Instead of building a wall on the US-Mexico border, a landscape architect calls for restoring the Rio Grande and turning its course into an international park – an idea first proposed in the 1930s.
More than 200 mayors have committed their cities to stick with the Paris climate deal no matter what the US does. Electric vehicles offer a promising route to making good on that pledge.
Lessons from the Lone Star State: A surge in wind power on the Texas grid didn’t cause reliability problems (and brought down electricity prices) because regulators improved the efficiency of wholesale electricity markets.
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Energy Secretary Rick Perry wants to know if wind and solar are compromising the reliability of the grid and hurting coal power. The answer lies in his home state of Texas.
Zika arrives in Brownsville, Texas.
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No federal database provides reliable info on deaths that occur in police custody. It’s the same situation in 48 states. But now California and Texas are offering new models of accountability.
A woman wears a cowboy hat emblazoned with a uterus to show her support for abortion care in Texas.
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TRAP laws – targeted regulation of abortion providers – have been a way for states to limit abortions. The Supreme Court Monday struck down a Texas TRAP law, saying it did not protect women.
It’s not just power-hungry pot farms: the connection between drugs and oil and gas industry runs deep.
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It’s not just energy-hungry pot farms: the ties between energy and drugs run deep. Can we develop a national drug policy drawing on the lessons of the domestic oil and gas boom?
An exorcism being performed in Fafe, Portugal.
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The shooting in Oregon hit close to home in Texas, where the governor recently signed a law allowing guns in college classrooms.
A massive military exercise is slated to begin this week throughout the southwestern United States, and last for the duration of the summer.
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Climate change models predict higher chances of severe rain for Texas and other places in the US, but linking climate and extreme weather is still an immature science, says Texas state climatologist.
Texas: leading the ‘Shale Revolution.’
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The US Geological Survey recently confirmed what many people have already felt: that the rapid spread of fracking has led to more earthquakes.
The design of a proposed “Sons of the Confederacy” Texas state license plate is shown in this handout illustration provided by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles March 20, 2015.
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In hearing the case of a group determined to put an image of the Confederacy on a Texas license plate, the Supreme Court again examines the the limits of “offensive” speech.
The debate over fracking in New York state was especially polarized.
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Drilling in the Marcellus Shale, and in other unconventional oil and gas formations across the US, has led to a boom in domestic natural gas and oil production -– largely due to advances in high volume…