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A Houston Couple’s Decades-Long Fight Against Environmental Racism

Juan and Ana Parras, founders of Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services (T.E.J.A.S.), have made climate justice a priority in our petrochemical-run city.

04/28/2025 By Uvie Bikomo

Ever Wonder Why...

How Houston Became the Oil Town

Six important years contributed to the city becoming the Energy Capital of the World.

05/24/2024 By Uvie Bikomo

Pump Up The Fuel

Why Gas Prices Are Soaring Everywhere Except Texas

Amid climbing gas prices, Texans have a lower fare advantage compared to other states.

10/24/2022 By Jessica Lodge

H is for Hope

The 1980s Oil Bust Almost Broke Houston. Almost

Not even losing everything could break our city's pride.

06/09/2020 By Dianna Wray

Pandemic fallout

Oil Price Falls Below Zero for the First Time. Ever.

We talk with a local expert to get some insight on what this could mean for Houston, the energy capital of the world.

04/20/2020 By Dianna Wray

Ice House

Houston's Oil Boom and Bust Inspired a Choral Piece

Called dreams of the new world, the interview-based composition examines the winners (and losers) of 1970s oil-boom Houston, along with other stories from America's Sunbelt.

05/29/2018 By Morgan Kinney