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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Experts say outlandish claims of weather manipulation are hindering disaster preparedness and emergency response. -
For years, employees say, they've had to do more with less. But the ability to fill in the gaps became strained to the breaking point when the Trump administration began pushing new staffing cuts. -
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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Barring a veto from Gov. Greg Abbott, these will soon become law in Texas. -
Experts were skeptical of a report from the Texas grid operator showing the state could run short of power by 2026. -
It took a man actively trying not to find oil to make the biggest oil discovery in U.S. history. -
After a statewide blackout in 2021 and a massive Austin outage in 2023, cold weather means energy anxiety for many in Central Texas. -
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. -
The Southern Spirit Transmission project would allow limited energy to flow between the Texas grid and neighboring grids. -
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.
