Bill Would Nullify 27,000 Acres of Tree Ordinance
April 4, 2019
A bill working its way through the Texas Senate would effectively nullify San Antonio's tree preservation ordinance on over 27,000 acres.
Campbell Bill Poses Grave Threat to Trees and Aquifer
April 4, 2019
A bill filed by Senator Donna Campbell would allow developers to clear-cut trees and ignore San Antonio's Aquifer Protection Ordinance.
Latest Wind Contract Gets Austin to 56% Renewable Energy, 80% Carbon Neutral
April 3, 2019
Austin Energy has been a leader for many years on the development of renewable energy and energy efficiency. With the approval of new wind energy contracts last Thursday, the municipally-owned utility will soon generate 56% of its power from...
Senate Committee Soon to Approve Notorious Pipeline Billionaire Kelcy Warren for UT System Board of Regents
April 3, 2019
Tomorrow, the Texas Senate Committee on Nominations will take up the nomination of pipeline billionaire Kelcy Warren to the UT System Board of Regents. If that name rings a bell, it's because Warren is the CEO of Energy Transfer Partners, the...
Lege Update: Budget Budging and Bad Bills
April 1, 2019
The Texas Legislature is moving at break-neck speed, offering up both good and bad legislative ideas, committee hearings, and wrangling over budget items. As Sierra Club gears up for our Lone Star Lobby Day(s) on April 11t (and April 12 if needed),...
Shop at H-E-B in April, Help the Environment!
March 29, 2019
The Sierra Club Foundation is pleased to announce that H-E-B, in recognition of Earth Day, has selected EarthShare of Texas to be the April beneficiary for its in-store coupon promotion. This means that customers can tear off and add check-out...
The ITC Disaster and What Could Be in the Air and Water
March 29, 2019
It has been more than a week since the petrochemical storage tank fire started burning. As many Texans watched in horror the huge trail of black smoke stretch for miles (it reached the I-35 corridor and beyond), residents of Deer Park and...
We're Hiring! Sierra Club Seeks an Organizing Manager for the Gulf South
March 25, 2019
Sierra Club is looking to hire an experienced Organizing Manager to support Gulf South organizers and campaigns for a just transition to a cleaner, more equitable economy.
A Decisive Week at the Legislature: You can make a difference!
March 25, 2019
This week will be pivotal to the future of Texas at the Capitol, and you can make a difference! We have some good news, and some bad in terms of bills getting hearings this week and next week.
South Texans Won’t Back Down Against Fracked Gas Exports
March 22, 2019
The Rio Grande Valley of South Texas’s wildlands and Latinx communities are threatened by three proposed fracked gas export terminals, pipelines, and new border walls.