
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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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 water fell about 2 feet below normal Tuesday after a floodgate got stuck. This is at least the third time water levels have noticeably dropped in the last six months.
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After a statewide blackout in 2021 and a massive Austin outage in 2023, cold weather means energy anxiety for many in Texas.
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The Christmas Bird Count started in 1900 as an alternative to bird hunts. Data gathered from the counts has proven valuable in monitoring bird populations.
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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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Regardless of how the butterflies fare this year, the long-term prospects for the migration seem to be dimming. Habitat loss, insecticide use and extreme weather all pose deadly threats to the species.
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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.
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Despite an August of brutal heat, Texans have not been asked to conserve electricity like they were last year.