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A Balanced Approach
Friday, July 11, 2008
One of my favorite things to do is a version of the "town hall meeting." I really like doing it in a casual setting during the lunch hour of a workday, where folks bring a brown bag lunch. No matter the size of the business or the number of people who come to the deal, [...]
Keeping Texas Healthy II
Friday, June 27, 2008
This past week, the world celebrated one of my more stunning achievements. Liz and I celebrated our 29th wedding anniversary. I put this one in the "win" column because, while we started dating when I was 14-years-old, she turned me down the first time I asked her out.
It was Boswell High School Homecoming. 1972. [...]
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Texas PUC approves additional wind capacity
Thursday, July 17, 2008
The Public Utility Commission (PUC) of Texas today selected a transmission scenario that will eventually transmit a total of 18,456 MW of wind power from West Texas and the Texas Panhandle to metropolitan areas of the state.
The PUC selected Scenario 2, which is estimated to cost US$4.93 billion, or around US$4/month per residential customer once [...]
Texas lawmakers line up behind wind power
Monday, July 14, 2008
Texas lawmakers say wind energy is the ticket to the state’s economic future. But how much will wind power add to your electric bill?
"We could position ourselves in Texas to be the world leader in wind and renewable energy in the next hundred years," said State Rep. Mark Strama, (D) Austin.
This week state regulators will [...]
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It’s that special time of year – the time when we have my big music party at Zilker Park here in Austin.
