Livability News - Megaregion
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Texas House committee examines state’s electric capacity
To avoid repeat of last summer
A state House committee is exploring possible actions to sustain Texas' electric capacity, as high-use summer nears.
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2020 employment projections released
Texas fares well
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its employment projections through 2020, and Texas metro areas are predicted to be among the fastest growing.
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Texans consider native landscaping
Drought brings opportunity
As the drought lingers, many Texans have realized the potential of reconfiguring yards into more efficient native "wildscapes".
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Zero-energy suburb developed in Austin
Attracts low-income buyers
Austin developers have been successfully selling homes in a (nearly) net-zero-energy suburb built in 2008.
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Experts say cost of water bound to increase
Low supply, increasing demand
As populations continue to rise, experts say access to our limited water supply is destined to become more expensive.
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Hate mail aims to intimidate climate scientist
Unfortunately, nothing new
A Texas Tech professor has received a barrage of bitter emails since taking flak from talking heads
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Drought threatens Texas rice production
"A huge, huge deal"
Without replenished reservoirs, water managers will have to withhold water from farmers, meaning severe cuts to Texas' million-dollar rice production industry
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Low-income housing project planned for downtown Austin
City's first in decades
An Austin nonprofit plans to build the first downtown development in decades to house low-income residents
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Water being trucked to dried up Spicewood, TX
Historic drought still lingers
As the historic drought continues, Spicewood is being forced to import water by truck, having previously sold and trucked it out.
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Travis County considering water-use rules for development
Controversial vote pending
Travis County commissioners may vote soon on a controversial set of rules as a moratorium on development in the western part of the county is scheduled to end
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