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DHS Secretary Defends Executive Orders Before Congress
Homeland Security Secretary John F. Kelly appeared before House to face questions about a number of Trump's executive orders.
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“Biggest Oil Find” of 2016 Puts Crown Jewel Texas Oasis in Crosshairs for Fracking
The prospect of fracking where water is so scarce raises questions about what Americans are willing to sacrifice in the pursuit of fossil fuels.
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Southern Cities Face Growing Efforts by State and Federal Officials to Block Local Progress
The South's progressive cities have a target on their back.
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Lockdown at Trans-Pecos Pipeline Site in West Texas Consecrates New Indigenous-Led Resistance Camp
An Indigenous Water Protector was among those arrested at a Trans-Pecos Pipeline work site near Marfa, Texas.
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Rick Perry’s Texas Giveaways
The soon-to-be US energy secretary doled out billions in grants and tax incentives for corporations while governor of Texas.
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Rick Perry, Tapped for Energy Department, Has Multiple Ties to CEO of Controversial Pipeline Project
Former Texas governor Rick Perry was tapped by Donald Trump to head his Energy Department.
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Defiant After Dakota Setback, Texas Company Eyes Pipeline Through Louisiana’s Atchafalaya Basin
Energy Transfer Partners appears to have a powerful ally in Republican Trump.
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Judge’s Unprecedented Exxon Ruling Could Turn the Legal System Upside Down
A Texas federal judge's recent order is highly unusual and unwarranted.
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Hundreds of Students Report Bullying, Threats and Attacks in Weeks After the Election
In a survey of 10,000 educators, 90 percent said the election had a negative impact on their schools' environments.
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Armed White Supremacists Clash With Counterprotesters at Texas Capitol
Amid a national spate of hate crimes, a neo-Nazi group gathered in Austin, protected by police.