News & Politics
March 15, 2017
Ken Paxton Sues Rick Perry Over Nuclear Waste Disposal
The new secretary of energy finds himself in an unusual position.
Environment
News & Politics
February 27, 2017
A Small West Texas Town Could Be A Dump Site For High-Level Nuclear Waste
The proposed project has split residents of Andrews, but it also has statewide implications.
Energy
February 27, 2017
A Texas Energy Company Offers a Glimpse of What Carbon Capture Could Look Like
NRG Energy built the world’s largest carbon capture unit in Fort Bend County, but what is the technology’s future?
Energy
February 10, 2017
This Week in Texas Energy: Wind Power Becomes Number-one Source of Renewable Energy
Plus: U.S. Representative Louis Gohmert introduces legislation around fracking.
The Daily Post
February 10, 2017
The Bluebonnets Have Already Arrived
We love our state flower, of course, but it's a little early for them to be blooming, right?
Energy
February 9, 2017
A Conservative Answer to Climate Change
Enacting a carbon tax would free up private firms to find the most efficient ways to cut emissions.
Energy
February 1, 2017
Native Americans Continue The Fight To Stop The Trans-Pecos Pipeline In West Texas
Using the Dakota Access Pipeline as a blueprint, Native Americans and other activists have brought protests to West Texas.
Uncategorized
January 27, 2017
R.G.’s Roundup: Big Holes, Budget Tricks, and Trump
Our favorite political reads of the week.
Uncategorized
January 27, 2017
Trump’s Protectionism Could Harm Texas
Consumers, refineries, computer makers, and Toyota could feel the pain from new president's proposals.
Energy
January 24, 2017
Welcome to the “Energy Department”
Reporting on a different kind of power in Texas.
The Daily Post
December 21, 2016
Corpus Christi’s Water Woes
This weekend’s tap water ban is the latest development in the city’s long struggle to keep its water supply safe.
The Culture
December 5, 2016
Sailing ‘Round the World in Her Seventh Decade
San Antonio native Linda McDavitt, the oldest woman to participate in all of the legs of the 2015 Clipper Round the World race, talks about living her lifelong dream to sail around the globe.
Art
November 30, 2016
Home Is Where The Art Is
Charles Stagg walked into the woods and decided to build something. Now, four years after his death, his daughter and grandson are trying to preserve his masterpiece.
Lead
November 23, 2016
Murky Waters
What is killing the Gulf of Mexico’s majestic coral reefs?
Texas History
October 27, 2016
How Mermaids Could Save San Marcos
It's been decades since San Marcos's famed Aquamaids performed, but San Marcos is reviving the mermaid as a symbol of cultural identity and environmental protection.
Energy
October 4, 2016
The Future of Balmorhea
There's been a lot of hang-wringing over what could happen to one of the state's most treasured pools in the midst of the latest oil discovery, but an environmental research group is optimistic about the outcome.
Energy
September 26, 2016
A New Study Shows The Strongest Link Yet Between Texas Earthquakes And Fracking
Using satellite technology, scientists determined wastewater disposal injections triggered several Texas quakes.
Lead
September 21, 2016
Trash Talk
The scion of one of Laredo’s first families wants to build a mammoth landfill on his ranch. But the opposition is fierce and vocal—and backed by none other than his uncle and his cousin.
Science
August 24, 2016
When the Dust Settles
After Texas Tech researchers discovered that windstorms may be spreading antibiotic-resistant bacteria from local feedlots, public health experts stood up and took notice. So did the Texas Cattle Feeders Association.
Critters
August 24, 2016
Ruffled Feathers
When a teenage boy brazenly shot two endangered whooping cranes outside Beaumont, his act unleashed widespread anger and resulted in a quick arrest—and revealed just how difficult it can be to save a species.
Energy
July 20, 2016
The Hole Picture
A look at the state of the West Texas sinkholes.
Entomology
June 22, 2016
Meet the Beetle
How long it will take the dreaded emerald ash borers to fully establish themselves in Texas? And how many native ash trees will they decimate?
Infographic
May 27, 2016
The Houston Flood
How the Bayou City has become so vulnerable to flooding.
News & Politics
May 1, 2016
When the River Rises
In Texas’s Flash Flood Alley, it takes only a few hours to cause lifelong devastation.
The Daily Post
April 25, 2016
Is Houston Sustainable?: A Flood Postmortem
There are lot of big questions, but no definitive solution.
The Culture
April 20, 2016
Wimberley Storm Warning
A year ago, the Blanco River overran its banks and devastated Hays County—just as a handful of government officials had predicted decades ago.
Science
April 15, 2016
Unfriendly Climate
Katharine Hayhoe has made it her life’s mission to proclaim the truth about climate change. Can she get the skeptics to listen?
March 29, 2016
The Future of Farming
With the average age of Texas farmers on the rise, sustainable agriculture could be the key to attracting the next generation.
Politics & Policy
March 24, 2016
BP’s Deepwater Horizon Continues To Spill In All (Legal) Directions
Two Texas trial attorneys have been sued in connection to identity theft.
Politics & Policy
February 29, 2016
What You Should Know About Bernie Sanders And A Controversial Proposal To Bring Toxic Waste To Sierra Blanca
The Vermont senator and hopeful Democratic presidential candidate has been the subject of criticism for a vote on a controversial project that never came to fruition.
Health
February 2, 2016
Sandbranch Is Yet Another Poor, Black Community Without Clean Water
They've been without clean water for decades. How is this still the case in 2016?
Energy
January 27, 2016
Something in the Air
For a few months every year, life in West Texas is defined by the wind.
Politics & Policy
January 27, 2016
The P. Q&A
The grandson of a president. The nephew of a president. And the son of a candidate who’s currently on the stump. Such is the reality for George P. Bush, the state’s first-term land commissioner and the newest face of the family dynasty. But what course is he setting for himself?
Business
November 18, 2015
The Road Work Goes on Forever
The expansion of I-35 may be the worst thing that’s happened to Salado since the railroad left town.
Natural Disasters
November 18, 2015
Return to Cinder
Desolation and despair in the wake of the Bastrop fires.
Critters
October 21, 2015
Sanctuary City
Will border politics crush Mission’s attempt to brand itself as the butterfly capital of America before that dream takes wing?
Business
October 7, 2015
When Will We Be Eating Meat Grown In Labs? SXSW Eco Sheds Light On The Future Of Meat Production
Isha Datar of non-profit New Harvest outlines what she believes could change the meat industry.
The Culture
September 17, 2015
Green Acres
How did smog-breathing, gridlock-prone Houston become the newest natural wonder of the urban world?
Energy
August 19, 2015
A Pipeline in the Sand
As the oil industry tries to make inroads in far West Texas, it’s learning that Alpine is no Midland.
Politics & Policy
August 14, 2015
An Anarchist Icelander Walks Into a Texas University . . .
What can an anarchist from Iceland teach America about politics? More than some might think.
Environment
August 13, 2015
Up in the Tower
The DuPont chemical plant in La Porte was once hailed as the safest around. Until the deaths of four workers exposed a darker truth.
Environment
July 23, 2015
The Calm Before the Storm
Seven years since it was last ravaged by a hurricane, Galveston is doing as well as ever. Will it always be so fortunate?
The Daily Post
June 18, 2015
Some Jade Helm Conspiracy Theorists Think the Rain Is a Government Plot to Attack Texas
Seems likely.
The Daily Post
June 16, 2015
Hi, Tropical #Bill: What to Expect, How to Stay Safe, and Who Will Get Hit the Worst
Tropical Storm Bill is on his way, and the already-saturated state of Texas is doing all it can to get ready.
The Culture
June 11, 2015
A River Ran Through It
Wimberley, after the deluge.
The Daily Post
May 26, 2015
The Central Texas Memorial Day Flood 2015 Is One for the History Books
The highest flood ever recorded in the state of Texas wreaked havoc on the Blanco and tore through downtown Austin over Memorial Day weekend.
The Culture
April 21, 2015
On Shaky Ground
So what’s with all those earthquakes in North Texas? Is fracking really to blame? Let us give you a visual.
The Daily Post
April 7, 2015
SeaWorld Released a Video From Five Years Ago of One of Its Critics Using Racial Slurs
As part of the floundering company’s ongoing image rehabilitation project, it has taken to some Nixonian dirty tricks.
Lead
March 13, 2015
A Tale of Two Sites
In Houston, a pair of activists discover that the same environmental battles get fought over and over.
The Daily Post
February 20, 2015
The Butterfly Crisis
Monarch numbers are way, way down, and what you’ve been planting to help them might be doing more harm than good.