Hurricane Laura Renews Calls for Ike Dike

Hurricane Laura has renewed discussion about the need for a coastal barrier to protect Galveston Bay from future hurricanes.  The Ike Dike, an idea that...

Entire Texas Coast Declared Disaster Area in Advance of Two Storms

With the potential for two hurricanes to impact Texas within days of each other, Gov. Greg Abbott has declared the entire Texas Coast and...

ERCOT’s Plans to Reduce Energy Consumption This Summer Might Include Hijacking Your Thermostat

Summer starts today, and unfortunetly it seems like the Texas Power Grid is not ready for the increase of demand they will be receiving...

TWIA Explores Benefits of Fortified Construction for Coastal Residents

Hurricane Hanna caused an estimated $400 million in damage along the South Texas coast earlier this summer. Some of those losses might have been...

What Happened To The Titan Sumergible?

The Titan submersible became a trending topic these past days. But there are still answers that remain unclear. What really happened? What were the...

Beirut-like Explosions Have Happened in Texas and Could Again

After last week’s devastating chemical blast in Beirut, numerous media outlets were brimming with accounts of the tragedy reaching back in time to provide...

Texas House and Senate Gridlocked on Grid Bills

Voters are demanding change to the state’s electrical grid after the catastrophic failures during Winter Storm Uri, and lawmakers are promising change. Unfortunately, it...

U.S. House Minority Leader Mccarthy Picks Five Republicans for Jan. 6 Panel

WASHINGTON, July 19 (Reuters) - U.S. House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy nominated five members of his party, including staunch Trump ally Jim Jordan, to...

Defending Animal Rights, Rep. James Talarico Fights to Improve Dog Shelter Safety Conditions

In September, a pet boarding business in Georgetown, Texas caught fire, killing all 75 dogs there. Because of the building's size, the Ponderosa Pet...

Bill for Future Pandemics Includes Creating Texas Own CDC and Banning Gun Restrictions

A GOP-authored partisan bill that would be referred to as the Texas Pandemic Response Act has been approved by the House. HB 3, relating to...
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