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Winter Storm Uri

A wind turbine above fields in the flat North Texas landscape. The Taproot and the Climate and Community Project’s report for Texs recommends increasing offshore wind farming, canceling all existing utility debt, and creating community utility boards that establish public control over energy generation.

Community-Based Climate Justice on the Gulf Coast

From Appalachia to Texas and Louisiana, new environmental justice reports highlight how our struggles are connected.

by Lylla Younes, Grist

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The Awful 88th

by Texas Observer Staff

Catastrophe #88: The Texas Legislature Returns for a Brutal Year

by Texas Observer Staff

Former Top Lawmaker on Grid Reforms Becomes Power Company Lobbyist

by Justin Miller

Electrical towers stretch into a big, partly cloudy Texas sky at sunset, symbolizing ERCOT, the power authority in Texas which is tightly controlled by Gov. Abbott. Aug 25, 2022

Abbott and ERCOT Keep Texans in the Dark

From selecting a new CEO to an obscure committee report, the governor kept tight control over significant post-storm energy changes.

by Justin Miller

Row upon row of solar panels installed in the scrubby Texas desert, angled to catch the maximum amount of sunlight. Jul 29, 2022

Energy Advocates Urge Biden to Declare Climate Emergency

Intervention by the federal government could protect Gulf Coast "sacrifice zones" while keeping the power on amid record temperatures.

by Candice Bernd

Feb 10, 2022

A Year After Blackout, Texans Navigate Climate Trauma in a Failing Fossil State

State residents are struggling with climate PTSD after last week’s freeze as Big Oil maintains its grip on state politicians.

by Candice Bernd

Inside this month's print issue

Molly Ivins on School Vouchers (1997)

Another bad idea whose time has come in the Texas Legislature is upon us. It's time to revive my old proposal that Texas be made into a national laboratory for bad government. Having a bad idea in your state? Come to Texas and see how it works out in practice.

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