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Roddy Hughes, a Senior Campaign Representative for the Beyond Dirty Fuels Campaign and good friend and co-worker of the Lone Star Chapter, recently visited the Southeast Texas Gulf Coast region and Southwest Louisiana: two neighboring regions that...

On Tuesday, May 11, HB 4146, a bill that would protect pristine Texas waterways passed the Texas House with a bipartisan vote.

Less than 20 days. That’s how much time is left in the Legislative Session, but for many bills “the end” is a lot sooner: May 13. That is the last day for the House of Representatives to pass a House bill on second reading, and Friday is the last...

The Texas House of Representatives passed HB 2716, which would restore the ability of the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department to intervene in pollution permit applications submitted to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).

Down to 30 days. “Sine Die” is the name for the end of the regular legislative session and this time it arrives on the last day of May.

The Houston Regional Group of the Sierra Club joined forces recently with the nonprofit group Solar United Neighbors (SUN) and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner in announcing the launch of Houston’s citywide solar co-op that will help Houston residents...

The Sierra Club’s two priority bills in the current Texas legislative session have moved forward, but with only a month left in the session, quick action is needed to get the legislation to the finish line.

A new bill proposed in the Texas House of Representatives will restore to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department the key ability to participate in hearings that would directly affect the land, fish, and wildlife resources it manages on behalf of...

Diane Wilson, a 72 year old, 4th generation fisherwoman, retired shrimp boat captain, author, and environmental activist is currently on a hunger strike (two weeks and counting) against a dredging operation in Port Lavaca that would stir up mercury...

40 days. Give or take. That what’s left in the regular 87th Legislative Session. Check out what's moving, what's stalled, and what's shakin'.