A Dallas Megadonor, a New Nonprofit, and the War on ‘Housing First’
A scheme to relocate the unhoused out of one Texas city's downtown sheds light on a larger right-wing takeover of federal homelessness policy.
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Despite Trump and Rick Perry’s Best Efforts, Another Coal Plant Eats the Dust in Texas
The impending closure of the 650-megawatt Oklaunion plant is more writing on the wall for the state’s power generators.
Inside the Coordinated Attack on a North Texas Wind Farm
Conservative lawmakers, an oil investor and other activists did all they could to stop a wind project in rural Texas, even as the state has increasingly embraced renewable energy.
Why is Texas’ Leading GOP Think Tank Suddenly All-In on an Anti-Wind Crusade?
The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s latest PR blitz is the kind of thing you’d expect to see from a seedy advocacy group, not a would-be policy braintrust.
Could Austin’s Paid Sick Leave Victory Be the Start of a Progressive Labor Movement in Texas?
Progressive activists can take a lesson from Austin’s paid sick leave campaign, which succeeded in part because it reached people typically excluded from politics.
Texan Kathleen Hartnett White Too Extreme for Trump Administration
Senate Democrats vowed to give the Trump administration a fight over her nomination.
Texas-Bred Anti-Environmentalists Find New Power in Trump Administration
Doug Domenech, Kathleen Hartnett White and Susan Combs have ties to the Texas Public Policy Foundation and have been picked for prominent positions in the Trump administration.
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Texas Warbler Suit Could Test Trump Administration’s Handling of Endangered Species
A little Texas bird could become a test case for the Trump administration’s willingness to defend Obama-era endangered species decisions.
Former TCEQ Chairman: Renewables Are ‘False Hope’
A Texas think tanker’s latest book espouses the virtues of fossil fuels and argues that countries should resist shifting to renewables.