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Articles from the tag: winter

Articles from the tag: winter

Articles from the tag: winter

Articles from the tag: winter

Civil rights activist Ramsey Muñiz, the first Hispanic on a Texas general election gubernatorial ballot, died this weekend at 79. He ran twice in the early 1970s as a nominee of the since-disbanded La Raza Unida party, and his legacy took a turn soon after, when he was arrested on drug charges and spent nearly 30 years in prison (charges Muñiz insisted were part of a conspiracy against him). Also: A former warden at a private immigration detention center and his brother are accused in connect...

During Trump administration, EPA exempted a proposed oil export terminal from air pollution requirements. This week it rejected the permit.

While China has been the primary source of most of the illicit fentanyl in the U.S., The Wall Street Journal reports that fentanyl from Mexico – made by two cartels in particular – is now dominating U.S. supply. Also: 18 months after a deadly statewide electricity blackout, state officials adopt new weather preparedness standards. But is it enough? And: El Paso's district attorney is under fire and facing a petition seeking her removal. Those stories, a PolitiFact check on teacher sal...

Texas banned 10 financial firms from doing business with the state after Comptroller Glenn Hegar said they did not support the oil and gas industry.

Pablo Vegas, a utility executive who lives in Ohio, will be the new leader of Texas’ main power grid operator, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas. ERCOT’s board announced Vegas’ hiring Tuesday.

The state power grid operator has been run by an interim chief since the previous CEO was fired following the deadly 2021 winter storm that crashed much of the grid.