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Texas Begins Removing Rio Grande Island Officials Say Is Used to Hide and Smuggle Migrants into U.S.

A couple of years ago, the Texas Military Department, under Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's Operation Lone Star, cleared another river island near the town of Fronton, commonly known as Fronton Island.

Latin Times

Indigenous groups fight to save rediscovered settlement site on Texas coast

Flanked by a chemical plant and an oil rig construction yard, the site on Corpus Christi Bay may be the last of its kind on this stretch of coastline, now occupied by petrochemical facilities.

The Texas Tribune

Federal court orders regulators to fix process, reconsider gas export projects in South Texas

This week’s ruling was the latest twist since cities and groups in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley sued to block the projects.

The Texas Tribune

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Forgotten Keepers of the Rio Grande Delta

Juan Mancias leads the Carrizo/Comecrudo, unrecognized and little-known, in a struggle against fossil fuels, SpaceX, and historical erasure.

Texas Observer

Valley activists wage transatlantic battle to stop natural gas exports from South Texas

As legal efforts fall short, Rio Grande Valley residents are pursuing a novel strategy to halt export terminals on wetlands: Lobby Europeans to reject gas from the U.S.

The Texas Tribune

The Transatlantic Battle to Stop Methane Gas Exports From South Texas

As legal efforts fall short, residents are pursuing a novel strategy to halt the building of export terminals on unspoiled wetlands: Lobby Europeans to reject gas from the U.S.

Capital & Main

Texas greenlights negotiations with SpaceX for Boca Chica State Park land exchange

Monday’s vote lets Texas Parks and Wildlife staff begin negotiations to swap 43 acres in the park for 477 acres next to a federal wildlife refuge.

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Federal agency failed to weigh possible environmental impacts of SpaceX rocket launch, lawsuit claims

Environmental groups claim the Federal Aviation Administration let SpaceX do its own environmental assessment before its rocket self-destructed above the Texas coast and debris rained down over a wide area.

The Texas Tribune

Lawsuit aims to protect Texas from Musk

"It's vital that we protect life on Earth even as we look to the stars in this modern era of spaceflight"

Salon

Environmental groups sue FAA over SpaceX Starship rocket

A coalition of environmental groups is suing the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, claiming the agency didn't fully analyze the environmental damage that SpaceX's Starship could cause.

Space

Indigenous Leaders Fight to Keep Natural Gas Pipelines Off Sacred Lands

Carrizo Comecrudo members have beaten three proposed natural gas export terminals. But two projects remain, fueled by the war in Ukraine.

Texas Observer

Texas Indigenous leaders target banks in fight against natural gas export terminals in Rio Grande Valley

Since Congress lifted the U.S. oil export ban in 2015, three proposed LNG export facilities have fallen victim to the protest. But the war in Ukraine is an impetus for two remaining projects.

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