Texas fleet of Waymo robotaxis charge from ‘temporary’ gas generators, and noise complaints are mounting
Electric robotaxis are often framed as a sign of a cleaner transportation future. But in Austin, Texas, trailer-mounted…
Invasive hydrilla is taking over Lake Austin, Texas, and drought is making it harder to stop
Lake Austin is dealing with fast-growing hydrilla — an invasive aquatic plant whose spread is nearing an all-time…
Texas residents told to avoid waste, soil, and water after sludge spill near private pond
A spill at an East Austin, Texas, wastewater facility sent roughly 73,000 gallons of sewage sludge into a…
Texas council member says city should ease water restrictions as lake levels top 40%
Last week, District 3 City Council member Eric Cantu urged Corpus Christi, Texas, to ease its water restrictions,…
Homeowners in Austin, Texas, could pay $170 more as taxes, utility bills, and fees rise
Austin, Texas, homeowners are set to pay more after city leaders signed off on a record $6.63 billion…
Texas water fight deepens as Abbott blames city leaders, desalination board runs low on cash
Photo Credit: Getty Images Texas Governor Greg Abbott has threatened to take over Corpus Christi’s water response as…
Texas, protesters seek 18-month data center freeze, warn over water, power, and land
A growing fight over data centers reached a Lubbock, Texas, park over the weekend, where local residents gathered…
Texas residents lash possible data centers over water, power fears: ‘You don’t serve billionaires’
A possible data center project in Lubbock is already running into two concerns many Texans know all too…
Texas well owners told to boil water after Arlington wastewater line spills 100,000 gallons
A break in a wastewater pipeline in north Arlington, Texas, led to a release of more than 100,000…
‘We don’t see these every day’: Soggy spring drives 118-degree heat index in Texas, tying all-time record
Austin, Texas, experienced staggering “feels like” temperatures of 118 degrees on Thursday, tying the city’s heat index record.…
Reservoirs near America’s biggest oil export hub plunge to just 8% capacity
Residents in and around Corpus Christi, Texas, are watching reservoir levels fall toward crisis territory as the city…
‘Everyone’s concerned’: Gas smell and flare-ups leave El Paso neighbors fearing for elderly loved ones
Photo Credit: Getty Images Residents living near the Marathon’s oil refinery in El Paso, Texas, say the last…