Reporting - Deceleration

VIDEO: 'Prosecute This ICE Officer': How Cities Like Austin Can Help Stop ICE Violence

'I've seen enough to know this is a crime. ... To me it's an open and shut criminal prosecution, attempted murder,' Mike Siegel, Austin City Council (D7), told Deceleration.

By Greg Harman

/ 27 Sep 2026

VIDEO: 'Prosecute This ICE Officer': How Cities Like Austin Can Help Stop ICE Violence

Last Stand for Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge?

Congress repeatedly shielded the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge from the border wall. Now, construction has begun—and an irrigation district lawsuit may be the only option left to buy time for lawmakers to act.

By Gaige Davila and Texas Observer

/ 25 Sep 2026

Last Stand for Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge?

A Texas LNG Plant Pumps Out Chronic, Unpermitted Pollution, a Watchdog Finds

Oilfield Witness identified 532 unpermitted emission events reported by Freeport LNG since 2019, but just seven penalty fines levied by Texas’ environmental regulator.

By Dylan Baddour and Inside Climate News

/ 17 Sep 2026

A Texas LNG Plant Pumps Out Chronic, Unpermitted Pollution, a Watchdog Finds

Mexican Activists Are Fighting Climate Crises by Stopping Extractive Violence

Indigenous activists and water defenders in Mexico are organizing to combat what they call “signs of planetary death.”

By Tamara Pearson and Truthout

/ 15 Sep 2026

Mexican Activists Are Fighting Climate Crises by Stopping Extractive Violence

Data Center Water Use in Texas Impossible to Quantify—Lawmakers Aren't Always Sure How to Reach The Operators

State planners want to know how much water data center projects are using, but operators are said to be worried about the confidentiality of their data.

By Arcelia Martin and Inside Climate News

/ 10 Sep 2026

Data Center Water Use in Texas Impossible to Quantify—Lawmakers Aren't Always Sure How to Reach The Operators

Ag Sec Brooke Rollins Getting Rich Off Rising Gas Prices While Farmers 'Pay Through the Nose'

The war on Iran has been good to this bunch. Climate Power reports that Trump is making millions off of his oil and gas stocks—and Sec. Rollins likely doing likewise.

By Georgina Gustin and Inside Climate News

/ 10 Sep 2026

Ag Sec Brooke Rollins Getting Rich Off Rising Gas Prices While Farmers 'Pay Through the Nose'

'Days Without Power': Sudden Storm Tears Across San Antonio, Exposing Entrenched Vulnerabilities

Recent CPS Energy investments quickly slashed outages from 320,000 to 120,000, but thousands remained without power for days—even as the City moves to defund climate resilience programming.

By Greg Harman

/ 9 Sep 2026

'Days Without Power': Sudden Storm Tears Across San Antonio, Exposing Entrenched Vulnerabilities

VIDEO: Big Bend Border Wall Emergency Hearing & Rally in San Antonio, Texas

Judge's ordered construction pause called an opportunity to organize to better defend Big Bend.

By Greg Harman

/ 31 Aug 2026

VIDEO: Big Bend Border Wall Emergency Hearing & Rally in San Antonio, Texas

Data Center Moratorium Proposal Squeaks Forward in San Antonio

The more conservative City of Fort Worth's unanimous moratorium vote contrasts with a divided San Antonio council debating regulations for the fast-growing industry.

By Greg Harman

/ 27 Aug 2026

Data Center Moratorium Proposal Squeaks Forward in San Antonio

Extreme Heat Risk Roaring into Texas this Week (Slideshow)

High temps and humidity being amplified by fossil fuels combustion threatening residents across Texas. Here's who is most at risk and how to help reduce harm.

By Deceleration Staff

/ 20 Aug 2026

Extreme Heat Risk Roaring into Texas this Week (Slideshow)

'Massive Miscalculation': Bipartisan Outcry Forces Trump to Pause Border Construction in Big Bend National Park

The Trump administration has paused construction of border infrastructure in Big Bend National Park in Texas following public criticism of the controversial project. Crews were filmed bulldozing pristine desert wilderness

By Democracy Now!

/ 19 Aug 2026

'Massive Miscalculation': Bipartisan Outcry Forces Trump to Pause Border Construction in Big Bend National Park

After Crews Grind Through Big Bend, Feds (Again) Pause Border Construction

The Trump administration had announced plans to build an access road and vehicle barriers in the park, while some locals claim the area's 1,000-foot cliffs, or “God’s walls,” are already sufficient migration deterrence.

By Texas Tribune

/ 19 Aug 2026

After Crews Grind Through Big Bend, Feds (Again) Pause Border Construction