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Sergeant, next item. Item 8 rotate to where to disclose any or all the issues in the closed session. Colleagues a motion to not disclose the items. All in favor, say i. I. Opposed . The that item passes southeast item 9 adjournment. Colleagues do i have a motion. Yes. He move we adjourn. Second that item passes second that item passes were adjourned colleagues [train whistle blowing] global warming. [whistle blows] some say irreversible consequences are 30 years away. 30 years . That wont affect...

Agenda at the request of staff item 6 introduction of new and Unfinished Business by Board Members. First happy new year and thank Internal Revenue leader ed reiskin for a fabulous 2015 we really feel the agency has accomplished so much and seeing a result often the streets with and know how much hard work we appreciate if very much and it is is mark of a great leader ed and the leaders and his Leadership Team theyve moved forward hiring the right people supporting them and getting fabulous resu...

A conservation easement nine years in the making will benefit a local Texas community by preserving almost 1,000 acres. The Bayou Land Conservancy easement with Tranquility Ranch, within the Houston metro area, protects land along Lake Creek in Montgomery County. Jill Boullion, executive director of the Bayou Land Conservancy, said helping communities with issues such as flood control, improved water quality and wildlife habitat preservation are among the organizations long-term goals. ...

On Monday, Arkansans will have the opportunity to witness a once-in-a-lifetime event, a total solar eclipse. It will be visible along a narrow track and will briefly put parts of the United States, Mexico and Canada in complete darkness. Uta Meyer, center manager for the Little Rock Audubon Center and Audubon Delta, said her group is providing Little Rock residents with an observation form to track birds and other creatures activity throughout the eclipse. ...

States are working to find solutions to make their air and water cleaner and safer for their communities but the path is not always clear-cut. A case before the Supreme Court questions if states are doing as much as they can. The EPA Good Neighbor Plan demands 23 states reduce the amount of industrial facility smog over concerns the pollutants are contaminating nearby states. ...

A Texas group is on a mission to reform how the state monitors and repairs oil and gas pipeline leaks. More than 480,000 miles of pipeline run across the state, carrying everything from oil to natural gas to hazardous liquids. Executive Director of the group Commission Shift - Virginia Palacios - says people often arent aware of what lies beneath their neighborhoods, and potentially dangerous pipeline leaks in some areas are going unrepaired. ...

After more than a century of pulling carbon from underground, a rush is underway to pump it back down.

The Star-Telegram asked Texas railroad commissioner candidates what steps they would take to bring more transparency to the sector.

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