TRANSPORTATION CHAIRMAN WILLIAMSON DEAD AT 55 Houston Chronicle 12/31/07 Texas Transportation Commission Chairman and former longtime state lawmaker Ric Williamson died Sunday of an apparent heart attack, officials said. He was 55. WILLIAMSON, WHO LED TEXAS TOLL ROAD PUSH, DIES AT 55 WHITE TO DELAY VOTE ON BILLBOARD PROPOSAL Houston Chronicle 12/28/07 Mayor Bill White said Thursday he would delay…
ENERGY BILL COULD GO TO WHITE HOUSE NEXT WEEK Houston Chronicle 12/13/07 The Democratic-led Congress appears poised to send a compromise energy bill boosting vehicle fuel mileage requirements to President Bush for his signature as early as next week. EPA WAS PRESSURED TO WEAKEN TOXIC REPORT RULES Houston Chronicle 12/13/07 The White House pressured the Environmental Protection Agency to weaken…
CONSERVANCY GROUP DIRECTOR TO LEAD PARKS AND WILDLIFE Austin American-Statesman 12/6/07 Growing up in Austin with a love of the outdoors, Carter Smith held a lifelong dream to someday work for Texas Parks and Wildlife. FEDS TELL METRO TO RE-SUBMIT RAIL PLANS FOR APPROVAL Houston Chronicle 12/05/07 Federal transit officials have told the Metropolitan Transit Authority it must re-apply for…