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The US may have hit "peak gasoline," according to many industry officials, and Exxon projects that consumption will decline 22 percent in the next 20 years.
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The executive director of the Harris County Public Infrastructure Department says the Grand Parkway does not need its $181 million in stimulus funding.
Ray Chong is out as the City of Houston Deputy Director of Public Works for Traffic and Transportation
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