State representative facing ethics questions
In what appears to be a clear-cut ethics violations by a longtime state legislator, Bay Scoggin, TexPIRG Director highlights how there is no way for State Rep. Jim Murphy to represent his constituents...
View ArticleVW settlement plan falls short of Houston’s pollution share
As Texas plans to spend the $209 million awarded by the Volkswagen "Dieselgate" scandal, TexPIRG Director Bay Scoggin is quoted as being "concerned" about the plan released late last week. While the...
View ArticleBottom line drives Georgetown’s switch to solar, wind power
In Georgetown’s four-year-long process to become the largest U.S. city to purchase all of its energy needs from renewable sources, Mayor Dale Ross said the city had two major goals in mind: eliminate...
View ArticleReport lists I-45 rebuild project among nation’s biggest highway boondoggles
A massive remake of Interstate 45 from downtown Houston north to the Sam Houston Tollway that would be among the largest road projects in the region’s history also is one of the nation’s biggest...
View ArticleHouston’s $7 billion solution to gridlock is more highways
Like many American cities, Houston is encircled by rings of highways—nine major radial freeways, three ring freeways, and a 180-mile fourth outer ring on the way.But Houston isn’t just encircled by...
View Article1 in 7 used cars at Texas AutoNation lots have unrepaired safety recalls,...
America's largest auto retailer AutoNation is selling used vehicles with unrepaired safety recalls, according to a study by the Texas Public Interest Research Group Education Fund. Those recalls...
View ArticleTexas group warns about hidden dangers in toys
The Texas Public Interest Research Group (TexPIRG) has released its 2019 “Trouble in Toyland” report defining three safety categories parents should watch for in their children’s toys: detectable...
View ArticleTexas group warns about hidden dangers in toys
Texas Public Interest Research Group (TexPIRG) has released its 2019 “Trouble in Toyland” report defining three safety categories parents should watch for in their children’s toys: detectable dangers,...
View ArticleThe Watchdog: Tornado damage attracts bad guys, but here’s one who got away —...
A new report from TexPIRG, a consumer public-interest group, accuses AutoNation, the nation’s largest auto retailer, of selling cars that required recall repairs that weren’t done.
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