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...
Republican Bills Targeting Local Transit Projects Die
A set of bills that would have stymied local government road and transit plans are likely dead...
Texas A&M at Galveston to Open Hospital for Rare Sea Turtles
The life of a sea turtle can be fraught with danger. They might get bitten by a shark. They might mistake a floating plastic...
Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires Now in Texas
Editor’s Note: This is a follow up to a previous story about fire danger in Texas.
Thousands of fires have charred and scarred the state...
More than half of Texas beaches had unsafe levels of bacteria in 2017
A report released in late August by Environment Texas and Frontier Group found that 75 of the 120 beaches in Texas they tested “were unsafe for swimming on at least one day during 2017” due to bacterial contamination.
Unregulated Development at Core of Texas Flood Tragedy, Experts Warn
As Texas lawmakers hold hearings on flood preparedness in the wake of the deadly July 4th weekend...
Texas Railroad Commission Mulls Reducing Oilfield Flaring
As Texas’ regulatory commission for the oil and gas industry conducted a rare meeting in April to consider reducing oil production due to the...
Texas Grid Faces Challenges Amid Rising Demand And Weather Variability
Texans may experience power shortages and potential brownouts this summer due to a combination of factors. If there’s record demand, extreme heat, and low...
Texas Coast Braces for Possible Category 3 Hurricane
More than 70 members with the Texas Army, Air National Guard, and Texas State Guard with the Texas Military Department have been activated and...
Much of Texas is at Risk of Another Disaster — Wildfires
Many parts of Texas are experiencing serious drought conditions that leave them highly vulnerable to the type of devastating wildfires California is dealing with.
Between...
