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AUSTIN, Texas A North Texas state lawmaker is trying to diversify the Texas Capitol.
Rep. Carl Sherman, D-DeSoto, wants his fellow lawmakers to join his Diversity Under the Dome initiative. He s urging them to recruit people from different backgrounds to work as legislative staffers. When you have diversity in any organization, you re much better, he said. You understand all of the different dynamics that play out culturally speaking, ethnically speaking and as well gender speaking. And companies that are diverse outperform Wall Street according to Harvard studies.
Rep. Sherman is beginning his second term and says several of his fellow lawmakers have gotten on board. But he s pushing for it to be a bigger bipartisan effort.
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AUSTIN, Texas The Biden administration has promised to make agriculture a cornerstone of its ambitious climate agenda.
It s looking to farmers to take up methods that could keep planet-warming carbon dioxide locked in the soil and out of the atmosphere. The agriculture sector accounts for roughly 10% of emissions nationwide.
Texas farmers and ranchers say they re committed to caring for the soil, but they re voicing some concerns about a return to more rules and regulations. I think there are some farming methods that can improve carbon sequestration, said Russell Boening, president of the Texas Farm Bureau. I think we re already doing some of that when it comes to different types of practices. The main thing is it be voluntary and it be science based.