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Texas Town at Center of Latest Earthquake Swarm Questions Fracking Impact
Twelve earthquakes rattled Irving, Texas during a 48-hour period, and residents are concerned fracking is the cause.
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Uncovering a World War II Prisoner Exchange Program Through Interned Immigrants’ Stories
From 1942 to 1948, thousands of immigrants deemed disloyal to the United States were held in a Texas internment camp.
Texas Oil Regulators Fired for Trying to Actually Regulate
What happens to energy regulators that dare to do their jobs and try to actually regulate energy companies? They get fired.
Why Texas Is Shutting Prison Doors
Something remarkable is happening in the Texan criminal justice system: Texan authorities are closing prisons.
Candice Bernd: Don’t Frack With Denton!
A small city in Texas has taken a bold step forward by banning fracking within municipal limits.
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Texas Regulators Sidestep Connection Between Fracking Industry and Earthquakes
Seismic activity is not something the region is known for. It was only after deep injection disposal wells used to house fracking's toxic wastewater went into operation that the …
Bush Family and Its Inner Circle Play Central Role in Lawsuits Against Denton, Texas Fracking Ban
The Bush oil and gas legacy lives on and stretches from the state where the fracking industry was born all the way to Iraq.
Documents: Houston Police Use “StingRay” Technology to Sweep Up Cellphone Data
The Houston Police Department has been sweeping up the cellphone data of suspects and innocent bystanders.
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Voters Turned Away Because of Texas Photo ID Law
Voting is now underway in Texas, a state with one of the strictest voter ID laws in the nation.
Is Filming a Police Officer a “Domestic Threat”? Austin Activist on Trial for Videotaping an Arrest
A jury in Austin, Texas, is set to issue its decision today in a case that centers on a person's right to film police officers.