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![Rio Grande Valley residents, including Native and environmental activists, participate in an annual climate march and rally on March 3, 2019, protesting the border wall’s impacts on the land and wildlife in the area.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/Climate-March-2-400x300.jpeg)
Cancellation of Fracking Project in Texas Shows Power of Grassroots Organizing
The project was one of three proposed fracked natural gas terminals in the Rio Grande Valley.Â
![A light is seen from a house in Waco, Texas, as severe winter weather conditions over the last few days has forced road closures and power outages over the state on February 17, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/03/GettyImages-1231229098-400x300.jpg)
Texas Blackouts Are the Outcome of Systems for Private Gains at Public Expense
Without organized people power, Texas lawmakers will continue to care more about private profits than lives and health.
![Abortion rights activists hold placards and chant outside of the Supreme Court ahead of a ruling on abortion clinic restrictions on June 27, 2016, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0310-texas-abortion-400x300.jpg)
“Pro-Life” Texas Lawmaker Introduces Bill Imposing Death Penalty for Abortion
Republican lawmakers in 14 states across the U.S. have recently proposed legislation that would ban abortion outright.
![Texas Governor Lifts Pandemic Restrictions While Blaming Migrants for COVID](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/03/SEG2-Abbott-Restaurant-2-400x300.jpg)
Texas Governor Lifts Pandemic Restrictions While Blaming Migrants for COVID
Texas is the largest state so far to lift its mandate on face masks and fully reopen businesses.
![A COVID-19 restriction signs hang outside of H-E-B supermarket on March 3, 2021, in Austin, Texas. The popular Texas supermarket chain will not require customers to wear masks when the statewide mask mandate ends on March 10, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0304-facemask-texas-400x300.jpg)
Reckless Governors Are Lobbing a Hand Grenade Into Biden’s COVID Plan
We must push back against our state leaders as they abandon life-saving protections against COVID-19.
![Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at the NRA-ILA Leadership Forum during the NRA Annual Meeting & Exhibits at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center on May 4, 2018, in Dallas, Texas.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0303-greg-abbott-400x300.jpg)
With Just 7% of Texans Vaccinated, Gov. Greg Abbott Declares State “OPEN 100%”
The governor's call to ease restrictions comes as Texas is seeing daily case numbers go up, compared to two weeks ago.
![Sen. Ted Cruz speaks during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on February 22, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0225-ted-cruz-400x300.jpg)
Ted Cruz’s Approval Rating Plummeted After Cancún Trip
Cruz's rating had already dropped due to his amplification of the false claims that fueled the January 6 Capitol attack.
![Buildings with power are lit in the distance from an area without power in Austin, Texas, on February 17, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0224-austin-texas-400x300.jpg)
Texas Power Grid Deregulation Cost Texans $28 Billion Over Two Decades
Deregulation was supposed to provide cheaper energy options, but instead it’s caused residents to pay billions more.
![A darkened texas skyline stands behind electrical towers in the foreground](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/02/2021_0224-texas-400x300.jpg)
ERCOT CEO Paid $883K Salary While Texans Saddled With Crushing Electricity Bills
The deadly electricity fiasco in Texas is yet another example of how capitalism really works.
![Homeless camps sit along the I-35 frontage road in Austin, Texas, on February 17, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0223-texas-tents-400x300.jpg)
Mutual Aid Means Survival in Texas as Winter Storm Collides With Housing Crisis
A tenants' union in Dallas was fighting evictions to keep people in their homes. Then the deadly winter storm hit.