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Cameron County commissioners are quickly reviewing a massive tax break deal, under Chapter 312, for the Annova LNG company. Commissioners plan to vote at their next meeting, August 20. If they vote in favor of the tax break that day, the County will...

Did you know there was another democracy within our country? It sounds great actually. You show up to a meeting with your state representative and let him/her know about the issues you care about, and you work together to draft bills that help you...

Hal Suter passed away on Monday, August 5, after a long battle with colorectal cancer and pulmonary fibrosis. We know he touched many lives through the years and through the many organizations of which he was a part.

Since organizers began fighting these destructive LNG projects in 2014, two LNG projects have dropped off, with Annova LNG, Texas LNG, Rio Grande LNG, and the Rio Bravo Pipeline still in the race for permits. Now, thanks to combined efforts, the...

In 2018, Environment Texas and the Sierra Club settled a 2016 lawsuit filed against Pasadena Refining System, Inc. (PRSI) for its multiple violations of the Clean Air Act. Between March 2018 and April 2019, PRSI has shown substantial, well-rounded...

The Save RGV from LNG Coalition and the Sierra Club attended the Port of Brownsville Commissioner’s meeting to make public comments and held a protest outside against the proposed Rio Grande LNG and the Rio Bravo pipeline projects. Simultaneously,...

The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) is holding 13 flood outreach meetings during the month of August. These meetings are open to members of the community so that they may submit comments to ensure that the new programs meet the needs of Texans...

Environment Texas, Sierra Club, and the Port Arthur Community Action Network announced back on May 22 that they planned to sue Valero Energy Corporation and the Premcor Refining Group, Inc., in federal court for illegally releasing nearly two...

For each of the more than 50 vetoes dealt by Abbott this session, he explained his reasoning, calling most of them “good bills gone bad.” That was certainly true of SB 1804 by Sen. Lois Kolkhorst, his veto of HB 1059 shows that he still has a long...

The City Council of Bryan unanimously approved a decommissioning budget to help pay for the retirement costs of the Gibbons Creek Generation Station, a 470 MW coal plant located about 20 miles east of Bryan.