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A Texas Tribune analysis of state data found that at least 214 people in Texas were killed... → Read More
In a Monday committee hearing, lawmakers questioned whether a Public Utility Commission proposal to redesign Texas’ electricity market would lead to the building of more natural-gas-fired power plants. Regulators say it would. → Read More
Texas’ biggest single solution to providing enough water for its soaring population in the coming decades is using more surface water, including about two dozen new large reservoirs. But climate change has made damming rivers a riskier bet. → Read More
The federal agency plans to increase efforts to help states adapt to the effects of... → Read More
The federal agency plans to increase efforts to help states adapt to the effects of climate change most damaging to each region. → Read More
The $408 million approved Tuesday by the Federal Highway Administration will help build a network of charging facilities every 50-70 miles along certain major Texas highways. → Read More
The city’s health department found dioxins in soil samples along the fence line of a Union Pacific rail yard. Mayor Sylvester Turner said during the 2022 Texas Tribune Festival that plans to clean up the contamination should now include relocating residents. → Read More
Tens of thousands of coastal Texas residents have survived repeated extreme weather events including Hurricane Harvey. For many, it has taken an emotional toll, and researchers warn that climate change could be “catastrophic” for our mental health. → Read More
Texas will begin plugging about 800 abandoned oil and gas wells this fall after receiving an initial $25 million grant from a program included in President Biden’s infrastructure plan. → Read More
Emissions are reacting with the summer heat to create high levels of smog, hazardous air pollution that damages the lungs. But state officials are pushing back on ozone pollution controls proposed by the EPA, arguing such rules would compromise the electric grid. → Read More
An Austin-based attorney whose practice focuses on legal ethics and malpractice, said he did not see how Abbott commissioning two justices would violate legal ethics rules. → Read More
Paxton and some anti-abortion activists are arguing that state laws that banned abortion before Roe v. Wade — and were never repealed — could now be in effect in Texas. → Read More
Residents of this town, which is nicknamed “the Crossroads of America,” grapple with the horror of losing 21 lives. → Read More
A dozen refineries reportedly exceeded the EPA’s limit on average benzene emissions last year, including San Antonio-based Valero's facility in St. Charles, La. → Read More
Bleachers of the Uvalde County Fairplex were packed with young children, families and other community members Wednesday night in a mass vigil for the victims of Tuesday’s school shooting. → Read More
Rural Texas communities often don’t have the resources, technical experience, or ability to take on large amounts of debt to pursue state funds for water supply and quality projects. So, many simply don’t apply. → Read More
Climate change has made the Texas heat hotter and longer-lasting, enhancing drought conditions that set the stage for intense fires. More than 40% of the state is in an extreme drought. → Read More
The incumbent appears to have avoided a runoff. State Rep. James White had tried to unseat Miller with criticisms centered on controversies under Miller’s leadership. → Read More
In the state’s power grid, electricity and natural gas are codependent. Here’s how the winter storm last year broke the system. → Read More
Transitioning sources of electricity to cleaner fuels is one of the best tools humanity has to fight climate change — which brings severe weather that taxes the grid. But a year after the winter storm, Texas leaders aren’t talking about decarbonizing. → Read More