Drought causing restrictions: Nearly 500 Texas public systems conserving water

07/12/11 Temple, Central Texas College in Killeen, Marlin, Rosebud, Cameron and Thorndale are among nearly 500 public water systems in Texas that have imposed restrictions limiting water use to avoid shortages during the current drought, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality reported this week.

+

-

 

Jailbreaks Are Good TV Plots, But Remain Rare in Texas

07/16/11 In the last five years, sheriffs in about 140 counties reported nearly 270 escape incidents, according to records from the Texas Commission on Jail Standards.

+

-

 

State agency tests yards of Dona Park homes, 5 found with chemicals of concern

07/13/11 Elevated levels of toxic chemicals were found at five of more than 350 homes in the Dona Park neighborhood where soil testing was done by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

+

-