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It can be jarring to see bad vote tallies after you put in so much work raising awareness across the state about something so clearly risky, such as allowing our rubber stamp state agency (TCEQ) to issue permits for frackers to dump their wastewater...

You know what was going on in the Texas Legislature this week? We were!

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Today is the last day to sign up for our Lone Star Lobby Day, April 11 (and 12th if needed)!

A bill in the TX Legislature would allow clear-cutting of old-growth trees.

A bill working its way through the Texas Senate would effectively nullify San Antonio's tree preservation ordinance on over 27,000 acres.

A bill filed by Senator Donna Campbell would allow developers to clear-cut trees and ignore San Antonio's Aquifer Protection Ordinance.

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...

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...

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),...