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Our 2021 Texas Environmental Awards was a fun and heartfelt event. Check out the video in case you missed it, or just want to relive the memories of a great night in Austin honoring some of the state's environmental champions!

Nuclear subsidies may end up in the big bills Congress is working on, and a high-level radioactive waste dump may come to Texas unless we take action to stop it. Read more from this member-submitted blog by Carolyn Croom and Karen Hadden.

Some 279 days after first gaveling in back in January, at the end of a third special session, the Texas Legislature gave final approval to new district maps for U.S. Congress, Texas Senate, Texas House of Representatives, and the State Board of...

There are only 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives, and in our highly politicized state, every seat represents a crucial vote on essential issues we face as Texans. Learn more about the HD 118 special election runoff getting underway...

Organizations sent a Title VI Civil Rights Act Complaint calling for Spanish language access on SpaceX’s permit request. The organizations included the Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club, Voces Unidas, Las Imaginistas, La Unión del Pueblo Entero, Carrizo...

My name is Dave Cortez (he/him/his) and I’m so grateful to introduce myself to you as the new Lone Star Chapter Director, and share a little about my vision for the next generation of our work in Texas.

On September 28, 2021, at a virtual public meeting held by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) the public stated “loud and clear” that it did not support the proposed 635-acre Peach Creek Landfill (PCL, Permit #2406), located next...

Even for insiders, trying to keep up with everything that is happening in state government at the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the Texas Railroad Commission, and the Texas Legislature as they...

On September 30, the Austin City Council is set to approve the Austin Climate Equity Plan (CEP)!

Hi y’all! I am Laura Morales, a journalism senior at the University of Texas and the fall 2021 intern for the Sierra Club’s Lone Star Chapter. I want to share why I decided to join the team this semester and how I hope to make an impact during my...