Who Owns Your Local Paper?
by Bill Minutaglio / Posted on | No CommentsIs increasing consolidation improving or diluting the quality of local coverage?
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SNAP Judgments: College Graduates Dependent On Food Stamps Are On the Rise
by Sarah Angle / Posted on | 8 Comments1 percent of food stamp recipients have a graduate degree, a number that’s tripled since 2007.
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Former Rep. Vicki Truitt Gets Her Payday in the Lobby
by Forrest Wilder / Posted on | No CommentsFormer legislators don’t die, they come back as lobbyists quicker than you can say cha-ching! Today’s profile in reincarnation is former state Rep. Vicki Truitt, who oversaw a watered-down payday loan reform effort last session. She is now lobbying for Cash America.
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Seeds of Discontent: A Texas Organic Cotton Farmer Takes On Monsanto
by Eva Hershaw / Posted on | 22 CommentsFor a small organic farmer on the high plains of Texas, challenging Monsanto is tantamount to questioning the power and promise of biotechnology, which has captured the imagination of traditional cotton farmers.
Read full postLawmakers Hope to Bring Stability to Eagle Ford Shale Boomtowns
by Liz Farmer / Posted on | No CommentsThe Eagle Ford Shale legislative caucus met for the first time to discuss the economic impact of the oil and gas industry in South Texas.
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