As the world looks for new ways of generating power to combat climate change, one energy source more people are looking toward is the ocean. The ocean is home to terawatts of clean, renewable energy, yet so far it is largely untapped. Texas could play a major role in...
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Gina Ortiz Jones nominated for Under Secretary of the Air Force
On Tuesday, the White House announced that President Joe Biden has nominated Gina Ortiz Jones for Under Secretary of the Air Force. The position is the second highest ranking civilian leader in the Department of the Air Force, which oversees both the Air Force and the...
A brief history of MS-13
MS-13 has been called the most dangerous gang in the world. The gang’s shocking violence and satanic influences have earned it a high level of notoriety and it’s a favorite talking point for Republicans seeking to justify stricter immigration policies, especially...
Texas could lead a geothermal energy boom
When people think of renewable energy they usually think of wind and solar power. In spite of its association with fossil fuels, Texas is already a leader in wind with more installed capacity than any other state by far. Yet there are several other forms of renewable...
Biden administration pitches infrastructure plan to Texas
After the passage of the COVID relief package, the American Jobs Plan is the next major item on President Biden’s agenda. The proposal would invest more than $2 trillion, primarily on infrastructure. Although infrastructure spending is widely popular among the public,...
Texas Republicans push anti-renewable energy bills
Texas Republicans have made renewables their latest legislative target. A number of bills are being considered in the Texas legislature that would impose additional costs on renewable energy. This comes right after wind power just generated more electricity in Texas...
What the American Jobs Plan means for Texas
The Biden administration has officially unveiled its $2.3 trillion American Jobs Plan as part of its Build Back Better agenda. The plan seeks to create millions of jobs, tackle climate change, and make the United States more competitive vis-a-vis China. Although...
Would a Marshall Plan for Central America work?
Whenever there’s a spike in border crossings, like what’s been seen in recent months, progressives often bring up the idea of a Marshall Plan for Central America. Migrants are fleeing the Northern Triangle (Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala) because of violence and...
Republican voter suppression could backfire
On Thursday, the Texas Senate passed SB 7, a restrictive voting law that makes it harder to claim a disability on a mail ballot application, limits voting hours to between 7:00 a.m and 7:00 p.m, and bans voting sites in temporary structures like tents. In Georgia,...
John Ratcliffe makes big claims about UFOs
Last Monday, former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe made some eye-opening claims regarding Unidentified Flying Objects or UFOs. When asked on Fox News about an upcoming Pentagon report on the subject, Ratcliffe confirmed that the U.S. government had...