HOUSE MOVES FAVOR ENERGY INDUSTRY Houston Chronicle 7/30/07 Bowing to pressure from energy-state Democrats, House leaders have yanked some of the more industry-unfriendly provisions embedded in their proposed energy package. SUMMER DELUGE SPURS TEXAS ‘DEAD ZONE’ IN GULF Houston Chronicle 8/1/07 For the first time, Texas has generated its own “dead zone” in coastal waters, scientists say. STATE LAW WILL…
TXDOT, METRO CONSIDER HOV TOLL PLAN Houston Chronicle 7/26/07 State highway officials meeting in Sugar Land today will discuss a Metro proposal to allow toll traffic on local HOV lanes. The Texas Department of Transportation will recommend an equal split of any resulting profits, a TxDOT official said. GRANTS FIRST STEP IN GETTING PARK-AND-RIDE Baytown Sun 7/25/07 With the backing…
 LYONDELL UNIT SETTLES POLLUTION CASE WITH EPA Houston Chronicle 7/19/07 A subsidiary of Lyondell Chemical will spend more than $125 million to address air, water and hazardous waste violations at petrochemical plants in Texas and three other states under a settlement announced Wednesday by the U.S. government. CITGO CONVICTED IN DUCK DEATHS AT CORPUS CHRISTI REFINERY Houston Chronicle 7/19/07…