Poison in the Air

by Lylla Younes, Ava Kofman, Al Shaw and Lisa Song, with additional reporting by Maya Miller, photography by Kathleen Flynn for ProPublicaProPublica is a...

State Positions Resources As Tropical Depression Approaches Texas

The state has placed resources on standby across the state in anticipation of severe weather from an approaching disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico....

Anger Runs Through Hill Country As Kinder Morgan Pipeline Nears Completion

As the completion of a pipeline project nears, setting up Texas natural gas on a 430-mile southeast trajectory, the anger of landowners along the...

Texas Leads the Nation in Property Damage From Severe Weather—Recent Flash Floods May Cost...

The devastating flash floods that swept through Texas’ Hill Country over the weekend are projected to leave...

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...

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...

Biden Administration Proposes Higher Fees in Changes to Federal Oil, Gas Drilling

Nov 26 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's administration proposed a slew of changes on Friday to the federal oil and gas leasing program...

Texas State Agency Cracks Down On Concrete Plants

Communities in Texas are demanding stronger environmental regulations for concrete batch plants due to concerns about air, noise, and light pollution. The Texas Commission...

Elon Musk Is Destroying Rural Texas, Residents Say

Elon Musk’s tunneling company, The Boring company is destroying Texas’ natural beauty and has worsened the life quality of rural Texans, according to Bastrop...

Texas Grants SpaceX Permit for Starship Launch Tower Wastewater After Long Delay

After nearly two years of operating without the necessary permit, SpaceX has received approval from Texas regulators to discharge wastewater from its Starship launch...
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