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The 7 Most Pressing Issues Facing Rural Texas
In 2017, rural schools lost crucial funding, two hospitals closed and natural disasters wreaked havoc in what some regard as “flyover country.”
It’s been a tough year for rural Texas. In 2017, the 3.8 million Texans who live outside the state’s metro areas bore a bevy of hardships, including hospita...Read More
The Year in Disasters: Fracking, Fires and Floods
In 2015, we didn't have to fear acts of God — our disasters, fueled by climate change, were man-made.
Climatologists and other experts note that these cycles of heavy rain and intense drought are linked to climate change, which at this point is undoubtedly human...Read More
Wildfires Likely the ‘New Normal’ for Bastrop
Climate change has come to Bastrop, whether or not Texas politicians are willing to admit it.
Experts say wildfires in Bastrop County are happening with greater frequency and intensity — a troubling trend for an area that’s grown more than 30 percent...Read More
Eye on Texas: Bastrop Wildfires
The Bastrop fires that burned in September and October of 2011 were devastating. After they were put out, I had the opportunity to document the damage from the ...Read More
House Passes Emergency Funding for Schools, Wildfire Relief
An amendment also passed as a placeholder for West, Texas until they better know how much recovery from the fertilizer plant explosion will cost. ...Read More
Saving the Lost Pines
The loblolly pines of Bastrop still soar. They just do so darkly, with blistered bark and charred needles. To tour the 6,500-acre Bastrop State Park is to see a...Read More