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As New Pipeline Battle Looms, Texas Moves Toward Criminalizing Pipeline Protest
Kinder Morgan’s Permian Highway Pipeline is a highway to the next extinction event literally fueled by the last one.
After Attempted Voter Purge, Texas Secretary of State Resigns
The ill-fated tenure of Texas Secretary of State David Whitley officially came to end after months of controversy.
Houston Suffers a Petrochemical Disaster Every Six Weeks
In the past month, Houston-area residents faced three major disasters related to oil and gas infrastructure.
Texas Is Poised to Make It Easier to Jail People for Voting Errors
The legislation is part of a wave of bills meant to criminalize voting mistakes in the name of voter fraud.
To Survive in Texas, Black Bears Need an Open Border
Experts fear that a border wall between the United States and Mexico would end the recovery of black bears in Texas.
Texas GOP Bill Would Apply Death Penalty for Obtaining Abortion
The proposed legislation would criminalize abortion without exception and would classify the procedure as homicide.
A Tribal Camp in South Texas Is Vowing to Resist Trump’s Wall
The tribe has vowed to protect sacred sites including a 154-year-old cemetery threatened by the president’s wall.
BBC Journalist Violently Attacked at Rally After Trump’s Anti-Press Rant
This could be a preview of far more dangerous assaults at Trump rallies.
Trump Is Building a Great Case for His Own Impeachment
If this thing drags on, the shutdown itself will become an absolute justification for impeachment.
Mayor of Texas Border Town: Trump’s Wall Is Pointless
Mayor of McAllen, Texas, declares that the border wall construction would harm the environment and community.