It used to be that business leaders might describe the odor of industrial emissions as the “smell of money”. But these days, money has an entirely different smell — that of fresh, clean air. While no state has likely made more money off of smokestack industries than Texas, the growing urgency of our state’s air quality crisis, combined with the emergence of new “cleantech” industries, is leading many entrepreneurs to new, clean ways to make money.

El Otro Lado. The Other Side.

This term has been heard in Texas ever since the days of the Republic. Texas began its political existence as an independent Republic carved out of Mexico, which was subsequently annexed by the United States as the 28th state. As Texas still shares a natural border with Mexico, the subjects of both legal and illegal immigration have always had a special place in Texas culture.

I’m all for office costume parties, but Julie Myers won't need to send me an invitation to any of her future parties.

In 2006, voters in Dallas County stated unambiguously that they were pro-clean air, and pro-conservation by electing Democrat Allen Vaught over the incumbent polluter protector, Republican Bill Keffer. It appears as though former Representative Keffer is going to once again attempt to impose his anti-environment ideology on Dallas County and the state of Texas.