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Consider this your mid-session report. The 140-day legislative session is now more than half over and things are well... bewildering. There are the “Uri” response bills, attempts by leadership to restrict voting rights, continued attacks on cities...

After years of community mobilization and resistance to the polluting fracked gas industry build out in the Rio Grande Valley, Annova LNG will not go forward with construction in South Texas. This is a huge victory!

The Lone Star Chapter of Sierra Club, Environmental Defense Fund, National Wildlife Federation, Galveston Bay Foundation, and Hill Country Alliance worked together to develop a Post-Winter Storm Debrief, which includes our high-level policy...

Rafael Garcia is a San Antonio resident and disability rights activist. During the Polar Vortex, he and his mother faced a truly harrowing experience as a result of the power and water outages. This is his story.

State leaders owe Texans more than just an explanation of what happened during Uri. They must help make things right. That includes helping make sure homes are as well prepared as they can be for the next extreme weather event. This blog originally...

When Winter Storm Uri caused a state-wide power outage and trapped millions of Texans in the dark and cold, we witnessed an incredible mass mobilization of community, love, and vigilance that took shape in both formal and informal mutual aid...

The capitol is picking up steam in this very strange, COVID-induced legislative session. The top priority has rapidly shifted to the emergency reaction to last week’s state-wide deep freeze caused by the polar vortex, which left millions of Texans...

Climate change is unpredictable, but here are 14 recommendations for Texas to increase reliability and resiliency in the face of an uncertain future.

Looking for a job in the environmental field? Want to join the fight against environmental racism while working alongside grassroots leaders and frontline communities to achieve climate justice? We might have the job for you. There are three open...

On January 15th, just days before the change in Administration, the regional (Dallas) office of the US Environmental Protection Agency announced it had approved Texas’s application to take over wastewater discharge permitting for oil and gas wastes...