If approved, opponents warn that a massive new utility project could disrupt toxic sediment, and more, in Lake ...

The first data center for a $500-billion artificial intelligence project arrives in small-town Texas, alongside a potentially ...

A federally funded project at Rice University is trying to tackle that problem, but in just two counties so far.

Experts suggested that more data and education are needed as Texas and the rest of the country build in known flood plains.

Fear and reticence spread in Fort Worth as Sally Mann’s nude photos of her children were held as police evidence.

The new date comes after Ken Paxton took over the case that could lead to the nation's first execution based on the contested ...

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Aditya Panangat is a Texas-based machine learning researcher focused on the environmental impact of artificial intelligence.

Chaney Hill is an instructor of English and Environmental Studies, a writer, and an academic at Rice University in Houston. She grew up in the Hill Country just southwest of Kerrville.

Arcelia Martin is an award-winning journalist at Inside Climate News. She covers renewable energy in Texas from her base in ...