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Willie Nelson is an icon who rose to the top of an industry by challenging it – showing that you can be a counterculture figure and activist while remaining as American as apple pie.
Mexico abortion referral networks are assisting American citizens and undocumented migrants seeking abortions. The model could provide inspiration for similar networks at the Canada-U.S. border.
Secession talk evokes fears of a second Civil War. But one scholar says secession is already happening in the US under a variety of guises.
An environmental health lawyer explains why some states have weaker rules than others, and how you can make your concerns heard.
Texas wasn’t prepared to keep the lights on during Winter Storm Uri, and it won’t be ready for future cold weather unless it starts thinking about energy demand as well as supply.
Climate change is making oceans more acidic globally. Now, scientists are finding that large storms can send pulses of acidic water into bays and estuaries, further stressing fish and shellfish.
Research conducted in Southeast Texas casts light on the toll disasters can take on groups that serve as pillars of their communities.
Research shows that removing guns from violent abusers saves lives. But laws doing just that are at risk of being ruled unconstitutional, following a landmark Supreme Court guns case.
The recent anti-migrant actions of the Florida and Texas governors reflect specific hatreds that date back to the very beginnings of European settlement in North America.
A formal legal investigation would be needed to determine whether the Florida governor and associates violated human trafficking or other laws.
In the civil rights era, ‘Reverse Freedom Rides’ were more than just a political stunt. They were part of a systematic effort to deprive Black Americans of their livelihoods and force them out.
The US is a latecomer to offshore wind development, but President Biden has set big goals for expanding it. The Gulf of Mexico has good conditions and a large offshore energy industry.
While Congress considers new renewable energy incentives, Texas’ sprawling wind farms tell a story about renewable energy ownership in the US – and who benefits from subsidies.
Abortion funds, which help people who cannot afford the procedure, are facing new kinds of pressures, including potential legal risks and a rising client demand that exceeds their capabilities.
In the last decision of the term, the Supreme Court cleared a barrier for the Biden administration to end a Trump-era policy returning asylum seekers arriving in the US to camps in Mexico.
Some companies say they will cover travel expenses to help workers in states where abortion is illegal get the procedure, but doing so could pose legal challenges.
Even in states that ban abortion, legal precedents indicate that donating to, and receiving assistance from, abortion funds is an expression of free speech.
Heat domes are a dangerous part of summer weather.
Sometimes wind and solar power produce more electricity than the local grid can handle. Better energy storage and transmission could move extra energy to where it’s needed instead of shutting it off.
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Josey Centennial Professor of Energy Resources, The University of Texas at Austin
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Professor of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, University of Dayton
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Clinical Associate Professor of Law, Co-Director, USC Immigration Clinic, University of Southern California
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Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management, Texas A&M University
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Professor of History, Sam Houston State University
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Research Scientist, The University of Texas at Austin
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Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies & Baker Institute Political Science Fellow, Rice University
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Professor of Public Administration, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Director of Energy Studies, University of Florida
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Professor of Government, The University of Texas at Austin
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Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Health Policy and Management, Texas A&M University
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Texas State University
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Associate Professor of Geophysics, Southern Methodist University
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Associate Professor, University of Colorado Denver
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Adjunct professor, Baylor University
