Posts Tagged ‘Texas’

Energy Dept. backs Texas LNG export plan

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Energy Department on Friday conditionally approved a Texas company's proposal to export liquefied natural gas, only the second such project allowed to move forward amid a production boom that has led to glut of domestic natural gas. Tweet This Post

Paramedic arrested in West, Texas

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Obama heads out on new jobs tour – first stop: Austin, Texas

By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will travel on Thursday to Austin, Texas, the first stop in a new series of day trips designed to draw attention to policies and programs that help spur the economy, and build support for his economic policies, the White House said on Sunday. In Austin, Obama [...]

Pioneering Women Who Shaped Texas

Just published: Unflinching Courage: Pioneering Women Who Shaped Texas by former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX). Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire Tweet This Post

Lawmakers call for chemical facility review after Texas blast

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two Democratic lawmakers on Thursday called on President Barack Obama to establish an expert commission looking into security at industrial chemical facilities after an explosion at a West, Texas, fertilizer plant in April. The Texas blast killed 15 people and injured scores more. Henry Waxman, ranking member of the House Energy and [...]

The Bush and Clinton families, on stage in Texas

DALLAS (AP) — They have dominated American politics for the past three decades: the Bush and Clinton families, taking turns in a string of positions of power and influence. Tweet This Post

Fundraising, then bipartisan display in Texas

DALLAS (AP) — A day before sharing the stage with his Republican predecessor, President Barack Obama raised money for Democrats at a supporter's sprawling home in Texas. Tweet This Post