Fighting Climate Change Is an Act of Faith for These Texans
Spurred by rising tides and temperatures, Texas’ religious leaders are leveraging the power of faith and community to reshape the way Texans engage with...
Is Texas Ready for Hurricane Season Amid COVID-19?
Experts are monitoring the season’s first tropical storm, Cristobal, this week. In the midst of a public health crisis, the idea of a hurricane...
Why Does Abbott Really Oppose West Texas Nuclear Waste Site?
When it comes to disposable waste, the far reaches of West Texas have been viewed as out-of-sight, out-of-mind wastelands by Austin — perfect for...
Texas’ Failure to Ban Plastic Bags is Stressing the Environment
It doesn’t take 20/20 “environmental” vision to see that the Texas landscape is choking on plastic. Just look left-to-right while driving, and you’re bound...
TCEQ’s inaction will make Texas hotter
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is doing very little and working slowly at what little they do. Pollution output is on the...
Abbott: Texas Dodged a Bullet When Hurricane Laura Shifted East
Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and U.S. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz traveled to southeast Texas Thursday to survey damage from...
Texas ‘Anti-Woke’ Fossil Fuel Law To Be Tested By BlackRock Funds
Oct 7 (Reuters) - The impact of a new "anti-woke" Texas law designed to protect fossil fuel companies is about to be tested after...
Pre-Hurricane Chemical Plant Releases a Wake-Up Call for Reforms
With Hurricane Laura threatening the Gulf Coast region, the oil refineries and petrochemical plants that stretch across the Houston area and Southeast Texas took...
A Majority of Texans Still Have no Plans to Own an Electric Vehicle
Drive around Houston and it may seem like half the city has a Tesla. Still, electric vehicles are rare in Texas and likely to...
Hundreds of Animals Rescued in Wake of Central Texas Floods
In the aftermath of the catastrophic July 4 floods that swept through Kerrville and surrounding areas, animal...
