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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The boom in data centers, many to support artificial intelligence, could strain the Texas power grid and increase energy costs. -
While cities in blue states like Minnesota and California resist ICE enforcement, some Democrat-led cities in red states, like Austin, Texas, are in a heated debate over how to respond.
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The power grid is now better equipped to handle winter storms, but what has not been fixed is also becoming clearer. -
Thousands of people are still without power after ice and snow gripped much of the country, rattling power grids and energy markets.
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In some parts of the U.S., ICE agents are seizing people directly from county jails to take into immigration custody. The tactic has raised concerns over due process.
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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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President Trump has long accused NPR and PBS stations of having a left-wing bias. If the order withstands potential legal challenges, public media stations in Austin could lose millions of dollars in annual funding. -
Hailstorms seem to be happening more frequently and the hail appears to be getting bigger. But the reasons for this might not be as obvious as you think. -
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. -
Experts were skeptical of a report from the Texas grid operator showing the state could run short of power by 2026.
