Following up on this earlier post, the Houston Chronicle reports that Texas Republican congressman Joe Barton will replace retiring Louisiana Republican Billy Tauzin as chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
In other energy news, the Chronicle reports that, despite the current run-up in oil prices, many in the energy industry believe that the better long-term play is in natural gas.
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Longtime Houston attorney Tom Kirkendall's observations on developments in law, business, medicine, culture, sports, and other matters of general interest to the Houston business, professional, and academic communities.
