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The Texas Senate approved a bill to continue the operation of key state agencies on the opening day of the first called session of the 81st Legislature. When the regular session ended in June, the Legislature had not passed bills that would prevent five agencies, including the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) and the Department of Transportation (TxDOT), from disappearing on September 1, 2010. More ... In this edition, the state legislature renews commitment to courthouse preservation program, nominations still being accepted for THC's First Lady's Texas Treasures Award More ... Military veterans who are totally disabled or cannot work because of service-related injuries will pay no property taxes on their homes under a new tax exemption approved by the Legislature. More ... The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association has sent a letter to Texas members of the U.S. House of Representatives urging them to vote against the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (H.R. 2454) in Washington, D.C. More ... Plugging abandoned wells eliminates the threat of pollution by preventing wells from acting as conduits to bring subsurface hydrocarbons or brine water to the surface or into underground aquifers. Plugged wells also prevent potential surface runoff into underground aquifers. Wells are plugged based on a priority system that takes into account potential environmental and public safety threats posed by individual wells. More ... |
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