ERCOT,  the group in charge of keeping the Texas electricity grid running smoothly is predicting that Texas will run short of capacity next summer just when it needs it most. This is a result of the increasing demand for electricity in the Lone Star State coupled with the loss of several plants that are scheduled
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Any Big 12 hopes of SMU, TCU and Houston took a public hit Saturday. During an interview on ESPN’s College GameDay, interim Big 12 commissioner Chuck Neinas suggested that the conference would look outside the Lone Star State for expansion candidates. Asked what the conference would consider in expansion, Neinas listed location as a key.
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WASHINGTON — The outlook for the next three months is bad news for drought-plagued Texas and its neighbors. And that comes after the Lone Star State recorded the hottest summer for any state for as long as records have been kept, federal weather and climate experts said Thursday. The disappointing forecast does not bode well
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The Iowa straw poll last week didn’t pick any delegates, which will be done at the Iowa Caucuses on Feb. 6, but the poll began culling the herd of GOP candidates. Finishing first with 4,823 votes was Rep. Michele Bachmann, who was born in the Hawkeye State and was elected to Congress from neighboring Minnesota.
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Patricia Sharpe on classic Texas cuisine, cookbooks you should have on hand, and the evolution of food in the Lone Star State. Interview by Layne Lynch April 2011 Patricia Sharpe Add your comment » Related Multimedia Migas (April 2011) » Chicken-fried Steak (April 2011) » Smoked Brisket (April 2011) » Grilled Ribeye (April 2011) » Related Stories Pork Tamales (April
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WASHINGTON – Republican Party of Texas Chairman Cathie Adams released the following statement tonight: “This evening, following a series of backroom deals and arm twisting, President Barack Obama and Speaker Nancy Pelosi convinced their members to support a $2.5 trillion dollar government-run health care bill that increases taxes, raises premiums, slashes Medicare and does nothing
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