Steelworkers and Shell Oil have struck a tentative agreement on a labor deal that would end a strike at 15 refineries and chemical plants, the Houston Chronicle reported Thursday night.
Joe Pickett
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The Brief: Feb. 26, 2015
Senate budget writers directed their displeasure at the Texas Racing Commission during a contentious hearing on Wednesday in which the head of the finance committee declared herself “livid.”
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Energy
The Brief: Feb. 5, 2015
House Speaker Joe Straus leaned toward the familiar in filling open spots at the top of the chamber’s top-tier committees.
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Politics
Video: The Agenda for the 84th Legislative Session
Here’s video of our 84th Legislature preview session on what’s in store for big issues on the agenda. Panelists included state Reps. John Zerwas, Joe Pickett and Jimmie Don Aycock and state Sen. Kirk Watson.
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Energy
The Brief: Dec. 1, 2014
A story published over the weekend gave details on Gov. Rick Perry’s prep work this week and month for a possible second run for the White House in 2016.
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Economy
Liveblog: Transportation at The Texas Tribune Festival
We’re liveblogging the sessions from the 2014 Texas Tribune Festival’s Transportation track. The sessions include panels on road funding, high-speed rail, future transportation planning and the new urban mobility.
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Economy
Some Lawmakers Want Legislative Changes to Avoid Fertilizer Blasts
A committee of Texas lawmakers met Tuesday to discuss possible legislation aimed at preventing another disaster like last year’s explosion in West — with some still skeptical of imposing regulations on fertilizer storage facilities.
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Energy
The Brief: July 2, 2014
Lawmakers had a busy Tuesday, with the safe storage of ammonium nitrate and the alleged influence of criminal cartels in the current immigration crisis among the topics addressed.
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Transportation
TribuneFest: Transportation and the 83rd Legislature
At the Trib’s Oct. 17 symposium on transportation at Southern Methodist University, I sat down with four members of the House Transportation Committee: Chairman Larry Phillips, R-Sherman, and state Reps. Cindy Burkett, R-Sunnyvale, Linda Harper-Brown, R-Irving, and Joe Pickett, D-El Paso.
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Economy
Liveblog: Transportation at The Tribune Festival
We’re liveblogging this weekend from The Texas Tribune Festival’s Transportation track, which features panel discussions on planning, high-speed rail, road funding and rural transportation.