Peasant-Led Movements Hold the Model for Restoring the Land
In the U.S., efforts to shape a post-growth food system have yet to spark a mass movement, but interest and activism are growing.
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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.
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Greg Harman
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How Brownsville's Growth Coalitions are Making Laguna Madre Unlivable
Speaking with a fellow dispossessed about the evolving horrors of 'economic development' on the Lower Texas Coast.
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Gaige Davila
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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.
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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.
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Greg Harman
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'Many Worlds, Celebrate!'— Deceleration's Summer 2026 Creative Review
Beyond the ecopolitical death-drive we're riding, pluriversal possibilities nudging us toward "un mundo donde quepan muchos mundos" (a world in which many worlds fit) take root in poem, prose, and art from around the world—including here in SATX.
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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.
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Border Walls & ‘Murder Buoys’: Emerging Risks Facing One of the Americas' Great Rivers—and Those Who Call Her Home
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Greg Harman
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The Fight Against Surveillance Cameras Is a Struggle for Democracy
The efforts of communities who have canceled, rejected, or deactivated automated license plate readers have exposed these as authoritarian tools, both a symptom and a mechanism enabling this political moment.
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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.
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