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Chris Tomlinson

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Tomlinson: Abbott and Whitmire float harebrained scheme to sell Houston’s water

Tomlinson: Abbott and Whitmire float harebrained scheme to sell Houston’s water

Remnants of buildings and artifacts from Old Bluffton are visible on land exposed as waters of Lake Buchanan recede in drought. The town was...

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Tomlinson: Scientists worried climate change may be happening faster than expect

Tomlinson: Scientists worried climate change may be happening faster than expect

A tractor drives through a dry farm field occupied by wind mills and oil wells Friday, July 8, 2022, near Garden City. An airplane drops fire...

04.01.2025 3

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Tomlinson: President Jimmy Carter’s strength through humility and kindness

Tomlinson: President Jimmy Carter’s strength through humility and kindness

Former President Jimmy Carter receives flowers from a little girl on his arrival at the airport in Goma, Zaire, in November 1995.  Former U.S....

01.01.2025 6

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Tomlinson: Property taxes or high electricity rates. Which would you choose?

A Texas city is charging high electricity rates to avoid property taxes, enraging some residents. A Texas city is charging high electricity rates...

29.12.2024 8

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Tomlinson: Skip politics during holidays, let’s talk internet scams

Young people should ensure their elders are not replying to scam text messages. More than 880,000 Americans reported losing $12.5 billion to...

25.12.2024 10

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Tomlinson: Texas governor’s plan for taxpayer-funded nuclear reactors reanimates

Topping off Reactor #1 at the South Texas Project Nuclear Power Plant A large dome is lowered onto a nuclear containment building at the Plant...

21.12.2024 10

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Tomlinson: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick enters his honey badger phase: he don’t care

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick giving remarks to Republican delegates from Texas on the first day of the Texas GOP Convention in May. Gov. Greg Abbott smiles...

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Tomlinson: Blaming insurance companies for high premiums is too easy

This photo provided by KWTV shows a hail stone on June 2 near Vigo Park. The National Weather Service in Lubbock said they believe the stone, which...

07.12.2024 4

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Tomlinson: Paxton picks personal attorney to shake down big BlackRock, Vanguard

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, right, listens as Larry Fink, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BlackRock, makes a statement during opening remarks of...

03.12.2024 20

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Tomlinson: To tackle inflation, immigration and disasters, fix this one thing

A group of migrants mainly from Honduras and Nicaragua wait along a road after turning themselves in upon crossing the U.S. - Mexico border, in La...

15.11.2024 10

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Tomlinson: Trump taps billionaires to run the nation, but can they cooperate?

BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA - OCTOBER 05: Tesla CEO Elon Musk (R) endorses Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump during a...

12.11.2024 5

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Tomlinson: Texas electric grid survived summer, but winter is coming

Power demand could set a record on the ERCOT grid Tuesday, Aug. 20.  Pablo Vegas, president and CEO, Electric Reliability Council of Texas, poses...

27.08.2024 10

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Tomlinson: How the conservative manifesto Project 2025 started in Texas

Kevin Roberts, president of the Heritage Foundation, speaks at the National Religious Broadcasters convention at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and...

02.08.2024 10

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Tomlinson: Senators expose problems with electric grid, solutions not easy

Public Utility Commission of Texas Chairman Thomas Gleeson speaks to CenterPoint Energy CEO Jason Wells during a PUC meeting July 25 in the...

30.07.2024 3

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Tomlinson: Electing Trump and GOP is personal for Texas oil billionaires

Scott Sheffield, then-CEO of Pioneer Natural Resources, in 2023. Former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, talks to...

26.07.2024 2

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