Houston Chronicle: The U.S. Court of Appeals slapped down Texas most recent challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday the latest defeat in Attorney General Greg Abbotts lengthy legal crusade against the federal government. Abbott had attempted to block the EPA from controlling the states system for issuing permits to power plants. That process has been under federal oversight since 2010. The EPA gave itself the authority to intervene in the permit processes of 13 states, including Texas, in...