TribLive: Sens. Patrick and Watson on the Budget

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Watch the Texas Tribune's Evan Smith interview Senators Dan Patrick and Kirk Watson on their very different views on the state's 2014-15 budget.

Southern Spirit Line: High Voltage Hype, Low Impact for Texas

The proposed Southern Spirit transmission line connecting Texas to Louisiana and Mississippi has generated a lot of headlines over the past week, with my favorite coming from the publication Electrek: “Hell froze over in Texas—the state will connect to the U.S. grid for the first time via a fed grant.” I laughed. The article fails...

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