September 30, 2008 -
In what's being called an "unusual request," Houston Mayor Bill White has asked the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to grant a hearing before a judge on the latest permit application for a Houston petrochemical refinery, citing concerns over its high emissions of cancer-causing pollution.
September 30, 2008 -
The rebuilding requests that Galveston Mayor Lyda Ann Thomas presented during last week's congressional hearing on the post-Ike recovery has generated so much controversy that the local paper has published an editorial
September 30, 2008 -
At Facing South, we've provided you with extensive coverage of how the elections are playing out in three key battleground states: Florida, North Carolina and V
September 30, 2008 -
September 30, 2008 -
Thanks to you, our loyal readers, for making September a record-setting month here at Facing South.
September 30, 2008 -
The U.S. House voted 228-205 to axe the proposed $700 billion finance industry bailout today. How did the vote go down in the South?
September 29, 2008 -
A new poll fresh from Public Policy Polling re-affirms what we argued last week: that North Carolina has emerged as a critical battleground state for 2008, with Obama pulling ahead.