Priscila Mosqueda
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Austin, TX, United States
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Jim Crow, Carcinogens Prompt Buyout for Corpus Community
Corpus Christi residents long affected by Jim Crow-era urban barriers and pollution will get assistance from the state to help them relocate. → Read More
Fifth Circuit Overturns Citgo's Criminal Conviction for Clean Air Act Violations
Earlier this month, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the criminal conviction of Citgo Corp. for violations of the Clean Air Act. → Read More
A Texas Cop Is in Jail For Allegedly Paying a Hitman to Murder His Pregnant Girlfriend
After fleeing to Indonesia, former Austin Police Officer VonTrey Clark is facing murder charges and the possibility of the death penalty in a state that loves executions. → Read More
The Texas Cop Who Allegedly Paid a Friend to Kill His Pregnant Mistress, Then Flew to Indonesia
If investigators are right, VonTrey Clark paid to have a woman killed because she was pregnant with his child. → Read More
Left Unchecked, Climate Change in Texas Will Cost Businesses Billions
Without action to curb greenhouse gas emissions, climate change could cost Texas tens of billions in the coming decades, according to a new report. → Read More
TxDOT Threatens to Sever Corpus Christi Neighborhoods
Residents of two Corpus Christi neighborhoods claim refineries stole their health. Now they're fighting a TxDOT project that would sever the community. → Read More
Democrats Cave on Measure Overturning Fracking Regulations
Despite vociferous opposition, many Democrats in the Texas Legislature are supporting controversial legislation that bans fracking regulations. → Read More
A Texas Judge Is Charged With Smuggling Guns Across the Mexico Border
Timothy Wright III faces nine felony charges that could mean up to 70 years in prison. → Read More
Convergence of Local Control and Fracking Lights Up the Lege
On Monday, more than four months after Denton voted to ban fracking, a House committee discussed two bills that would derail local efforts to curb fracking. → Read More
Three Texas Families Who Took a Pass on the Fracking Boom
In oil-crazy Texas, some refuse to lease their mineral rights for fracking—at great financial and personal cost. These are the stories of three families. → Read More
Three Texas Families Who Took a Pass on the Fracking Boom
In oil-crazy Texas, some refuse to lease their mineral rights for fracking—at great financial and personal cost. These are the stories of three families. → Read More
Everything You Need to Know About the Disappearance of 43 Students That's Threatening to Tear Mexico Apart
According to a new report, Mexican federal police shot at the students and collected bullet casings to cover up their involvement. → Read More
Texas reporters fight for access to fracking facts
State regulators put barriers between journalists and scientists, reporters say → Read More
Texas reporters fight for access to fracking facts
State regulators put barriers between journalists and scientists, reporters say → Read More
On the Fracking Ban-Wagon in Denton
If voters in Denton approve a ban on fracking, it could have ripple effects across the nation. → Read More
Texas Chief Toxicologist Says Stay Indoors to Avoid Ozone Pollution
In a blog post on a government environmental agency website Dr. Michael Honeycutt blasted US Environmental Protection Agency push to limit ozone pollution. → Read More
Mexican Drug Cartels Are Using Social Media Apps to Commit Virtual Kidnappings
Facebook and WhatsApp are being used to trick people into ponying up cash for safe relatives. → Read More
Report: Frackers Illegally Injected Diesel Into Wells
According to a new report based on industry data, fracking companies have injected thousands of gallons of diesel underground without permits. → Read More
Denton City Council to Debate Fracking Ban Tonight
The Denton City Council will consider a proposed ban on fracking tonight, after a group of citizens gathered enough signatures to force a vote. → Read More
Immigrants in Federal Prisons Subjected to "Shocking Abuse"
An ACLU report claims that Bureau of Prisons policies discriminate against non-citizen inmates and that prisoners are "subjected to shocking abuse.” → Read More