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Dallas Ebola tab totals $155,000, including $26,884 for quarantined dog

Ebola-related expenses incurred by the City of Dallas totaled $155,000, including more than $26,000 spent on the care for the dog of one of the nurses that came down with the disease.

What you need to know before you hop on the TEXpress Lanes this week

The Texas Department of Transportation partnered with the private groups operating the projects to offer a free promotion.

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Activist investors stepping up their game (Video)

The corporate raiders of old have morphed into activist investors -- and since the financial crisis, they have become more outspoken, and their track records indicate that listening might be a good idea.

DBJ Confidential

Shareholder groups to Exxon: Oil price, climate risk should lead to $56B in dividends

The concern is that some Exxon projects won't be profitable because of decreased demand, new carbon regulations and general concern over climate change. An estimated 39 percent of Exxon's capital expenditures are on projects that break even at $95 a barrel, not the sub-$80 price it's trading for this month.

Here’s how EPA’s carbon rules could affect your electric bill

Here’s how EPA’s carbon rules could affect your electric bill

Washington Bureau

Why climate change deniers are thrilled with a new Purdue University study

A new study by Purdue University researchers found that only 50 percent of the scientists it surveyed think climate change is occurring and is caused by human activities.

Washington Bureau

Keystone XL pipeline falls one vote short in the Senate

Legislation to approve the Keystone XL pipeline fell one vote short of the 60 votes needed to pass the Senate, dealing a blow to business groups that supported the project.

ERCOT: Here's how EPA's carbon rules could affect your electric bill, reliability

Long-term, the proposed carbon rules could cause the grid to be less reliable while making electricity more expensive and actually delaying the installation of renewable energy sources such as wind or solar, says the manager of the electric grid that covers 84 percent of Texas.

Washington Bureau

House approves Keystone XL pipeline; Senate to follow - now will it be built?

The House voted to allow TransCanada to build the Keystone XL pipeline, and the Senate is expected to follow suit Tuesday. But President Barack Obama may veto the bill, and TransCanada may decide the project's economics don't work given low crude oil prices.

BNSF reportedly won't accept any new oil tank shipments

Requests to add a dozen new trains, or 1,000 new oil tank cars, have been "blocked out" by Fort Worth-based BNSF, sources told Reuters.

Washington Bureau

Has big business hijacked regulatory reviews meant for small business?

A new report from the Center for Effective Government concludes that small business panels that review proposed regulations at EPA, OSHA and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau simply give big businesses another shot at weakening public protections.

Meetings will show stations, routes for Dallas to Fort Worth bullet train

The high-speed rail project from Dallas to Fort Worth will be about 32 miles long and will include at least one station between the two metropolitan areas.

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Ascend Marketing acquisition of Yellowfin boosts digital design strengths

Grapevine-based Ascend Marketing’s acquisition of Yellowfin Design + Strategy in Austin gave the North Texas company a foothold in the state capital. But possibly more importantly, it bolstered Ascend’s digital marketing and design capabilities and branding services.

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Allen West to focus on policy over politics, fund-raising at NCPA

Minimizing bureaucracy and focusing on policy over politics will be the goals of former Florida congressman Allen West when he takes the helm as the CEO of the Dallas-based National Center for Policy Analysis.

Texas energy group, land commissioner seek injunctions to halt enforcement of Denton frack ban

The association, which represents 5,000 oil and gas companies, seeks a declaration that the ordinance is invalid and unenforceable.