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Guardian in the ‘Land of the Spirit Waters’

Cultural bearer Matilde Torres speaks with Deceleration about hosting community in cross-cultural ceremony at Brackenridge Park while safeguarding sacred spaces from a city hellbent on redevelopment.

By Jennifer Lane

/ 25 May 2025

Guardian in the ‘Land of the Spirit Waters’

‘All Hell Breaks Loose’: How Big Oil Ruined a Small Texas Town

The Texas oil export boom has left Coastal Bend residents in harm’s way. A rainbow coalition is facing an uphill battle to compel the enforcement of environmental regulations, to mixed results. Can they save themselves before it’s too late?

By Alex Ip

/ 24 May 2025

‘All Hell Breaks Loose’: How Big Oil Ruined a Small Texas Town

Housing Insecurity: Extremity of Federal Attacks on Social Services Require a Coordinated Response, Local Leaders Say

‘Real solutions are not cheap.’ Bexar County Commissioner Tommy Calvert presents plan for 3,000 additional Permanent Affordable Housing units—and commits to tracking (and preventing) heat-related deaths.

By Greg Harman

/ 24 May 2025

Housing Insecurity: Extremity of Federal Attacks on Social Services Require a Coordinated Response, Local Leaders Say

Judges Deal Blow in Fight for Clean Water at Helotes Creek—and Greater San Antonio

Opponents of housing development suggest lawsuit may be their last recourse to stop Lennar’s Guajolote Ranch anticipated discharge of 1 million gallons per day.

By James Courtney

/ 23 May 2025

Judges Deal Blow in Fight for Clean Water at Helotes Creek—and Greater San Antonio

After Trump Guts OSHA, Republicans Attack Heat-Related Worker Safety Rules

The Trump administration eviscerated the only agency tasked with studying worker health and safety. Now, Republicans have revived a plan to stop OSHA “overreach.” Advocates fear it could further endanger workers.

By Inside Climate News

/ 20 May 2025

After Trump Guts OSHA, Republicans Attack Heat-Related Worker Safety Rules

To Force Vote on Gaza Ceasefire—A First in Texas—San Marcos Activists Ran Their Own City Council Candidate

Even though the measure failed under withering threats from Governor Greg Abbott, organizers say the struggle for Palestinian liberation in this small college town has had positive cascading effects for other justice struggles.

By Kit O’Connell

/ 16 May 2025

To Force Vote on Gaza Ceasefire—A First in Texas—San Marcos Activists Ran Their Own City Council Candidate

Just Breathe: Breathe & Rise Collective Offers Healing Breathwork for the People

From childhood grief to the discovery of the power of breathwork in college sports, the backstory of Love’s journey to Breathe & Rise Collective offers encouragement for all who struggle.

By Jennifer Lane

/ 15 May 2025

Just Breathe: Breathe & Rise Collective Offers Healing Breathwork for the People

In ‘Urinetown,’ New Works SA Tackles Water Justice While Centering Community, Accessibility, and Sustainability

Students at New Works SA are able to process complex global realities preparing for ‘Urinetown’ while living the joy of an authentic theater experience that provides roles they can grow into.

By James Courtney

/ 14 May 2025

In ‘Urinetown,’ New Works SA Tackles Water Justice While Centering Community, Accessibility, and Sustainability

Extreme Heat Roars Into Texas with Pre-Summer Reminder of Ongoing Climate Crisis

Sudden heat shock expected to stress bodies across the state this week as 2025 continues to manifest unprecedented levels of extreme heat for Texas and the planet.

By Greg Harman

/ 13 May 2025

Extreme Heat Roars Into Texas with Pre-Summer Reminder of Ongoing Climate Crisis

‘SUNAK’ (‘Awaken’) Music Video Release Celebrates Migration as a Birthright of All Beings

Ceiba ili’s new song, ‘Sunak,’ sung in Kotik and Spanish, has a buoyantly infectious flavor. Better yet: It is a jam with a message for our time.

By Greg Harman

/ 8 May 2025

‘SUNAK’ (‘Awaken’) Music Video Release Celebrates Migration as a Birthright of All Beings

Texas Voters Beat Back Book Banners in Katy, Fort Bend, & Mansfield ISD Elections

Texas school districts have banned hundreds of titles over the past few years, leading the country in banning books.

By Chris Walker

/ 8 May 2025

Texas Voters Beat Back Book Banners in Katy, Fort Bend, & Mansfield ISD Elections

‘Solidarity Forever’: International Worker’s Day Opens and Closes with Rallies in San Antonio, Texas

Against a backdrop of mass casualty embodied by the memorial to the 53 immigrants who died locked in a tractor trailer in 2022, organizers from a range of unions and worker-support organizations rallied crowds across San Antonio last week.

By Greg Harman

/ 5 May 2025

‘Solidarity Forever’: International Worker’s Day Opens and Closes with Rallies in San Antonio, Texas