Texas Department of Agriculture Announces Funding for Rural Hospitals
The Texas Department of Agriculture has received emergency federal funding to help rural Texas hospitals deal with the coronavirus. Starting Wednesday, more than 130...
A Year After Blackout, Texans Navigate Climate Trauma In A Failing Fossil State
This article was originally published by the Texas Observer, a nonprofit investigative news outlet. Sign up for their weekly newsletter, or follow them on Facebook and Twitter.This piece is...
Caught In The Crossfire: Why Are Insurers A Texas GOP Target?
The Texas Senate will soon introduce a new bill designed to penalize insurers whose environmental, social, and corporate governance policies — known as ESG...
Two Texas Meat Packing Plants Have Coronavirus Outbreaks
The steak stakes are high in Texas.
Initial impacts of the novel coronavirus on Texas’ meat industry had been on the supply side, where suppliers...
Winter is Coming, You May be Ready, but ERCOT May Not Be
Earlier this year, the Texas Power Grid failed miserably. It suffered a major power crisis, one of the worst in its history, and left...
Child Care for Essential Workers in Texas to End
As we enter phase two of reopening Texas, the Texas Workforce Commission has voted to start scaling back the temporary child care subsidy programs...
Solar Energy Has Helped Keep Electricity On In Texas, Lower Costs
Solar, wind and nuclear power, fueled electricity in Texas generating approximately 55% of total power during the record-breaking heat in June.
According to reports by...
Texas Bars About to Reopen With a Plan in Effect
Most Texas bars are allowed to reopen this Friday, and they have a plan to do it safely.
Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday that bars...
Can Texas Connect To National Power Grids And Not Be ‘Vassals Of Another King’...
At the moment Texas relies on a separate power grid from two larger national grids and is not subject to federal regulation. What would...
Unemployment is Still High, but Texas Sees Significant Drop
There was a 19% drop in first-time unemployment claims in Texas last week. Just under 69,000 Texans filed for benefits in the week ending...
