Sierra Club considers suing EPA over Texas clean-air action

Loftis reports:

While the EPA goads Texas to reform its air pollution permits, the federal agency is neglecting its own duties under the Clean Air Act, Texas environmentalists say. The Sierra Club said it will file a formal notice today telling the Environmental Protection Agency that it intends to sue the EPA over its failure to act on three Texas clean-air concerns.

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U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess calls on Texas AG to investigate state's environmental agency

Heinkel-Wolfe at the Denton Record-Chronicle reports:

U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess has called on the Texas attorney general to investigate the state's environmental agency, following an audit report that showed agency officials may have withheld information about toxic compounds found near natural-gas facilities.
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Perry rejects second round of Race to the Top money

Gov. Rick Perry said 'no thanks' to federal stimulus money for education, saying the state's application would probably be penalized for its unwillingness to buy into national curriculum standards. Hoppe reports.
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Accident set Texas Attorney General Abbott on path to politics

Kim reports:
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Barbara Ann Radnofsky turns trademark intensity to attorney general race

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Bob Perry bankrolls Republican in New Mexico

Perhaps the nation's most prolific campaign giver, Bob Perry is putting big money behind a candidate for governor in New Mexico. Slater reports.
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Split opinions greet Texas school board training sessions

Though the class time is state-mandated, the content is not. Haag reports.
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