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May 2009
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Recently in Environment CategoryDespite being way outnumbered, a few Democrats in the state Senate attempted to stop the confirmation of Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Chair Bryan Shaw, on grounds the commission has become too lax in regulating polluters and too cozy with the industries it oversees. A speech by state Senator Eliot Shapleigh, D-El Paso, detailed how the TCEQ Commission, (made up of gubernatorial appointees), granted a controversial air quality permit to Ascaro, despite the TCEQ's staff recommendation to deny it. State Sen. Kirk Watson, D-Austin, joined Shapleigh in opposition. He released a statement fol... The dry conditions this weekend sparked massive wildfires in Bastrop County. Firefighters have now contained 80% of the blaze, but an estimated 1,200 acres have burned. (Video from the fire) As a result, Governor Rick Perry activated state resources to help local firefighters. Four Texas Military Blackhawk helicopters, Texas Forest service firefighters and contract aircraft and other heavy equipment are all being used to contain the rest of the flames. "Wildfires burning in Central Texas have destroyed homes and property over the ... In response to President Obama's orders Monday directing the EPA to look at whether some states can have tougher auto emission standards, state Sen. Rodney Ellis and state Rep. Mark Strama, D-Austin, are renewing their failed legislation from last session to have Texas follow the stricter California standards for auto emissions. "For the sake of our security, our economy and our planet, we must have the courage and commitment to change," Obama said following the signing of the order. >> Continue reading: Another Attempt at Higher Fuel Efficiency Amid the presidential candidates' back and forth over offshore oil drilling, Senator John McCain is in Houston today to outline his energy plan. It's expected to hit on conservation and alternative energy sources. "This great city is known as the oil capital of America. But people in Houston and all of Texas understand as well as anyone that the high price of oil and gas today is causing great harm all across our economy," he says in a speech to be delivered at a 4 p.m. event open to the public at the downtown Houston's Hilton Americas... Some signs of the fierce primary campaigning remain, but even signs for upcoming races are getting tossed if they're in the wrong place.
The Associated Press' April Castro is now a member of an elite club. The "I-got-slammed-by-Rush-on-the-radio" club. Last Friday, Castro's family in the small Texas town of Sonora (... |
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Elise Hu is KVUE's Political Reporter and your dedicated blogger. There's too much politics in Texas to fit into a newscast, so the fun continues here. Email your ideas and feedback to ehu@kvue.com.
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