Mose Buchele
Senior Correspondent, Energy & EnvironmentMose Buchele focuses on energy and environmental reporting at KUT. He has been on staff at KUT since 2009, covering local and state issues. Mose has also worked as a blogger on politics and an education reporter at his hometown paper in Western Massachusetts. He holds master's degrees in Latin American Studies and Journalism from UT Austin. You can email him at mbuchele@kut.org.
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Council members hope Austin police can find a way to minimize contact with federal immigration agents, despite state laws that stop cities from prohibiting local police from cooperating with ICE. -
Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis says new policy will reflect the fact that officers have greater leeway over when to report people to ICE when they are suspected of civil immigration violations. -
After oak wilt claimed a tree in his yard, artist Steve Parker turned its wood into a sonic experience. His solo exhibit, featuring wooden records and wind instruments, is on view at Ivester Contemporary through Saturday. -
Data shows a growing number of people in Travis County jails find themselves facing deportation after sometimes routine run-ins with the police. -
ICE doesn’t appear to have a consistent policy of how and when to notify local law enforcement about immigration raids. -
The system created by Tom Hofeller has helped Republicans and Democrats embrace partisan gerrymandering. Now that foundation is leading states into a battle to win the U.S. House. -
The past three summers have been rough. That’s probably one reason this year may have felt like a welcome respite. It was still unusually hot; it just wasn't apocalyptically so. -
While Austin is easing drought restrictions, limits on how and when people can water outdoors remain. -
The city said a transfer station for trash will improve waste services and their environmental impact. -
Gaps in natural gas regulation could leave the state vulnerable to another winter storm related blackout.
