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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After Bo French asked his social media followers whether Jews or Muslims were a "bigger threat to America," Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick called for him to step down from his position at the Tarrant County GOP. Patrick is now backing French in his bid to be the next Texas railroad commissioner. -
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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Five years after the Texas blackout, 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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Data shows a growing number of people in Travis County jails find themselves facing deportation after sometimes routine run-ins with the police. -
ICE doesn't appear to have a consistent policy of how and when to notify local law enforcement about immigration raids. -
The system created by Tom Hofeller has helped Republicans and Democrats embrace partisan gerrymandering. Now that foundation is leading states into a battle to win the U.S. House. -
Gaps in natural gas regulation could leave the state vulnerable to another winter storm related blackout. -
Experts say outlandish claims of weather manipulation are hindering disaster preparedness and emergency response. -
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.
