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Tesla wants Texas auto sales regulations loosened
2014-12-07 18:50:58| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
But the automaker still hopes to sell its electric cars directly to Texans over the Internet, instead of through dealerships, and it is dangling the carrot of future investment projects as an incentive. Tesla says that, as it continues to grow, it may need more battery factories and car factories, and that they could be built in Texas - but that tweaking state law would help.
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Texas Town Sues to Uphold Fracking Ban, Protect Democracy
2014-12-05 15:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The little guys arent taking this one lying down. In November, voters in Denton, Texasfed up with oil and gas drilling companies unwilling to work with citizens to put some reasonable protections in place and with state and local regulators for allowing new fracking wells near homes, schools, parks and hospitalspassed a ban on fracking, despite being hugely outspent. The Texas Oil and Gas Association, representing the fracking companies, and the states General Land Office responded with lawsuits...
First Texas City to Ban Fracking Cites 'Public Nuisance' in Lawsuit Response
2014-12-05 07:37:36| Waste Management - Topix.net
Responding to lawsuits brought by attorneys with intimate Bush family connections - with complaints coming from both the Texas General Land Office and the Texas Oil and Gas Association - the Denton attorneys have signaled the battle has only just begun in the city situated in the heart and soul of the Barnett Shale , the birthplace of fracking. In its response to the Texas Oil and Gas Association , Denton's attorneys argued the Association did not provide sufficient legal evidence that the Texas constitution demarcates the Texas Railroad Commission or the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality as the only governmental bodies that can regulate or permit fracking.
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Current Water Utility CCN Decertification Issues At The Public Utility Commission Of Texas
2014-12-04 18:04:19| Waste Management - Topix.net
The responsibility for the regulation of water and sewer service, including the oversight of certificates of public convenience and necessity , was recently transferred from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to the Public Utility Commission , effective September 1, 2014. Senate Bill 567 and House Bill 1600 transferred "the powers, duties, functions, programs, and activities .
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Say What? 5 things Texas Instruments is doing in China
2014-12-03 17:40:18| Semiconductors - Topix.net
Texas Instruments Inc. operates its global semiconductor design and manufacturing company in 35 countries and serves more than 100,000 global customers. But did you know the Dallas-based company has been beefing up its capabilities in China recently? Manufacturing expansion - TI recently announced the expansion of its manufacturing capacity in Chengdu, China.
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