In early December, drilling resumed near Mother’s Heart Learning Center. Newly installed gas wells dot property at 2020 S. Watson Road, less than one mile from the day care. One day in December, the sound of fracking machinery was so cacophonous that children couldn’t play outdoors. For gas companies and stakeholders, the project is poised to […]
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Corpus Christi Water Crisis Spurs Stampede on South Texas Aquifers
This article originally was written by Dylan Baddour and appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. UPDATE: On Tuesday, the city presented plans to achieve 25% curtailment in water consumption across all customer classes, including the fuel refineries, chemical plants and […]
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In First Lawsuit After July 4 Floods, 22-Year-Old Texas Woman’s Grieving Family Sues Campground for $1 Million
In the weeks since devastating floods hit Central Texas, killing 119 people in Kerr County — including 39 children — much has been made of various investigations, legislative proposals, and potential lawsuits over what went wrong in the early morning hours of July 4. Questions remain over where exactly to place blame for the high […]
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Dang, Texas Heat Advisories Are Back. Shocked? Neither Are We.
And we almost made it to August without triple-digit temperatures. North Texas is facing its hottest day of the year yet, and has been placed under a heat advisory as temperatures threaten to reach 105 degrees. According to the National Weather Service, a heat advisory means you should reconsider outdoor activities, primarily during peak heat […]
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Austin Firefighters Ring the Alarm Over $8.3M in Funding Cuts After Controversial Flood Response
The Austin Fire Department is facing another blow after a chaotic two weeks. Austin’s city manager released a proposed budget on Tuesday that includes a $8.3 million overtime funding cut for the Austin Fire Department as the Central Texas region is still reeling from catastrophic July 4 flooding that took at least 134 lives. The […]
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In Natural Disasters, Community Matters More Than Ever. ‘Help’s Not Coming from the Government.’
“I’m about to lose her,” yelled a volunteer firefighter in Wall, Texas on July 4. Chief John Manera’s team of unpaid men without swiftwater rescue training were stopping the current from dragging a woman to near-certain death. In a video capturing the operation, two men are submerged up to their necks, their orange flotation devices […]
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‘Each Charm Tells Stories’: James Avery, Camp Mystic’s Longtime Jeweler, Pledges $1M in Flood Relief
James Avery, the Kerrville-based and nationally renowned jeweler, is giving back to its hometown — and to the Camp Mystic girls who’ve been devoted to the brand for decades. The company, most popular for its charm bracelets, has pledged $1 million toward flood relief efforts in the Hill Country — and will also donate 100% […]
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The Soul, and the Destruction, of Peyote Gardens in South Texas
Out in the Tamaulipan thornscrub of South Texas, Mario Garza has spent years looking for something sacred. To the untrained eye, the ranchland he visits might seem unremarkable, or even hostile — a wide expanse of mesquite and huisache thickets littered with rattlesnakes and tasajillo spines, among other natural hazards. But Garza sees it differently. […]
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How a Brit Survived His First Texas Summer
Forget brat, summer in Texas is thermostat. A very, very high thermostat. This is new for someone from London. Before I relocated to the outskirts of Houston last year, I had only been to Texas once, as a kid. Back then, the Rockets weren’t just in the NBA playoffs, they won the championship. I remember […]