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Council Member Alison Alter noted that the charging stations are probably not for the average person, but would serve “ride-shares, fleets, other folks who are really trying to transition their vehicles to EVs to help with our environment.”
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On Tuesday, Travis County will close on a deal to buy more than 1,500 acres of wilderness parkland for $90 million. The Travis County Parks Department plans to add hike and bike trails, parking lots and restrooms, but it won't be ready for the public for a few years.
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Where can I watch the eclipse? Can I see it from my house? Do I need to wear solar glasses the whole time? These are all good questions to consider before the April eclipse, and we've got the answers to them.
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The former Austin City Council member's Connect the Grid Act would mandate that ERCOT create new interconnections with neighboring power grids.
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The goal of the Texas Power Grid Investment Summit was to attract investors to build natural gas power plants in Texas. But it was colored by the history of BlackRock and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, the two main organizers.
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City leaders have worked toward this goal since 2021. Other Central Texas cities and towns that are dark sky communities include Bee Cave, Blanco, Dripping Springs, Fredericksburg, Horseshoe Bay and Wimberley.
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After an unusually warm December, Austinites had one of their coldest Januarys in recent memory.
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In oral arguments on Tuesday, the Texas Supreme Court was asked not to decide whether regulators made the right call, but whether they acted within their authority when they set energy prices to the max.
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Over a third of the electricity on the Texas grid came from the sun on Sunday, a new state record.
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Parks and Wildlife officials were trying to stop chronic wasting disease from spreading out of the Kerr Wildlife Management Area.
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The popular swimming hole stopped flowing over the summer for the sixth time in its recorded history, signaling poor health of the local aquifer. Thursday morning it had its highest flow in over a year following recent rainfall.
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Between the triple-degree temperatures last summer and drought, crawfish harvests may not produce as much this year.