Texas Senator Moves to Block Lizard from Endangered Species List
Today Texas Senator John Cornyn filed an amendment to the Energy Tax Credits Modification bill on the Senate Floor that would block the listing of the Dunes Sage Brush Lizard as an endangered species....
View ArticleDunes Sagebrush Lizard Not Endangered
The Dunes Sagebrush Lizard, a native of the Permian Basin, will not find its way onto the threatened or endangered species list. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today cited the Texas Conservation...
View ArticleSaving the Salamanders: Conservation vs. Development
Two Texas politicians have introduced legislation to block several species of salamanders in Central Texas from being recognized as endangered or threatened species. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service...
View ArticleWhy the Fight Over Salamanders in Texas is Only Just the Beginning
You can expect to hear a lot more of these kinds of debates in Texas over the next few years.
View ArticleHouse to Vote on Bill Ending Comptroller’s Endangered Species Duties
The Texas House could vote today on a bill that would strip the Texas Comptroller’s office of its endangered species monitoring duties and send the job over to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department....
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