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SAN ANTONIO BUSINESS JOURNAL: Why six Texas Democrats broke ranks to vote for crude oil export bill

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Oct 12, 2015, 2:34pm CDT Updated Oct 12, 2015, 3:19pm CDT INDUSTRIES & TAGS Sergio ChapaReporterSan Antonio Business Journal The 261-159 vote for a bill that would lift the federal ban on exporting crude oil went along party lines but six Texas congressional Democrats broke ranks to vote infavor of the controversial legislation. Authored by Congressman Joe Barton,…

Congressman Henry Cuellar Votes to Repeal Ban on Crude Oil Exports

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Today Reps. Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) and Joe Barton (R-TX-6) commended their colleagues on the bipartisan House floor vote to end the ban on crude oil exports. Cuellar and Barton introduced this legislation in February of this year. The bill passed 261-159, with 26 Democrats voting in favor. The United States is now one of the world’s leading energy producers, but our economy is…

THE TEXAS TRIBUNE:Texas Lawmakers Worry Obama Will Veto Oil Export Ban

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by Abby Livingston Oct. 7, 2015 WASHINGTON — The Obama administration announced late Wednesday that it "strongly opposes" a repeal of the crude oil export ban, an issue many Texans are trying to push through Congress.  Citing environmental concerns, the administration issued a statement on the legislation, H.R. 702, saying that if the president "were presented with H.R.…

EL PERIODICO U.S.A.: Congresista Cuéllar realiza mesa redonda binacional sobre energía Reúne a representantes de México y Estados Unidos en Laredo

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Congresista Cuéllar realiza mesa redonda binacional sobre energía Reúne a representantes de México y Estados Unidos en Laredo El Congresista Henry Cuéllar funge como anfitrión de mesa redonda binacional sobre energía, reuniendo a representantes de México y Estados Unidos en Laredo. | Laredo.- Teniendo como marco la ciudad de Laredo, el congresista Henry Cuéllar llevó a cabo una mesa…

EL REGIO DE TAMAULIPAS: Destacan líderes, empresarios y académicos de Texas potencial energético de Tamaulipas

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LAREDO, Texas.- La intensa vinculación que ha emprendido el Gobernador Egidio Torre Cantú con los diversos sectores productivos en Texas, está dando como resultado que líderes texanos están impulsando a Tamaulipas como piedra angular de la Reforma Energética del Presidente Enrique Peña Nieto. “Quiero por…

SAN ANTONIO BUSINESS JOURNAL: Crude oil export ban commercials target Congressman Joaquin Castro

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 Oct 5, 2015, 1:40pm CDT Updated Oct 6, 2015, 8:12am CDT Sergio Chapa Reporter San Antonio Business Journal Congress is expected to vote on a bill that would lift a decades-old crude oil export ban but the debate is heating up on San Antonio's airwaves. The Washington D.C.-based group Producers for American Crude Oil Exports, or PACE, has purchased a series of cable television…

LAREDO MORNING TIMES: TAMIU signs deal with Mexican schools

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U.S. and Mexican energy officials met in Laredo on Friday for a binational energy roundtable meant to foster ways the two countries could cooperate and build their respective border energy sectors, especially in light of Mexico’s’ energy reform announced earlier this year. One result of the event was an agreement between Texas A&M International University and five Mexican…

NOTICIEROS TELEVISA: Universidades de Texas y México firman acuerdos académicos en apoyo de industria energética

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Universidades de Texas y México firman acuerdos académicos en apoyo de industria energética       Universidades de Texas y México firman acuerdo para fortalecer programas de intercambio de materiales académicos, estudiantes y profesorado en relación a la industria energética NUEVO LAREDO, México, oct. 03, 2015.- La Universidad Internacional de Texas A&M,…

KGNS: Energy and Oil officials come together for roundtable discussion

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Energy and Oil officials come together for roundtable discussion LAREDO, TEXAS (KGNS) - U.S. and Mexican energy and oil officialscome together to build our energy markets on both sides of the border. The energy and oil roundtable took place at TAMIU. Officials signed a memorandum of understanding outlining a program of cooperation for collaborative…