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Solar Industry Looks On Bright Side

A worker stands next to an array of Sharp solar cell modules at a power plant south of Tokyo in August. Sharp was one of 1,400 solar panel manufacturers in attendance at the Solar Power International conference, where industry optimism was high.

October 29, 2011 At an international solar convention, companies were optimistic about their future and new products. There are certainly causes for concern in the industry — like a looming controversy over China's subsidization practices — but industry executives point to fast growth and new ideas in the market.

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Wednesday, October 19, 2011
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Recycled Water Quenches San Antonio's Thirst

In times of drought, the Twin Oaks Aquifer Storage and Recovery Facility pumps water up from underground and sends it back to San Antonio for use. The facility uses water from the Edwards Aquifer and the Carrizo Aquifer.

October 1, 2011 Texas has implemented widespread water restrictions due to a historic drought. Still, many large Texas cities are using up to 200 gallons of water per person per day. San Antonio is guzzling much less with the help of a state-of-the-art water treatment plant.

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Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Rick Perry

Perry Cut Funds For Women's Health In Texas

Texas Gov. Rick Perry waves to the crowd after speaking at an anti-abortion rally on the Capitol steps in Austin on Jan. 23, 2010.

September 20, 2011 Texas Gov. Rick Perry likes to hold out the Lone Star State as a model — his vision for the country. But while Texas' growing economy has been a reliable jobs producer, the state's health care system is straining. Many family planning clinics that help serve the large numbers of uninsured in Texas have seen cuts. One supporter calls it a "war on birth control."

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Friday, September 16, 2011

Rick Perry

Perry's Vaccine Mandate Incited Anger In Texas

Mike Toomey (foreground), former chief of staff to Texas Gov. Rick Perry, watches primary election returns with other staffers in Austin in 2006.

September 16, 2011 The most dramatic moment of the GOP debate in Florida revolved around Gov. Rick Perry and his 2007 executive order mandating that young girls in Texas get the HPV vaccine. In 2007, this move mystified Republicans and revealed what some saw as a backroom deal.

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Tuesday, September 06, 2011
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The Two-Way

Polygamist Leader Warren Jeffs Has Pneumonia

This Texas Department of Corrections mug shot of Warren Jeffs was distributed to news outlets on Aug. 10, 2011.

August 30, 2011 The 55-year-old leader of the nation's largest polygamist group has been sedated, pharmacologically paralyzed and placed on a ventilator as part of his treatment for pneumonia. Convicted of child sexual assault, he's serving a life sentence.

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Friday, August 26, 2011

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Drought Puts Texas Ranchers, And Cattle, At Risk

Cattle use a tree for shade near Canadian, Texas, in late July, with temperatures rising above 100 degrees. A severe drought has caused shortages of grass, hay and water in most of Texas, forcing ranchers to thin their herds or risk losing their cattle to the drought.

August 26, 2011 At an East Texas auction, the animals look pitiful. They're standing in 107-degree heat with their ribs showing, stressed out. The heat — and lack of rain — has forced many ranchers to sell off their stock. Many will retire; and few young ranchers are ready to step in.

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Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Rick Perry

Texas Job Growth Trend Goes Back Decades

Republican presidential candidate Texas Gov. Rick Perry meets with business leaders at a lunch in Dubuque, Iowa, on Tuesday.

August 17, 2011 Private sector job growth is a centerpiece of Texas Gov. Rick Perry's presidential campaign. But the state has a consistent history in that area that can be traced back at least 20 years.

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Friday, August 12, 2011

Rick Perry

The Lone Star State Beginnings Of Rick Perry

Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks at the Texas Education Agency Administrators' Midwinter Conference in Austin, Texas, in  2001.

August 12, 2011 When Gov. Rick Perry announces his candidacy on Saturday, there will be a new sheriff in the GOP presidential contest — a man who, in more than two decades of electoral politics, has never lost a race. Perry was born and raised in West Texas, where he picked up survival skills that could come in handy.

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Friday, July 29, 2011

The Two-Way

Warren Jeffs: Alone For The Defense

A law enforcement official stands by as Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs, left, arrives at the Tom Green County Courthouse on Thursday in San Angelo, Texas. Jeffs' much-anticipated Texas trial began on Thursday, with prosecutors claiming he sexually assaulted girls he manipulated into "spiritual marriage," and defense attorneys countering that their client's religious freedoms were trampled.

July 29, 2011 Warren Jeffs' trial began with him firing his defense lawyers and announcing he would represent himself. Jeffs has been playing musical chairs with his lawyers for months now hiring and firing them, then asking the court for more time so his new lawyers could get up to speed only to fire them again and ask for even more time. Jeffs faces 95 years in prison if convicted of two counts of sexual assault of a child.

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