Texas Is Becoming a Bitcoin-Mining Capital. Can the Grid Handle It?
Despite the FTX crash, ERCOT continues to court the cryptocurrency industry.
Politics
Elon Musk’s Tesla Gigafactory Built on Wage Theft and Safety Violations, Texas Workers Allege
Two federal filings claim workers were not paid at all or were shorted on overtime pay and that a worker was provided with fake OSHA certificates while building the Travis County facility.
Course Corrections: The Return of Prison Education
Federal grants are rebooting higher education behind bars, but the benefits aren't evenly distributed to all of the incarcerated.
Beto’s Lost Year
“I don't know what my role or yours will be going forward,” said the Texas Dems’ political star, after $70 million bought a bracing defeat.
Voters Reinforce Republican Stronghold on State Board of Education
“Critical Race Theory” boosts multiple new conservative voices onto the board, including a participant in January 6 pro-Trump rally.
The Age of Abbott Continues Unfettered
Texas’ Republican governor easily swatted away his strongest Democratic challenger yet. Now, he’s liable to do whatever the hell he pleases.
‘Red Wave’ Makes Modest Splash in South Texas
The GOP took just one of three Congressional seats ranging from Brownsville to Laredo, and short-lived incumbent Mayra Flores has been sent packing.
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Lina Hidalgo Prevails Against Republican Offensive in Harris County
In the face of high-profile GOP push to claw back power in Texas’ largest county, Democrats expanded their power.
Months after Massacre, Uvalde County Turns Out for Greg Abbott
Uvaldeans voted resoundingly for the incumbent—who opposes even common sense gun control—over Democrat Beto O’Rourke by a 22-point margin
Antifascist Spies on East Texas Nazi Conference with Drone
A veteran's surveillance of the Aryan Freedom Network prompted a lawsuit filed by a notorious lawyer for the far right, Jason Lee Van Dyke.