Daily Archives: January 9, 2025

Who wants to sell Houston’s water to West Texas?

I have questions. Gov. Greg Abbott is said to be exploring a plan to buy water from Houston and send it to West Texas — a potentially contentious idea that comes as he has teased “totally transformative” measures in the … Continue reading

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Houston and Harris County to get Beryl relief funds

Good news. The Biden administration announced Tuesday that Houston and Harris County will receive a combined $382 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to assist in recovery from May’s flooding in Kingwood and Hurricane Beryl in July. Houston will receive … Continue reading

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Texas blog roundup for the week of January 6

The Texas Progressive Alliance still thinks that 2025 is a science fiction year from the future as it brings you this week’s roundup.

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