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Texas Drought Pushes Lawmakers to Focus on Water in New Session
2013-01-12 19:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: There is usually no shortage of controversial and politically divisive issues for lawmakers to address in the opening days of a state legislative session, from abortion to immigration to gun rights. But throughout the opening of the 83rd Texas Legislature last week, one of the most frequently discussed topics had bipartisan support: improving the states water infrastructure as the population booms and a devastating two-year drought drags on. Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and other Republicans proposed...
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