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Thousands of Heat-Related Deaths Go Uncounted in Texas Each Year, New Research Finds

Existing systems record only ‘one-sixth of the statistically estimated heat deaths’ in Texas, a new paper by a Texas A&M researcher finds.

By Greg Harman

/ 27 Feb 2026

Thousands of Heat-Related Deaths Go Uncounted in Texas Each Year, New Research Finds

Border Wall Closes in on Big Bend

Residents and elected officials are speaking out against a proposed border barrier through Texas’ biggest state park and one of the jewels of the national park system.

By Martha Pskowski and Inside Climate News

/ 27 Feb 2026

Round Rock Texas Approves Ninth Data Center Over Strong Community Resistance

City of Round Rock is 'business friendly ... resident hostile.' A Q&A with Gary Oldham of Protect Round Rock

By Greg Harman

/ 25 Feb 2026

Round Rock Texas Approves Ninth Data Center Over Strong Community Resistance

Youth Hold the Future—and There is No Room There for ICE

Two San Antonio high school students capture the energy and passion of their peers, who took to the streets on a federal holiday in support of family, friends, and neighbors terrorized by ICE.

By Deceleration Staff

/ 20 Feb 2026

Youth Hold the Future—and There is No Room There for ICE

SAWS Rate Hikes are Coming. How Fair is their Rate Structure?

Retired academic Jim Spickard breaks down SAWS rate structure as San Antonio moves toward a series of rate-hike votes.

By Greg Harman

/ 20 Feb 2026

SAWS Rate Hikes are Coming. How Fair is their Rate Structure?

Is North Texas Silo Mills Community Built on Radioactive Oil & Gas Waste?

Thousands of homes and an elementary school have risen atop layers of oil and gas drilling waste. One worker who helped spread the material is speaking out.

By Texas Observer

/ 18 Feb 2026

Is North Texas Silo Mills Community Built on Radioactive Oil & Gas Waste?

In Gift to Big Oil Donors, Trump Stops EPA From Combating ‘Most Terrible Environmental Threat in Human History’

Repealing the EPA’s endangerment finding on greenhouse gases “isn’t about saving taxpayers’ money, it’s about saving an industry that has already been exposed as a permanent danger to American families,” said the head of 350.org.

By Common Dreams

/ 13 Feb 2026

In Gift to Big Oil Donors, Trump Stops EPA From Combating ‘Most Terrible Environmental Threat in Human History’

Illness Is Rampant Among Children Trapped in ICE’s CoreCivic Dilley Detention Facility

The number of people held at the notorious family jail has nearly tripled since October.

By Truthout

/ 11 Feb 2026

Illness Is Rampant Among Children Trapped in ICE’s CoreCivic Dilley Detention Facility

'Impeach Noem' Demands Growing After Gutting FEMA, Abandoning Disaster Victims

From widespread winter storm deaths, to Hill Country flood response: 'It’s very clear that Secretary Kristi Noem is undermining FEMA’s capabilities and putting the public in harm’s way.'

By Truthout

/ 7 Feb 2026

'Impeach Noem' Demands Growing After Gutting FEMA, Abandoning Disaster Victims

‘Largest Power Project’ in U.S. Brings Record-Setting Pollution Permit to West Texas

When completed the 7.7GW facility would release 33 million tons per year of greenhouse gases—nearly 5 percent of the total annual emissions of Canada.

By Dylan Baddour and Inside Climate News

/ 7 Feb 2026

‘Largest Power Project’ in U.S. Brings Record-Setting Pollution Permit to West Texas

ICE Buys Massive San Antonio Warehouse As Detained Population Approaches 75,000

Numerous lawsuits and judge’s orders have dogged ICE detention centers in recent months, with one federal judge comparing a facility outside Chicago to a “concentration camp.”

By Greg Harman

/ 4 Feb 2026

ICE Buys Massive San Antonio Warehouse As Detained Population Approaches 75,000

Alex Pretti's Shooters are from South Texas

The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.

By ProPublica

/ 1 Feb 2026

Alex Pretti's Shooters are from South Texas