The Associated Press on MSN3d
'Nobody cares about West Texas:' State struggles to fix abandoned wells leaking toxic water
Texas lawmakers attempted to address the growing problem of abandoned wells. Two years later, none of that money has been ...
The Texas Tribune on MSN1h
Gov. Greg Abbott wants to set a high bar for local taxes increases
Local officials, school advocates and tax policy experts said such a proposal could have dire impacts on basic services.
San Antonio Express-News6d
Texas regulators grapple with a growing problem: old oil wells leaking polluted water
In arid West Texas, water seeps and bubbles from old wells, sometimes carrying oil ... into the aquifers that supply water to cities, farms and ranches. These leaky wells are called P-13 wells ...
Kansas City or Philly? 12 writers debate which city wins the Super Bowl of culture | Opinion
A dozen writers from The Kansas City Star and The Philadelphia Inquirer go head-to-head in a Super Bowl showdown of words and ...
National Geographic news3d
A bold plan to save Africa’s shrinking giraffe herds
A Texas taxidermy ... the sun-leathered 59-year-old tells me as I stalk him stalking a two-year-old female giraffe somewhere in the Nigerien bush, about 60 miles east of Niamey, Niger’s capital.
East Greenwich farm's future in limbo as town considers condo complex
The plan to build a 39-unit condominium complex off of Division Road in East Greenwich is causing quite the uproar among ...