When state lawmakers failed to address the growing tension between energy companies and landowners, Plan B was already in the works: Ask the voters.
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Advocates call for new state water plan by the Associated Press ATLANTA - Businesses and local governments from around the state are calling for more studies on a state water plan they worry is being written …
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While Gov. Rick Perry keeps working to coax legislators onto his tax bill bandwagon, he's also busy trying to shake a menace off his tail.
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Stratus Properties Inc. said Friday it will donate $2 million to the Hill Country Conservancy, the largest gift ever to the six-year-old group.
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BINGHAMTON — When Lois Andrasick shows newly hired Lockheed Martin workers homes in the region, the clients are usually thrilled with the affordability of the house but shocked by the accompanying tax bill.
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