The housing crisis and the climate crisis have shaped mayoral and city council elections in Texas’s fast-growing capital city.
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Lina Hidalgo Prevails Against Republican Offensive in Harris County
In face of high-profile GOP push to claw back power in Texas’s largest county, Democrats expanded their power.
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An Eleventh-Hour, Hail-Mary Climate Remedy
The Inflation Reduction Act promises to slash U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, but enables more pollution in Gulf Coast communities.
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There Are ‘No Real Consequences’ for Toxic Emissions Events
In some cases, these ‘chemical releases’ aren’t illegal. In others, state regulators give polluters the benefit of the doubt.
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GOP Win Says More About Filemon Vela Than a South Texas ‘Red Wave’
When Congressman Filemon Vela decamped for K Street, he created a predictable opportunity for a Republican upset in the Valley.
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Greg Casar Superstar?
The organizer, groundbreaking Austin policymaker, and congressional nominee plans to be the House’s ‘most pro-labor’ member.
