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Environment

Petrochemical Expansion in Texas Will Fall Heavily on Communities of Color, Study Finds 

Researchers in Houston analyzed the locations of 114 proposed industrial projects related to oil and gas in Texas, most of them involved in plastics production.

by Dylan Baddour

Keep Reading

Dammed if You Do: East Texas Locals Fight to Stop an Unnecessary Reservoir

by Jake Robbins

Pitted Against Waste

by Lise Olsen and Martha Pskowski

Crypto’s Cryptic Texas Takeover

by Candice Bernd

They’re Stealin’ Our Water Pa. Say It Ain’t So.

Why liberal and conservatives should defend the Rule of Capture.

by Randy Parten

News Flash: Perry is STILL Full of Hot Air on Climate Change

by Forrest Wilder

New TV Ad Attacks Perry, TCEQ

by Forrest Wilder

On the Fence

A new documentary chronicles the border wall boondoggle

by Melissa del Bosque

TCEQ Rolls Over for Harold Simmons

With $4.2 million, you too can buy yourself a state agency.

by Forrest Wilder

Cash Flow

A tiny Texas town takes on T. Boone Pickens--and tries to save its water.

by Forrest Wilder

Environmental Groups Take on El Paso Refinery, Major Perry Donor

Today, three environmental groups threated to sue Western Refining over alleged Clean Air Act violations

by Forrest Wilder

The Ever-Expanding Texas ‘Burbs

by Forrest Wilder

The Late, Great Ogallala Aquifer

A closer look at the decline of the Panhandle's greatest resource

by Forrest Wilder

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