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A new report by the Texas Tribune and Inside Climate News found 10 companies that apparently circumvented federal oversight by claiming they were minor polluters. The West Dallas GAF shingle factory was one of them.

Now a law as of September 1, Senate Bill 1445 aims to change how the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement is functioning moving forward, especially when it comes to discipline.

This is a brief survey of many of the environmental and regulatory laws passed by the Texas Legislature and signed by the Governor in the 88th Regular Session of the Legislature, which...

The eight-member Sunset Commission is responsible for eliminating waste and consolidating city boards.

SB 1445 makes excellent progress toward building the public’s confidence in law enforcement and establishing a regulatory structure rooted in good data.

AUSTIN  – Today, the Texas House of Representatives considered an amendment offered by State Rep. Gary VanDeaver to review the Marvin Nichols Reservoir. The House took up HB 1565, commonly known as the “Texas Water Development Board Sunset Bill”. The Sunset Commission’s report on the Board found it

The bill would impose fines when residents make more than three complaints to the state environmental agency in a year if they don’t result in enforcement action. Critics warn the bill would discourage people from reporting pollution.

Now concerned about spending, the President is right to address thebudget process.

State legislators are proposing more changes to Texas's power grid, two years after Winter Storm Uri caused widespread outages. Doug Lewin, president of Stoic Energy, joins FOX 7 Austin's John Krinjak to discuss.

State legislators are proposing more changes to Texas's power grid, two years after Winter Storm Uri caused widespread outages. Doug Lewin, president of Stoic Energy, joins FOX 7 Austin's John Krinjak to discuss.