Truthout
Texas
Texas Refineries Release Over 300,000 Pounds of Pollutants During Storm
Winter Storm Uri disrupted supplies needed to keep the state's refineries and petrochemical plants operating.
White Supremacy Set the Stage for Texas’ Miserable Disaster Response
The problems illuminated now in Texas are interconnected with the decline of the white majority and the liberal order.
Unprepared for COVID, Texas Women’s Prison Was Equally Unprepared for Uri
The recent winter storm left the nation's only federal medical prison for women without heat or hot water.
AOC Raised $1 Million for Struggling Texans as Cruz Handled Post-Cancún PR Mess
The Texas senator has been critical in the past of other lawmakers over their vacations and leisure time.
Billionaire Dallas Cowboys Owner and Oil Man Cashes in on Texas Blackout Crisis
“This week is like hitting the jackpot with some of these incredible prices,” touted the billionaire’s gas company.
Ted Cruz Jets Off for Mexican Vacation While Texas Endures Unprecedented Crisis
While millions of Texans suffered without power or heat amid a pandemic, the senator whisked his family off to Cancun.
Texas’ Power Crisis Has Turned Into a Disaster That Parallels Hurricane Katrina
Texans are facing multiple crises at once: record cold temperatures, power outages, and water and food shortages.
Winter Storms Offer a Taste of the Climate Chaos Ahead If We Don’t Cut Emissions
Weather extremes are what we must expect as we fill the atmosphere with fossil fuel emissions, a climate scientist says.
Texas Mayor Who Told Residents to “Sink or Swim” During Winter Crisis Resigns
In a now deleted post, Mayor Tim Boyd also told city residents, “I’ll be damned if I’m going to provide for anyone.”
Texas’s Independent Electric Grid Leaves Millions Without Power
Texas operates on its own separate energy grid which has left millions out of power.