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Dean Baker | The Texas-California Job Growth Derby
In recent months conservatives have been boasting about the strong job growth of red state Texas compared to the much weaker job growth of blue state California. It's worth …
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From Tacoma to Texas, Hunger Strikers Challenge Migrant Jails
A hunger strike at a private GEO Group migrant jail in Tacoma, Washington, has spread to another in Texas.
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Saturated With Oil Money, Texas Legislature Saved Industry From Pollution Rule
The Texas legislature's rush to protect the oil and gas industry reflects a culture in which politics and business are almost inseparable.
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Environmentalists Call For Ban on Fracking in Ohio After Earthquakes
Environmental groups are calling for a ban on fracking in Ohio after a series of small earthquakes erupted near an active fracking site last week.
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Realistic Left Politics in Texas
In Texas and everywhere else, a realistic politics should challenge not only obvious opponents on the right, but untrustworthy allies in the center.
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Did Texas Really Experience an Economic Miracle?
What about the more general miracle of free-market capitalism? It exists only in the eyes of the beholder.
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Rick Perry Killed an Innocent Man
Newly uncovered evidence suggests that Willingham, who maintained his innocence until his death, was in fact an innocent man.
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Denton, Texas Citizens Group Fights for Fracking Ban
The Denton Drilling Awareness Group plans to turn Denton into a frack-free city, making it the first in Texas to ban fracking outright.
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Ethics Complaint Filed Against Dallas Police 72-Hour Review Policy
A secret policy allowing Dallas police to wait 72 hours before making an official statement was instituted in 2013 after a police shooting report was contradicted by a home …
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Natural Gas Boom Advances With Little Study of Public Health Effects, Report Finds
A new study has underscored just how little is known about the health consequences of the natural gas boom that began a decade ago, when advances in high-volume hydraulic …