Economy
Hostile Takeover
Once Again, School District Shuts Down Tax Break for Gas Exporter
For the second straight year, the Point Isabel ISD board rejected a tax break for a company hoping to ship liquefied natural gas from Brownsville....Read More
Hundreds Gather to Remember the 1966 Texas Farmworkers’ March
The 491-mile walk led to the first statewide minimum wage and effectively launched the farmworkers’ movement in Texas.
Austin demonstrators recreated part of 1966's 491-mile march for better farmworker conditions, which effectively led to the state's first minimum wage....Read More
‘Corporate Bullying’ by Luminant May Shutter Glen Rose Community Hospital
In an effort to reduce its property tax burden, Luminant is forcing a community hospital in Glen Rose to the brink of closure....Read More
This Time, It’s a Progressive Lawmaker Derailing an Affordable Housing Project
A quirk in Texas law lets House members essentially veto affordable housing projects in their districts. Austin Democrat Celia Israel is the latest to do so —...Read More
Court Blocks Class Action Suit Against Payday Lender
An appeals court derailed a class action lawsuit aimed at keeping payday lenders from using the criminal justice system to file charges against debtors.
An appeals court in San Antonio derailed a class action lawsuit aimed at keeping payday lenders from using the criminal justice system to file charges against d...Read More
Powering Down
The owner of Texas’ biggest fleet of coal-fired power plants is trying to wiggle out of paying its property taxes.
The owner of Texas’ biggest fleet of coal-fired power plants is trying to wiggle out of paying its property taxes....Read More
Bernie Sanders Fans: Don’t Despair, Organize
Can the Berners move their enthusiasm down-ballot?
What's next for members of the lefty movement galvanized by presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders? Nothing, if the campaign's energy doesn't trickle down....Read More
Texas Bullion Depository the Stuff of GOP Dreams — For Now
More suburban bank than Fort Knox, a miniature Texas Bullion Depository showed GOP Convention-goers where the state may someday house its sovereign wealth....Read More
Company Town
How big business turned a Gulf Coast beach town into an industrial zone.
How big business turned a Gulf Coast beach town into an industrial zone....Read More