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Austin City Council voted Dec. 8 to again raise rates for Austin Energy customers, approving a modified version of the utility’s proposal. With a 7-4 vote, council members approved nearly all of the revenue increase that the utility had requested.

Get those presents bought and wrapped cause on January 10th, it’s deja vu all over again. That’s right, the 88th Texas Legislative Session begins with a whole new batch of bills - some good, some bad, and some outright ugly.

If you don't live in Corpus Christi, you may not have heard the good news from election night. Coastal Bend Sierra Club Chair Jim Klein has won a seat on Corpus Christi City Council!

When most people’s attention turns to holiday merriment, my attention has been diverted to the potential for major changes to our electric grid and the agency that regulates utilities (okay, and the World Cup).

Despite the volatility of fracked gas already causing unaffordable consumer prices across the state, the Public Utility Commission on Thursday paved the way for yet another gas plant in Southeast Texas.

Hi y’all!  My name is Samira Alam, and I’m the communications intern for the Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter.  I was 7 years old when I started my climate activism. After reading a picture book about Bengal tigers, I was...

Want to plan for some post-election fun this weekend? Join us to celebrate the hard work so many of us put in this election cycle and honor some remarkable Texas environment champions.

Closing these bays to harvest is essential if we want to prevent yet another Gulf region from losing its oyster populations, which perform functions that are crucial for the environment and our shoreline.

On Sept. 22, the Sierra Club joined other organizations in a protest against more of this dirty infrastructure. This was just one action that is in line with a new resolution passed by the Lone Star Chapter to affirm support of Gulf Coast residents...