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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’s 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’s eating scene. However, he remains on the lookout for great waffles. </p> <ul class="social_links"> <li><a href="/web/20150719075542/http://www.texastribune.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cba1a6aaa7aebca2bfb18bbfaeb3aab8bfb9a2a9bea5aee5a4b9ac"> <i class="icon-envelope"></i> <span><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f49e99959891839d808eb480918c958780869d96819a91da9b8693">[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.archive.org/web/20150719075542/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/15/UP9A0772_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Tesla vehicle on display outside the Texas Capitol on January 15th, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Tesla vehicle on display outside the Texas Capitol on January 15th, 2015</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150719075542/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 14 Jul 2015 17:08:05 -0500" title="2015-07-14 17:08"> July 14, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150719075542/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/14/abbott-tesla-dealership-model-works-just-fine/comments/"><span class="value">153</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Giving a nod to franchised auto dealerships, Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150719075542/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> has suggested that Texas doesn’t need to carve out a loophole in its laws that would allow Tesla to sell its high-end electric cars directly to consumers.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150719075542/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/14/abbott-tesla-dealership-model-works-just-fine/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150719075542/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/14/pristine-big-bend-pipeline-could-run-through-it/">In Pristine Big Bend, a Pipeline Could Run Through It</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150719075542/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/14/pristine-big-bend-pipeline-could-run-through-it/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150719075542im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/13/David-Keller_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="David Keller, an archaeologist at Sul Ross State University and head of the Big Bend Conservation Alliance, looks out over land in Brewster County, near the site of a planned pipeline that would send Texas gas to Mexico."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150719075542/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/13/David-Keller_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="David Keller, an archaeologist at Sul Ross State University and head of the Big Bend Conservation Alliance, looks out over land in Brewster County, near the site of a planned pipeline that would send Texas gas to Mexico." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Cooper Neill</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">David Keller, an archaeologist at Sul Ross State University and head of the Big Bend Conservation Alliance, looks out over land in Brewster County, near the site of a planned pipeline that would send Texas gas to Mexico.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150719075542/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 14 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-14 06:00"> July 14, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150719075542/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/14/pristine-big-bend-pipeline-could-run-through-it/comments/"><span class="value">37</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Companies run by two billionaires are teaming up </span><span>to build a 143-mile pipeline to carry natural gas through the Big Bend region and into Mexico.  An unlikely coalition of environmentalists, landowners and others is fighting to thwart the project.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150719075542/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/14/pristine-big-bend-pipeline-could-run-through-it/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150719075542/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/new-osha-penalties-dupont-after-deadly-la-porte-le/">New OSHA Penalties for DuPont After Deadly Leak</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150719075542/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/new-osha-penalties-dupont-after-deadly-la-porte-le/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150719075542im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/22/North-Side-CMS_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="DuPont's chemical plant in La Porte. In November 2014, a toxic gas leak killed four workers inside a unit that manufactures a popular insecticide called Lannate."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150719075542/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/22/North-Side-CMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="DuPont's chemical plant in La Porte. In November 2014, a toxic gas leak killed four workers inside a unit that manufactures a popular insecticide called Lannate." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">DuPont's chemical plant in La Porte. In November 2014, a toxic gas leak killed four workers inside a unit that manufactures a popular insecticide called Lannate.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150719075542/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a> and <a href="/web/20150719075542/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 9 Jul 2015 13:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-09 13:00"> July 9, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150719075542/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/new-osha-penalties-dupont-after-deadly-la-porte-le/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p class="p1"><span style="line-height: 1.35;"><span>Just weeks after </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150719075542/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/23/osha-chief-fine-deadly-dupont-leak-petty-cash/" target="_blank">blasting DuPont for safety violations</a><span> following a deadly chemical plant incident last November, federal regulators </span><span>slapped the manufacturing giant with a new fine for safety violations at its plant in La Porte.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150719075542/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/new-osha-penalties-dupont-after-deadly-la-porte-le/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150719075542/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/texas-suing-epa-again/">Texas is Suing the EPA — Again</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150719075542/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/texas-suing-epa-again/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150719075542im_/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/20150719075542/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/20150719075542/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a> and <a href="/web/20150719075542/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 8 Jul 2015 16:46:14 -0500" title="2015-07-08 16:46"> July 8, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150719075542/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/texas-suing-epa-again/comments/"><span class="value">74</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Attorney General <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150719075542/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a> on Wednesday filed a lawsuit over the Environmental Protection Agency's rejection of parts of a Texas clean air program, launching the state’s second battle against EPA regulations in less than two weeks.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150719075542/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/texas-suing-epa-again/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150719075542/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/07/new-study-adds-fuel-debate-fracking-and-climate/">Shale Drilling Leaks More Methane Than Feds Thought</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150719075542/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/07/new-study-adds-fuel-debate-fracking-and-climate/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150719075542im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/10/09/Well-head-post-frack_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150719075542/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/10/09/Well-head-post-frack_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Joshua Doubek</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150719075542/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 7 Jul 2015 17:06:04 -0500" title="2015-07-07 17:06"> July 7, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150719075542/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/07/new-study-adds-fuel-debate-fracking-and-climate/comments/"><span class="value">9</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Gas producers in North Texas’ Barnett Shale are responsible for significantly more methane pollution than previously estimated, according to a new series of studies.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150719075542/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/07/new-study-adds-fuel-debate-fracking-and-climate/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150719075542/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/under-bp-deal-788-million-flow-texas/">Under BP Deal, Another $788 Million Will Flow to Texas</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150719075542/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/under-bp-deal-788-million-flow-texas/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150719075542im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/OilrigFire_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="The Deepwater Horizon fire in 2010."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150719075542/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/OilrigFire_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="The Deepwater Horizon fire in 2010." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marc Morrison</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">The Deepwater Horizon fire in 2010.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150719075542/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 2 Jul 2015 12:02:46 -0500" title="2015-07-02 12:02"> July 2, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150719075542/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/under-bp-deal-788-million-flow-texas/comments/"><span class="value">15</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Texas is set to receive another $788 million stemming from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill under a settlement between BP, the federal government and five Gulf Coast states.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150719075542/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/under-bp-deal-788-million-flow-texas/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150719075542/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/mcdonald-observatorys-plea-drillers-cut-lights/">For Astronomers' Sake, Some Drillers Cut Their Lights</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150719075542/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/mcdonald-observatorys-plea-drillers-cut-lights/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150719075542im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/29/EDIT_6-18-15_McDonaldsObservatory_1000_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="The McDonald Observatory in Fort Davis on June 18, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150719075542/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/29/EDIT_6-18-15_McDonaldsObservatory_1000_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="The McDonald Observatory in Fort Davis on June 18, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Cooper Neill</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">The McDonald Observatory in Fort Davis on June 18, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150719075542/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 30 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-30 06:00"> June 30, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150719075542/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/mcdonald-observatorys-plea-drillers-cut-lights/comments/"><span class="value">10</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>As the glow from Permian Basin work sites hinders research and amateur stargazing at the McDonald Observatory in far West Texas, some companies are calling on their colleagues to address the problem. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150719075542/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/mcdonald-observatorys-plea-drillers-cut-lights/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150719075542/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/supreme-court-mercury-ruling/">Supreme Court Thwarts EPA Mercury Rules</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150719075542/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/supreme-court-mercury-ruling/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150719075542im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/10/10/TexTrib-Climate001_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Steam rises from the stacks at the Martin Lake Coal-Fired Power Plant in Tatum, TX March 30, 2011."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150719075542/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/10/10/TexTrib-Climate001_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Steam rises from the stacks at the Martin Lake Coal-Fired Power Plant in Tatum, TX March 30, 2011." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Tom Pennington</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Steam rises from the stacks at the Martin Lake Coal-Fired Power Plant in Tatum, TX March 30, 2011.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150719075542/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a> and <a href="/web/20150719075542/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 29 Jun 2015 09:49:16 -0500" title="2015-06-29 09:49"> June 29, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150719075542/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/supreme-court-mercury-ruling/comments/"><span class="value">36</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>A coalition of states including Texas has defeated the Environmental Protection Agency in a battle over major regulations on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150719075542/http://www2.epa.gov/international-cooperation/mercury-emissions-global-context">mercury</a>, acid gases and other toxic metals emissions that spew from power plants, including many plants in Texas.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150719075542/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/supreme-court-mercury-ruling/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150719075542/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/railroad-commission-executive-director-step-down/">Railroad Commission Executive Director to Retire</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150719075542/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/railroad-commission-executive-director-step-down/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150719075542im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Rister-Milton_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Milton Rister"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150719075542/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Rister-Milton_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Milton Rister" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Milton Rister</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150719075542/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 25 Jun 2015 13:04:25 -0500" title="2015-06-25 13:04"> June 25, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150719075542/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/railroad-commission-executive-director-step-down/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Milton Rister, executive director of the Texas Railroad Commission, plans to leave the agency on Aug. 31, according to a letter he sent to commissioners.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150719075542/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/20150719075542/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/20150719075542/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/22/federal-climate-rules-loom-no-decision-made-texas/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150719075542im_/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/20150719075542/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/20150719075542/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" href="/web/20150719075542/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/22/federal-climate-rules-loom-no-decision-made-texas/comments/"><span class="value">28</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Come August, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency may require Texas to cut 200 billion pounds of carbon emissions over the next two decades. 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/20150719075542/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/20150719075542/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/20150719075542/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/20/abbott-signs-law-increasing-unemployment-texas/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150719075542im_/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/20150719075542/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/20150719075542/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/20150719075542/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/20150719075542/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/20150719075542/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/20150719075542/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/18/law-extends-electricity-help-poor-texans/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150719075542im_/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/20150719075542/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/20150719075542/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/20150719075542/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/20150719075542/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/20150719075542/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/20150719075542/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/20150719075542/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/16/abbott-signs-bill-limit-pollution-lawsuits/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150719075542im_/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/20150719075542/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/20150719075542/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/20150719075542/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/20150719075542/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/20150719075542/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/20150719075542/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/20150719075542/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/16/texas-and-petroleum-industry-broaden-lawsuits-agai/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150719075542im_/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’s ban on the process."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150719075542/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’s 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’s ban on the process.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150719075542/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/20150719075542/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/20150719075542/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/20150719075542/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/20150719075542/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/12/railroad-commission-no-industry-ties-large-north-t/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150719075542im_/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/20150719075542/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/20150719075542/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim 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