Flood Deaths Renew Emergency Reform Debate
As the death toll from the devastating Hill Country floods continues to rise, State Rep. Wes Virdell...
Deadly Fire in Georgetown Pet Resort Leaves 75 Pets Dead
On Saturday, a deadly fire spread through Ponderosa Pet Resort in Central Texas, taking the lives of 75 animals and affecting 59 families who...
It’s Finally Snowing in Texas!
Snowfall officially returned to Texas this week as a winter system moved across the Panhandle, delivering light...
Texas Wind Energy Production and Jobs Are Growing, Coal Is Dying
Renewable energy is one of the key components in fighting the progression of climate change caused by manmade sources. Despite its legendary status as a fossil fuel producer, Texas is making incredible strides to meet the demand for clean energy produced by wind and solar.
90% Of Texas Beaches Are Contaminated With Fecal Matter
Going to the beach will never be the same.
Going to a Texas beach means there is a 90% chance that the water will be...
Willie Nelson, Paul Simon Not Enough to Stop Kinder Morgan Hill Country Pipeline
Kinder Morgan is moving toward completion of a pipeline through the heart of the Texas Hill Country, despite multiple legal challenges, opposition from landowners...
Texas Pipeline Crew Rescues Giant Alligator
An enormous alligator got stuck in a concrete drainage earlier this month, luckily a crew of pipeline workers found it and rescue him before...
Majority of Flooded Texas Homeowners Lack Insurance Support
Two weeks after catastrophic floods swept through parts of Texas, hundreds of residents are struggling to clean...
TCEQ Expands Air Monitoring Following Hurricanes With $1M in New Tools
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has new tools for detecting airborne pollution following hurricanes and other disasters.
Two existing TCEQ mobile air monitoring vans...
Abandoned Oil Wells May Cost Texas Taxpayers $117B
About 783,000 unplugged oil wells across Texas have been abandoned by their owners, according to a new report by Carbon Tracker, a nonprofit think...
