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We're trying something new here at the Lone Star Chapter. We want to give our supporters and donors a shoutout, no matter how big or small your contribution might be, to show our appreciation for your continued support! If you'd like a shoutout or...

Planning for the future is always a challenge – even more so in the midst of a pandemic. Texans currently are coping with the uncertainties of the Covid-19 crisis – financial hardships, continuing hospitalizations and deaths, the impacts of “...

The Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club filed comments this week to the TCEQ on their proposal to incorporate minor changes to their General Operating Permits for oil and gas wells, processing plants and associated infrastructure. In our comments,...

On May 22 -23rd, more than 400 participants on zoom and more than 7,000 listeners over Facebook joined the Carrizo Comecrudo Tribe of Texas in partnership with the Gulf South for Green New Deal Initiative to participate and listen into the...

Next week, as evictions get back underway, the Sierra Club will release an important new report commissioned from Optimal Energy on the potential of energy efficiency and related efforts to create more accountable governance, equitable rate...

The Sierra Club Political Committee of Texas recently unveiled its second round of endorsements for the 2020 General Election.

The Trump administration’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has proposed shrinking the popular Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS) expansion proposal to allow more oil/gas drilling and fishing near sensitive...

Today, Sierra Club has agreed not to oppose a settlement to conclude the Xcel rate case currently pending at the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC). While Xcel operates as Southwestern Public Service (SPS) in the contiguous Texas and New...

Today, the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) held an open meeting during the Sierra Club’s Lone Star Chapter demanded that the oil and gas agency be stricter on pollution enforcement and be more transparent about their actions with the public.

On May 22 -23rd, the Carrizo Comecrudo Tribe of Texas in partnership with the Gulf South for Green New Deal Initiative will host and broadcast the historical event: the Carrizo Comecrudo Tribunal for Human Rights. Due to COVID-19 concerns, this...