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Preparamos kits de emergencia para nuestros vecinos del Valle del Río Grande — se utilizan para su supervivencia diaria

A medida que las «crisis» climáticas afectan cada vez más a las zonas más prósperas de Estados Unidos, se extienden como una sombra sobre esta región fronteriza.

By Bekah Hinojosa

/ 6 May 2026

Preparamos kits de emergencia para nuestros vecinos del Valle del Río Grande — se utilizan para su supervivencia diaria

San Antonio Boosts its ‘Heat Resilience Playbook’ as Texas Cities Seek to Adapt to Rising Temps

Republican state leaders stripped cities of the ability to require water breaks for workers, but Texas cities are still fighting to create more habitable conditions for their residents as dangerous heatwaves continue to expand.

By Greg Harman

/ 4 May 2026

San Antonio Boosts its ‘Heat Resilience Playbook’ as Texas Cities Seek to Adapt to Rising Temps

May Day Exhibit Celebrates San Antonio’s Labor Organizing History

Local union advocates are highlighting the critical importance of labor and revitalizing working-class solidarity.

By James Courtney

/ 30 Apr 2026

May Day Exhibit Celebrates San Antonio’s Labor Organizing History

Where to Celebrate May Day in Texas

Panels, Potlucks, and Marches are being held across the Lone Star State to celebrate worker power and solidarity!

By Deceleration Staff

/ 30 Apr 2026

100+ Groups Urge Congress to Reject Rushed Data Center Approvals

'Congress must not let Big Tech block oversight and hide data centers’ real harms from the public, including their immense energy and water use, dangerous pollution, and rising local costs,' said one campaigner.

By Brett Wilkins and Common Dreams

/ 30 Apr 2026

100+ Groups Urge Congress to Reject Rushed Data Center Approvals

First Annual Heat Summit Convened by Physicians for Social Responsibility

Thursday online gathering takes on extreme heat, the leading weather-related killer in the United States.

By Deceleration Staff

/ 29 Apr 2026

First Annual Heat Summit Convened by Physicians for Social Responsibility

Could Ambitious 'Transition' Conference Finally Shift Us Out of the Fossil Fuels Era?

As the costs of new oil wars and accelerating climate chaos come due, delegates from 50 nations gather in Colombia for The First International Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels.

By Tzeporah Berman and Mongabay

/ 29 Apr 2026

Could Ambitious 'Transition' Conference Finally Shift Us Out of the Fossil Fuels Era?

Corpus Christi is Declaring a ‘Water Emergency.’ What Does That Mean?

City leaders intend to make unprecedented cuts to water use in September but aren’t sure exactly how, as schools and hospitals drill for water.

By Dylan Baddour, Neena Satija and Emily Salazar

/ 26 Apr 2026

Corpus Christi is Declaring a ‘Water Emergency.’ What Does That Mean?

Fighting Fracked Data, South Texas's Coming 'Long Season of Hell', Degrow to Live, y Más

A roundup of Deceleration headlines from the week.

By Deceleration Staff

/ 25 Apr 2026

Fighting Fracked Data, South Texas's Coming 'Long Season of Hell', Degrow to Live, y Más

Project Matador: Fermi's 'Hyperscale' Data Center Complex Hitting Resistance in the Texas Panhandle

Deceleration speaks with Kendra Seawright of Women's March about data center organizing strategies in rural Texas.

By Greg Harman

/ 24 Apr 2026

Project Matador: Fermi's 'Hyperscale' Data Center Complex Hitting Resistance in the Texas Panhandle

'Slow Down or Die'—An Economist's Warning

In a new book, Timothée Parrique dispels the myth of growth and shows how shrinking the economy to a sustainable steady state could make us all richer in the things that truly matter.

By Syris Valentine

/ 23 Apr 2026

'Slow Down or Die'—An Economist's Warning

Get Ready for a 'Long Hell' of a Summer, National Weather Service Official Warns

Rio Grande Valley residents are at particular risk from extreme heat, according to a study presented last week by an emerging partnership between state and federal weather and health officials.

By Greg Harman

/ 21 Apr 2026

Get Ready for a 'Long Hell' of a Summer, National Weather Service Official Warns