A water crisis at the US-Mexico border is getting worse
Growing water use is already overtaxing limited supplies from nearly all of the region’s cross-border rivers, streams and ...
$37M drainage improvement project designed to combat flooding in NE Harris County
In addition to flood mitigation, the project will improve storm sewer systems, upgrade streets, and provide new sidewalks in the Pine Trails subdivision.
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Why oil and gas companies want state oversight for carbon dioxide injection
Environmentalists are worried the state — known for a lax approach to regulation — is not prepared for the added ...
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Commissioner Dawn Buckingham: The Surgeon Turned Land Commissioner Reshaping Texas’s Energy Future
In her Austin office, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham speaks passionately about her vision for the state’s energy ...
Water is the other US-Mexico border crisis, and the supply crunch is getting worse
(THE CONVERSATION) Immigration and border security will be the likely focus of U.S.-Mexico relations under the new Trump administration. But there also is a growing water crisis along the U.S.–Mexico ...
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Texas must invest in water to meet population growth, state demographer says
Texas’ population surpassed 31 million in 2024, state demographer Lloyd Potter told attendees of the Water for Texas ...
Greg Abbott names school vouchers and teacher pay as top priorities, while calling for end to 'DEI'
Greg Abbott named seven emergency items including property tax cuts, water infrastructure and restricting bail.
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Was there a connection between Baton Rouge and Lafayette before I-10's Atchafalaya Bridge?
"Can you give me an idea of what train lines used these tracks?" Jon A. Russo asked Curious Louisiana. "Just when was the ...
Mother Jones8d
With Trump’s Mass Deportations, Who Will Rebuild Our Disaster-Stricken Cities?
Republican and Democratic voters across the US are reeling from climate-fueled disasters, with thousands of homes and ...
Texas Flash Flood Map Shows Counties to Be Hardest Hit
A line of thunderstorms is bringing dangerous conditions across northern Texas on Thursday, with warmer weather expected over the weekend.
Sun, warmth returning to D-FW Friday after flooding, high-water rescues Thursday
A line of thunderstorms that pushed through the Dallas-Fort Worth late Wednesday continued dumping inches of rain Thursday morning before sunshine finally broke through the clouds. Multiple North ...