Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Permission Granted:
Texas oil and gas regulators on track to allow more flaring waste than ever

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A new investigative report reveals how the state oil and gas agency,  the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC), is on track to authorize vent...
Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Paxton Felony Fraud Charges to be Dismissed

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Felony securities fraud charges against Attorney General Ken Paxton to be dropped after nine years . Read the news at the Texas Tribune.
Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Remembering Dr. Sidney Wolfe; founder of Public Citizen.

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America lost a true champion for consumers and corporate accountability. Read a tribute by Robert Weissman of Public Citizen.
Thursday, September 7, 2023

REPORT: Top Texas Officials
Pocket $6.3 Million From Blackout Profiteers

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Donors tied to 36 companies that private lawsuits allege manipulated natural gas markets to improperly profit from 2021’s deadly Winter St...
Thursday, August 31, 2023

REPORT: Oil Barons Backed Paxton
Impeachment Officials with $12 Million

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Three ultra-conservative, oil-tycoon billionaires moved $12 million in campaign funding to 17 officials directly involved in Attorney Genera...
Thursday, August 10, 2023

TPJ Seeking Data Specialist

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Texans for Public Justice is seeking a part-time Database Specialist to help with some exciting government transparency / conflict of inter...
Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Two-thirds of board members overseeing Texas public universities are Abbott donors. -- Texas Tribune

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Texas Tribune analysis found that more than 70% of Abbott's appointees to Texas university boards have donated to his gubernatorial ca...
Tuesday, July 26, 2022

POT OF GOLD: Did Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller’s
trusted, troubled strategist shake down Texas hemp growers?

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In the Texas Observer TPJ's Andrew Wheat exposes a political consultant's shake down of Texas hemp growers.  Read the full story at ...
Wednesday, June 1, 2022

Report highlights RRC progress on designating critical energy infrastructure.

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A new report from Commission Shift and Texans for Public Justice finds that most facilities on the natural gas supply chain have been desi...
Monday, May 23, 2022

Washington Post: 7 years later, still no trial for Ken Paxton

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AUSTIN, Texas — Not many people charged with felony crimes go seven years without ever standing trial. One of them is Texas Attorney Gener...