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Pulling back the curtains on wage-theft enforcement in MN; Trump's latest attack is on RFK, Jr; NM LGBTQ+ equality group endorses 2024 'Rock Star' candidates; Michigan's youth justice reforms: Expanded diversion, no fees.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge will be challenging and expensive. An Alabama Democrat flips a state legislature seat and former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

TX: Waste Reduction

More than 11,600 Adopt-a-Highway and Keep Texas Beautiful volunteers collected 1.29 million pounds of litter during the 2021
The Month of April Means "Don't mess with Texas"

The month of April has special meaning for Texans. It's when many groups - like Adopt-a-Highway and Keep Texas Beautiful affiliates - participate in …

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En Texas se hacen reclutamientos electorales a los trabajadores, preparándose para la Elección de noviembre.
Texas recluta personal para encuestar y Prepararse ante las elecciones de noviembre

Austin, TX - Texas espera una concurrencia sin precedentes en la elección de noviembre. Esa es la buena noticia. ¿La mala? Al personal del …

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Texas students are getting hands on, high-tech experience growing fresh produce inside converted shipping containers. (Freight Farms)
Texas Schools Tap Container Farms to Fill Cafeterias with Fresh Produce

SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Texas schools are using refrigerated freight containers converted into hydroponic farms as an extension of the classroom…

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The Texas Supreme Court will decide later this year whether Texas cities can legally ban grocery stores and other retailers from offering single-use plastic bags. (Sullivan/GettyImages)
Texas Supreme Court to Settle Dispute Over Plastic Bag Ban

AUSTIN, Texas — A decades-old dispute between Texas cities and state officials over plastic grocery bags has finally made its way to the state …

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A new report finds that urban waterways in Texas such as the San Antonio River could benefit from green infrastructure to control flooding and pollution from stormwater runoff. (Warshaw/GettyImages)
Report: TX Cities Need Policies to Control Stormwater Runoff

AUSTIN, Texas – Rain is the lifeblood of Texas, but a new study shows that when there's too much of it, the state's major cities need to do …

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La EPA estima que hay más de 8 mil nuevas operaciones de petróleo y gas suficientemente cercanas a los residentes de Texas como para afectarles negativamente con emisiones de metano tóxico. (McNew/GettyImages)
Se acaba el tiempo para comentar la suspensión de las Reglas del Metano

San Antonio, TX – Este miércoles (9 agosto) es el último día para enviar comentarios sobre el retraso de dos años para que …

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Los monitores de la calidad del aire en Texas han indicado altos niveles de ozono, lo que significa emisiones excesivas de metano y otros compuestos tóxicos provenientes de pozos de gas y petróleo (EyeEm/GettyImages)
Decisión de la Corte sobre emisiones de metano en pozos, con grandes implicaciones para TX

SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Una corte federal bloqueó un intento de detener la normatividad de la Era Obama que controla las emisiones de metano …

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Grupos ambientalistas temen que la Administración Trump pudiera revertir años de progreso para detener el cambio climático, y un aire y agua más limpios. (phxidalgo/iStockphoto)
Ambientalistas temen que Trump pudiera revertir décadas de progreso

AUSTIN, Texas – Grupos pro conservación expresan sus preocupaciones de que la combinación de Donald Trump en la Casa Blanca, y un …

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Texas has become the largest producer of wind energy in the nation. (mj0007/iStockphoto)
Texas is Top State for Wind Generation Capacity

AUSTIN, Texas - Texas is probably not the first place you think of when it comes to renewable energy, but the Lone Star State leads the nation in …

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The company behind the Keystone XL pipeline is tapping rules under NAFTA to try to win more than $15 billion from the U.S. in damages. (Howl Arts Collective/Wikimedia Commons)
TransCanada Seeks $15 Billion from U.S. over Keystone XL

AUSTIN, Texas - The Canadian corporation behind the Keystone XL pipeline, is using provisions in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to …

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Two former Bureau of Land Management directors sent a letter Monday to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget urging strong rules to reduce methane pollution on federal and tribal lands. Credit: TomasSereda/iStockphoto
Former Public Lands Managers Urge Strong Methane Regulations

AUSTIN, Texas - Two former Bureau of Land Management directors have sent a letter to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget urging strong rules to …

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A new report highlights how U.S. presidents have legal authority to keep 450-billion tons of climate pollution in the ground. Credit: acilo/iStockphoto.
Report: Presidents Have Power to Limit Climate Pollution

AUSTIN, Texas - A new report from the Center for Biological Diversity highlights how President Barack Obama, or any other sitting president, has …

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