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 state’s grid operator warned of a possible energy emergency on the grid Tuesday. It said slightly warmer-than-expected weather was part of the problem, but it was really the fact that coal, gas and nuclear power were offline all at once. -
In Texas, the economic and political fallout from last month's massive blackouts continues, as does the blame game over them. Lawmakers are also debating how to prevent another such crisis.
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Officials have said making sure the state never suffers a blackout like the one it just went through is a top priority this legislative session. What can they do to keep that promise?
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The massive failure of the Texas energy system has spurred a blame game and fresh calls for reform. Texas lawmakers are debating what went wrong, and how to keep it from happening again.
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The world of the Texas grid can be a mystifying place. This glossary of terms can help you understand the grid, the Texas electricity market and the blackout.
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ERCOT managers said they are making progress restoring power to millions of Texans. The reason? Some power plants and infrastructure that were knocked offline due to the freezing weather are up and running again.
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For a third day, the Texas power grid continues to strain under a deep freeze. Millions of homes and businesses are without electricity.
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The impact of the Keystone XL's cancellation in Texas is more complicated than many headlines would have you believe.
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The drought gripping much of the state has some thinking back to 2011, the worst single-year drought in Texas history.
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Discrimination complaints at the Texas Workforce Commission can sit for a year or longer before getting investigated.
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Construction workers are five times more likely to end up in the hospital because of COVID-19 than other workers, according to new research from UT Austin’s COVID-19 Modeling Consortium. The study highlights the importance of access to health care, paid sick leave and workplace safety protocols to slow the spread of the disease.
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When the wind picks up you can hear it. Whether it’s the cracking of shells hitting a sidewalk or the sharper smack of nuts bouncing off a tin roof, it’s a sound that says pecan season is here.
