ban/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317173133im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Oil-Refinery_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="An oil refinery is shown in the Houston Ship Channel in 2011."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317173133/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Oil-Refinery_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="An oil refinery is shown in the Houston Ship Channel in 2011." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Louis Vest</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">An oil refinery is shown in the Houston Ship Channel in 2011.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>With prices stumbling and crude oil backing up in refineries and tank farms across the state, Texas lawmakers are raising a cry for repeal of the 40-year-old ban on most crude oil exports. </p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/09/texas-takes-aim-crude-export-ban/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317173133/http://txlege.texastribune.org/hot-lists/environment/">Texas Legislative Guide: Environment</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ayan-mittra/">Ayan Mittra</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 9 Mar 2015 14:34:15 -0500" title="2015-03-09 14:34"> March 9, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317173133/http://txlege.texastribune.org/hot-lists/environment/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317173133im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/09/84lege-leadart-environment_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317173133/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/09/84lege-leadart-environment_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Emily Albracht</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Use our </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317173133/http://txlege.texastribune.org/" target="_blank">Texas Legislative Guide</a><span> to stay updated on the issues that lawmakers are debating this legislative session. This week, our featured section is</span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317173133/http://txlege.texastribune.org/hot-lists/immigration-and-border-security/" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317173133/http://txlege.texastribune.org/hot-lists/environment/" target="_blank">Environment</a>. </p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317173133/http://txlege.texastribune.org/hot-lists/environment/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-6 hide-for-medium-down mid_rail"> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317173133/http://www.texastribune.org/plus/water/">New in Trib+Water: Pumping and Its Consequences</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 25 Feb 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-02-25 06:00"> Feb. 25, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317173133/http://www.texastribune.org/plus/water/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317173133im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/08/Tribwater_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317173133/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/08/Tribwater_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>In this week's edition of the Trib+Water newsletter: More on the Hays County water wars, aquifer pumping's effect on recreational spots <span>and an i</span><span>nterview with <span>Clint Wolfe of the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Dallas.</span></span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317173133/http://www.texastribune.org/plus/water/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/25/brief/">The Brief: Feb. 25, 2015</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 25 Feb 2015 05:59:00 -0600" title="2015-02-25 05:59"> Feb. 25, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/25/brief/comments/"><span class="value">9</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/25/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317173133im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/NoNewTaxes_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317173133/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/NoNewTaxes_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>graphic by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Texans in this month's University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll made clear that the property tax is their least favorite. The only other tax to be disliked by voters more than it is liked is the business margins tax.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/25/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/24/despite-low-prices-texas-oil-group-stays-optimisti/">Despite Low Prices, Texas Oil Group Stays Optimistic</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 24 Feb 2015 14:02:52 -0600" title="2015-02-24 14:02"> Feb. 24, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/24/despite-low-prices-texas-oil-group-stays-optimisti/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/24/despite-low-prices-texas-oil-group-stays-optimisti/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317173133im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/12/OilSunset_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317173133/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/12/OilSunset_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Esteban Monclova</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Texas’ oil and gas industry is touting its record-breaking 2014 contributions to state and local government coffers, an effort to stay positive amid 2015's far gloomier revenue outlook.<span style="line-height: 1.35;"> <br/></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/24/despite-low-prices-texas-oil-group-stays-optimisti/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/24/brief/">The Brief: Feb. 24, 2015</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 24 Feb 2015 05:59:00 -0600" title="2015-02-24 05:59"> Feb. 24, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/24/brief/comments/"><span class="value">21</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/24/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317173133im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/13/_F5U8004_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Activists who support a legislative proposal that would lift the state's handgun licensing requirements stand outside the state Capitol on the opening day of the Texas Legislature on Jan. 13, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317173133/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/13/_F5U8004_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Activists who support a legislative proposal that would lift the state's handgun licensing requirements stand outside the state Capitol on the opening day of the Texas Legislature on Jan. 13, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Activists who support a legislative proposal that would lift the state's handgun licensing requirements stand outside the state Capitol on the opening day of the Texas Legislature on Jan. 13, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>This month's University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll explored registered voters' views on carrying handguns in public, finding a strong plurality of 45 percent supporting the current legal framework of licensed concealed carry.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/24/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/23/brief/">The Brief: Feb. 23, 2015</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 23 Feb 2015 05:59:00 -0600" title="2015-02-23 05:59"> Feb. 23, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/23/brief/comments/"><span class="value">40</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/23/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317173133im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/02/Scott__Walker_Iowa_Freedom_edit_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks at the Iowa Freedom Summit at the Hoyt Sherman Place theater in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317173133/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/02/Scott__Walker_Iowa_Freedom_edit_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks at the Iowa Freedom Summit at the Hoyt Sherman Place theater in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Rebecca F. Miller</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks at the Iowa Freedom Summit at the Hoyt Sherman Place theater in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>U.S. Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317173133/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a> and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker are the co-favorites among Texas Republicans to take their party's nomination for president, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/23/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317173133/http://riogrande.texastribune.org/">Return to Disappearing Rio Grande Expedition</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Colin McDonald </li><li><time datetime="Fri, 20 Feb 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-02-20 06:00"> Feb. 20, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317173133/http://riogrande.texastribune.org/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317173133im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/19/Rio_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317173133/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/19/Rio_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Mike Kane</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>To report on and understand the haphazard irrigation system the Rio Grande has become and the changes it is going through, Colin McDonald decided the best approach would be to travel the length of the Rio Grande by foot and small boat. 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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/20150317173133/https://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> <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/20150317173133/https://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="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/06/iowa-texas-republicans-face-ethanol-advocates/">Perry, Cruz to Face Questions in Iowa Over Fuel Standard Opposition</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 6 Mar 2015 19:47:24 -0600" title="2015-03-06 19:47"> March 6, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/06/iowa-texas-republicans-face-ethanol-advocates/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/06/iowa-texas-republicans-face-ethanol-advocates/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317173133im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/23/PerryCruz_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Former Gov. Rick Perry and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317173133/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/23/PerryCruz_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Former Gov. Rick Perry and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Cooper Neill</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Former Gov. Rick Perry and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>When they attend the Iowa Ag Summit on Saturday, U.S. Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317173133/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a> and former Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317173133/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a> will almost certainly be asked about their criticism of the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317173133/http://www.epa.gov/oms/fuels/renewablefuels/">Renewable Fuel Standard</a>, an issue that packs a political punch in the Hawkeye State. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/06/iowa-texas-republicans-face-ethanol-advocates/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/03/brief/">The Brief: March 3, 2015</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 3 Mar 2015 05:59:00 -0600" title="2015-03-03 05:59"> March 3, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/03/brief/comments/"><span class="value">15</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/03/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317173133im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Drought-DryTexasFlag_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317173133/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Drought-DryTexasFlag_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Todd Wiseman / Jinjian Liang</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>In a House committee hearing on Monday, one witness sought to redefine the climate change debate as one with clear implications to national security.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/03/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/02/former-land-commissioner-bob-armstrong-dies-82/">Former Land Commissioner Bob Armstrong Dies at 82</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 2 Mar 2015 15:39:04 -0600" title="2015-03-02 15:39"> March 2, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/02/former-land-commissioner-bob-armstrong-dies-82/comments/"><span class="value">9</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/02/former-land-commissioner-bob-armstrong-dies-82/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317173133im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/02/Patterson_Armstrong_Mauro_TT_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Three former Texas land commissioners — (l-r) Jerry Patterson, Bob Armstrong and Garry Mauro — at the swearing-in ceremony of Land Commissioner George P. Bush on Jan. 2, 2015. Armstrong, 82, died March 1, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317173133/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/02/Patterson_Armstrong_Mauro_TT_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Three former Texas land commissioners — (l-r) Jerry Patterson, Bob Armstrong and Garry Mauro — at the swearing-in ceremony of Land Commissioner George P. Bush on Jan. 2, 2015. Armstrong, 82, died March 1, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Three former Texas land commissioners — (l-r) Jerry Patterson, Bob Armstrong and Garry Mauro — at the swearing-in ceremony of Land Commissioner George P. Bush on Jan. 2, 2015. Armstrong, 82, died March 1, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Bob Armstrong died Sunday night at age 82. He served as land commissioner for 12 years, and later at the U.S. Department of the Interior. <span>"He was a lover of Texas," says one of his successors. </span><br/></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/02/former-land-commissioner-bob-armstrong-dies-82/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/02/general-lege-climate-change-threat-multiplier/">At Hearing, Climate Change Called a "Threat Multiplier"</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317173133/https://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/20150317173133/https://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> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150317173133/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/02/general-lege-climate-change-threat-multiplier/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317173133im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/02/21/_01F2788_1_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Rep. 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