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Lone Star Sierran: July 2017

While we hear more and more scary news out of Trump’s White House and Pruitt’s EPA everyday, you might not have heard some good news right here in the capital of Texas. Austin City Council is gearing up to vote on updating the city’s long-range...

The Sierra Club's Lone Star Chapter is pleased to announce the latest addition to our all-star team, Larisa Manescu, our new Communications Coordinator.

In another stinging setback for ExxonMobil in a long-running environmental enforcement case, a federal district judge in Houston denied ExxonMobil’s motion to reduce the size of the $19.95 million penalty the judge had ordered in April to punish the...

Traveling Soles, a photojournalism project by artist Verónica Gabriela Cardenas, documents the difficult journey of migrants on their way to find safety.

Neeraj Mashru reflects on his experiences working at 'La 72,' a shelter set up on the southern Mexico border to offer Central American migrants a safe space to rest along their dangerous journeys north.

Governor Greg Abbott neglects Austin's beloved "Tree Lady," Margret Hofmann, as he continues to target tree ordinances during the Texas legislature special session.

Austin is now the third city in Texas to adopt a solar-ready requirement for new construction, but the first that will cover both residential and commercial developments.

Lone Star Sierran: June 2017

Episode 1 of Saving Laguna Madre, "Our Home."