ENVIRONMENTAL HEADLINES, OCTOBER 27 – NOVEMBER 2

TEXAS A&M PROFESSOR BRYAN W. SHAW NAMED TO STATE ENVIRONMENTAL BOARD The Dallas Morning News 11/1/07 Gov. Rick Perry has appointed Texas A&M professor Bryan W. Shaw to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the body that directs the state’s environmental agency. POWER PLANT TO CAPTURE CARBON DIOXIDE Houston Chronicle 11/2/07 A Houston-area power plant will become the site of…

VOTERS CAN GIVE PARKS NEEDED FUNDING NOVEMBER 6.

Early voting for the November 6th General Election begins Monday, October 22, and continues until Friday, November 3. Voters across the state will have the opportunity to vote for an amendment (Proposition 4) to the Texas Constitution that will allow bonds to be sold to finance repairs and improvements at state parks.