Dominic Anthony Walsh
Dominic Anthony Walsh covers energy, the environment and public health for Texas Public Radio. He focuses on stories that reveal how major changes in climate systems, energy markets and public health policies affect communities in his hometown, San Antonio, and across the state.
Early in his first year as a Report For America corps member, he covered the massive census undercount in the Rio Grande Valley and the impact of COVID-19 on the thinly stretched resources of local governments and hospitals. The reporting was featured in a nationally recognized episode of TPR's Petrie Dish podcast, which he co-produces.
He also co-hosted the Fire Triangle investigative series from TPR and Houston Public Media. The team examined how deregulation, poor planning and a lack of public information contributed to deadly chemical disasters across the state.
His voice and work have been heard on the BBC's Newsbeat, WNYC's The Takeaway, APM's Marketplace Morning Report, NPR's Here & Now and All Things Considered.
Dominic previously worked as an intern and stringer for TPR. He graduated from Trinity University in 2020 with a communication degree.
You can reach Dominic by email, dominic@tpr.org, and find him on Twitter,@_dominicanthony.
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With two months left in the legislative session, Texas state policymakers are split on two key issues related to the deadly power outages in February: electricity repricing and natural gas reforms.
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Experts worry the remaining corporations will become “huge monsters that can't fail,” which could stifle competition and increase costs for ratepayers in the long-term.
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For the first time since six ERCOT board members resigned, one of those board members gave a one-on-one interview about the power failure, the political fallout and the financial future of the grid in the wake of last month's deadly outages.
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As more Texans get their water restored, fallout from the mass blackout continues. There have been resignations from the body that oversees the grid, and lawmakers open their investigation tomorrow.
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The Public Utility Commission of Texas has implemented a ban on utility cutoffs for consumers who don’t pay their bills. The move does not apply to cooperatives or to municipality-owned utilities like CPS in San Antonio or Austin Energy.
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After days without power, millions of Texans have had electricity service restored after a crippling deep freeze and forced reductions. Still, hundreds of thousands are without power.
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Misinformation about the electric grid failure is already spreading. One of the most widespread false claims: renewable energy is to blame for the loss of power across the state. Report For America corps member and Texas Public Radio environmental issues reporter Dominic Anthony Walsh spoke with energy and climate consultant Doug Lewin.
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In Texas, millions are without power during a historic Arctic cold snap. That's raising lots of questions about why the energy grid failed so miserably.
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In an arrest affidavit for an alleged participant in the Capitol insurrection, the Federal Bureau of Investigation labeled a Texas-based group as an "extremist militia." For many familiar with the group's activities, the label didn't come as a huge surprise.
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Sen. Ted Cruz and other prominent Texas GOP politicians have been at the forefront of conspiracy theories and court cases around the results of the 2020 presidential election.