
Mose Buchele
Mose Buchele is the Austin-based broadcast reporter for KUT's NPR partnership StateImpact Texas . He has been on staff at KUT 90.5 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 masters degrees in Latin American Studies and Journalism from UT Austin.
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As nuclear manufacturers and researchers descend on Texas, responding to the governor's legislative call, environmentalists and analysts voice their concerns.
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As extreme heat grips much of the country, some power grids may struggle to keep up with rising energy demand. But that is not the only challenge grid operators face in this heatwave.
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Oilmen against limits on oil production attacked a state representative at the Stephen F. Austin hotel in 1933. The attack would influence senators voting on the Railroad Commission's authority.
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Experts were skeptical of a report from the Texas grid operator showing the state could run short of power by 2026.
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It took a man actively trying not to find oil to make the biggest oil discovery in U.S. history.
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The three challengers seeking to unseat Railroad Commission Chair Christi Craddick focus on different issues, but share a common critique of the state's oil and gas regulator.
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These state regulators sit on one of the most important agencies to oversee energy and – by extension – climate policy in the world.
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The Southern Spirit Transmission project would allow limited energy to flow between the Texas grid and neighboring grids.
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Despite an August of brutal heat, Texans have not been asked to conserve electricity like they were last year.
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Demand for electricity in Texas continues to break records. It comes as the power grid strains under increased demand due to data centers and cryptocurrency mining.