Sign in

Mose Buchele

@mosebuchele.bsky.social
217 followers 47 following 98 posts

Public radio reporter at KUT News among other things. Here's your chance to "get in on the ground floor" of my new account.

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by Mose Buchele
John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A great essay from @andrewdessler.com — we can't ignore our way out of climate change. open.substack.com/pub/theclima...
open.substack.com
Texas can’t hide from climate change by stopping students from learning about it
Climate change will shape the future of Texas. Students should be allowed to learn about it.
03420
Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The ICE investigator said driving around and running people's license plates was the “everyday” work of ICE agents in Austin. “They were doing immigration enforcement, random checks on random places," he said. "They’re out there everywhere running license plates." www.kut.org/crime-justic...
kut.org
ICE is checking 'random' license plates in Austin and other takeaways from Garces Perez hearing
A hearing over charges alleging that Wilber Garces Perez assaulted and resisted federal officers provided rare insight into ICE operations in Austin.
020
Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Impossible to keep up with all the data center reporting. But this piece on what development in Abeline has done to the local housing market is worth your time! The @kutnews.bsky.social reporters working on this series have done a incredible job. www.kut.org/energy-envir...
kut.org
Officials say data centers can boost local economies. In Abilene, they have spurred a housing crisis
Abilene was sold on promises that data centers would transform their local economy. But some residents are wondering when the benefits will come.
111
Reposted by Mose Buchele
Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 24/08/2026
this is very cool
1236
Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Liam Tadeo was planning to start Kindergarten in Austin this year. Instead he will be deported to Mexico along with his father after the two were detained by ICE on their way to a soccer game. www.kut.org/crime-justic...
kut.org
Five-year-old boy and his father, detained in Austin on their way to a soccer game, will be deported
Liam Tadeo's father has chosen to return to Mexico with his son rather than risk the child being separated from his family. Liam was due to begin kindergarten in Austin this year.
001
Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Join me this Saturday at the Austin Environmental City Council Candidate Forum! I will be moderating panels with most every candidate running for City Council. We're going district by district. Learn where the candidates stand! actionnetwork.org/events/austi...
actionnetwork.org
Austin Environmental City Council Candidate Forum
Environmental stewardship is a cornerstone of Austin culture. It's a big part of what makes Austin special. The Austin City Council should play a key role in upholding these environmental values. Dist...
010
Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
At today's Public Utility Commission hearing on ultra high voltage transmission projects fot Texas. Again, many landowners speaking in opposition. New podcast title idea: Power, politics and.. property rights?
000
Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
I am at a hearing of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission talking to opponents of border wall/barrier construction in the Big Bend region. They just held a demonstration in from of TPWD HQ. This story will be updated as the hearing gets underway. www.kut.org/energy-envir...
kut.org
Opponents of Big Bend border construction take protest to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission
Those opposed to the a border barrier throughout the Big Bend region say the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department should be doing more to stop the construction on state lands.
032
Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
You have one more evening to catch Austinhenge, the twice annual event when the sunset lines up perfectly with our city's downtown east-west streets. www.kut.org/austin/2026-...
kut.org
‘Austinhenge’ is back! How astronomy and urban planning create this twice annual sunset phenomenon
Austinhenge is what people call the days when the sunset aligns perfectly with Austin's east-west downtown streets.
020
Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Thank you!
130
Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Also pretty far out to hear Texas lawmakers who typically cheerlead our state oil industry, bashing Permian oil and gas companies for wanting electricity from other parts of Texas. This is interesting. senate.texas.gov/videoplayer....
senate.texas.gov
Texas Senate Video: Senate Committee on Business and Commerce
000
Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Watching Texas capitol hearing on new high voltage transmission lines. The lines have sparked a lot of opposition. But some lawmakers are sounding like they're against the very idea of a state grid, suggesting electric generation only happen close to where it is consumed.
210
Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
The disclosure came in testimony at a hearing of the State Senate's Business and Commerce Committee. The committee is tasked with monitoring the Texas Broadband Development Office, which faced allegations of offering special access and "sweetheart" deals to favored applicants. 2/2
000
Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
The state office awarding billions to expand rural broadband changed rules to pay more up front to low earth orbit satellite providers. Only Musk's Starlink currently offers that service at scale. The change came at suggestion of Office of Gov. Abbott. 1/2 www.kut.org/energy-envir...
kut.org
Texas governor’s office asked for broadband rules that help Elon Musk’s Starlink
The state office that distributes billions to expand Texas rural broadband is facing allegations of “favoritism” and offering “sweetheart” deals to companies that provide low earth orbit satellite bro...
100
Reposted by Mose Buchele
Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 18/06/2026
temperature & dew point forecast for College Station brutal dew points in the upper 70s, the absolute definition of miserable I'm just glad summer is almost over [looks at calendar and starts quietly sobbing]
1233
Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
There are so many more equally talented people at the station and at other news outlets who devote themselves every day to informing and enriching our Austin community. Here's a thank you to them all! 3/3
030
Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
It is an understatment to say these have been tough times for the station. But, that makes it all the more important to highight our work. @kutnews.bsky.social just put together a list of stories and people who have been recognized just this year. 2/3 www.kut.org/station-info...
kut.org
Award-winning journalism and music, powered by community support
KUT Public Media is celebrating 30 recent journalism and community awards, including Regional Edward R. Murrow, Texas Broadcast News, Public Media Journalists Association, National Headliner and Best ...
130
Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
They say there's no accounting for taste. Today Austin Chronicle readers provided a new data point to back that up by naming me "best news reporter" in the Best of Austin poll. But seriously. It is a true honor, especially given the competition. 1/3 calendar.austinchronicle.com/best-of/2026...
calendar.austinchronicle.com
All Politics & Media - Readers Poll 2026
Austin Chronicle
140
Reposted by Mose Buchele
Saul Elbein @saulelbein.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
46 Texans so far have commented on the state rule allowing treated fracking fluid and produced water to be sprayed on crops and well guys they are mostly not for it.
futureheist.org
Future Heist — 43 of 46 Texans Opposed TCEQ's Produced Water Rule
Not one commenter supported the rule outright. See the full breakdown and read every letter.
131
Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Leadership at the University of Texas at Austin has fired KUT Public Media General Manager Debbie Hiott, following a back-and-forth fight with UT over the station's inaugural festival last month. www.kut.org/education/20...
kut.org
UT Austin leadership fires KUT General Manager Debbie Hiott
An email to staff at Austin's NPR station, addressed from Anita L. Vangelisti, the interim dean of the Moody College of Communication, said the decision was effective immediately.
012
Reposted by Mose Buchele
Lance Ellisor @ellisor.net · 11/06/2026
fellow Texans: you've probably heard that chirping sound - especially after rain - and wondered what it was. well, @mosebuchele.bsky.social solved it a couple of years ago. I enjoyed it and hope you do too. especially love that we don't know how they reproduce w/o water. www.kut.org/energy-envir...
kut.org
Meet the chirping frogs of Austin. They’re all around, but you never see them.
Chirping frogs fill the night air with strange squeaks and whistles all over Austin, but they are nearly impossible to see.
1246
Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Researching the history of executive session at Austin City Hall and came across this from 1923.
Newspaper article about a "melon feast" held in executive session.
130
Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
They're baaack! The mats of blue-green algea often have a dark greenish hue and a slimy puke-like consistency. They can be toxic to humans and their pets and become entangled in other water vegetation. Stay algae aware when out with your dog! www.kut.org/austin/2026-...
kut.org
Dangerous blue-green algae emerging in Austin lakes for another year
Toxic cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, can poison people and has killed several pet dogs since it established itself in Austin lakes in 2019.
031
Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Toxic blue-green algae has appeared in Austin lakes for another year. The algae (actually cyanobacteria) can be poisonous to humans and has killed several pet dogs since it arrived in our waterways after flooding in 2019. It thrives in warmer water. www.kut.org/austin/2026-...
kut.org
Dangerous blue-green algae emerging in Austin lakes for another year
Toxic cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, can poison people and has killed several pet dogs since it established itself in Austin lakes in 2019.
010
Reposted by Mose Buchele
Nathan Bernier @kutnathan.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Austin's Bikeshare service has been shut down since a May 23 fire inside a battery charging room at a CapMetro facility on Ben White. The same day, a Bikeshare bike caught fire on South Congress. The role of batteries is being investigated in both. www.kut.org/transportati...
kut.org
Investigators examine whether batteries sparked fire that shut down Austin's Bikeshare
Almost 500 electric bikes have been pulled from Austin streets since Memorial Day weekend, with no timeline for their return.
034
Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
He has called Native Americans “third world savages” and believes that the U.S. should “round up every muslim." Now, Republicans want him to regulate oil and gas and Democrats see an opportunity. www.kut.org/energy-envir...
kut.org
GOP leaders shunned Bo French for racist posts. Now they want him to regulate Texas’ oil and gas
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...
120
Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Our ATXplained live show is one week from today! The Austin lore we have gathered.. the depths we have plumbed... Let's just say it will be a night like no other. Join us at the Bass on the 21st! texasperformingarts.org/event/atxpla...
texasperformingarts.org
ATXplained Live
<p>KUT’s award-winning ATXplained project is coming back to the stage with brand new stories based on questions from the Austin comm
010
Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
A couple years ago Austin City Council members were talking openly about ending the city contract with Texas Gas Service over high bills. Today they will consider a proposal to keep partnering with the gas utility for another ten years. What happened? www.kut.org/austin/2026-...
kut.org
Despite anger over bills, Austin considers new contract with Texas Gas Service
While Austin City Council has entertained finding an alternative to Texas Gas Service, it now appears ready to award the company another long-term contract.
001
Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
But ICE arrest data suggests they were deported. Records made public by the Deportation Data Project show only five Mexican nationals were picked up by ICE in Austin and taken to a holding room the same morning as these arrests. The records show those men were deported. 10/10
030
Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
A big question is what happened to these men. I cold called people with their names to no avail. I asked ICE, but got no answers. Austin advocacy groups and the Mexican Consulate had no info on the men. (When arrest records listed nationalities, they they were Mexican). 9/
122
Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
These videos also serve as a reminder to people in Texas blue cities that, regardless of local policy, state police can do immigration enforcement wherever they operate. Useful to remember in Austin as city leaders create local rules on these issues. 8/
110
Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
The speed at which people are swept up into potential deportation is also on display here and is striking. Within about 11 minutes of being spotted by the state trooper, the men in the van are handcuffed. In under 15 minutes they are being led away into ICE custody. 7/
111
Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Texas State and in some cases local law enforcement work with federal immigration agents to enact the immigration crackdown. So there are not the same kinds of public confrontations over ICE in Texas that you see in some blue states. 6/ npr.org/2026/03/12/n...
npr.org
Blue cities in red states debate over how to respond to efforts to resist ICE
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.
122
Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Experts say the videos are useful, in part, because they show the typical tactics used in these operations. Texas ranks first in the country in immigration apprehensions. But, in the words of one expert “you just don't know it because it's happening quietly.” That’s because.. 5/
121
Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
The records also show how state and local police can use pretextual traffic stops to seek people who may be reported to ICE. In this case a state trooper pulled the five men over for an improperly placed plate. He later referred to the bust as a “jackpot” after alerting ICE. 4/
121
Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
The videos tell an interesting story. For one, they show Texas DPS agents wearing face masks in violation of department policy. In Texas DPS Criminal Investigations special agents are not allowed to mask. Here some did. A DPS spokesperson tells us they will be "counseled." 3/
141
Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
You might remember. This involved Texas Department of Public Safety officers working with ICE to find people they suspected were deportable. Cell video of the arrests were shared online. I think it also got attention because it involved Austin’s booming construction industry. 2/
111
Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
The Texas Newsroom has obtained videos of an immigration operation last summer in East Austin. It involved the arrests of five workers near a construction site. We wondered what the tapes said about how state police and ICE work together in Texas. 1/ www.kut.org/crime-justic...
kut.org
15 minutes from start to finish: How traffic stops turn into ICE busts in Austin
Police recordings of an immigration enforcement operation in East Austin show how quickly and quietly people are taken into federal custody when state police partner with ICE.These videos, obtained th...
187
Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Jorge Pederson was one of the victims of the shooting on West 6th this month. When my editor asked me to write his remembrance, I did not expect to laugh when speaking with his loved. But our talks were full of laughter. It's the kind of guy he was. www.kut.org/austin/2026-...
kut.org
He came to Austin for a new chapter. After death in shooting, loved ones mourn his 'bright spirit'
Jorge Pederson was one of three people who were killed in a shooting on West Sixth Street earlier this month. Now, friends and family hope his life can be an example for others.
054
Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Interesting! Exxon has its physical headquarters in Texas. But it's been incorporated in New Jersey since 1882 and the days Standard Oil. Company now seeks to shift its legal home to oil-friendly Texas. Says it may "reduce the risk" of future lawsuits. finance.yahoo.com/news/exxon-e...
finance.yahoo.com
Exxon Eyes Texas for Legal Home After 144 Years in New Jersey
In a proxy filing on Tuesday, the oil company said moving would mean operating in a more favorable business environment where officials are more familiar with its operations, provide greater certainty...
000
Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Austin officials hope the new rules will thread the needle between local priorities (city police shouldn't do immigration enforcement) and state law (cities cannot tell cops not to call ICE). www.kut.org/austin/2026-...
kut.org
Austin Police release new rules that could reduce officer calls to ICE
The new rules come after protests against APD reporting people to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Police Chief Lisa Davis said the changes may reduce the number of immigration detentions connecte...
010
Reposted by Mose Buchele
Lauren McGaughy @lmcgaughy.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
BREAKING: Dallas police detain man outside of Ken Paxton campaign event. Officers pulled what appeared to be ammunition for several types of weapons from a blue sedan that hotel workers said the man had been driving, according to our reporter on the scene. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/u...
nytimes.com
Dallas Police Detain Man Outside Ken Paxton Watch Party
094
Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Sen. John Cornyn's election event at the Downtown Marriott in Austin tonight is not the traditional watch party. It's a press availability. They say they're saving the party for the runoff... We're told he'll be out in a while to take some questions.
162
Reposted by Mose Buchele
Matt Largey @mattlargey.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
For Valentine’s Day, a story about what happens when your loved one is drifting away — and the ways we try to hold on. (Recommend the “listen” button on this one) www.kut.org/austin/2026-...
kut.org
His memory is fading. This Austin-area woman is trying to keep it alive in a love song.
Nine years into his marriage to Cassandra, Clyde developed dementia. He put down his guitar and quit his job. But music he had recorded still needed lyrics.
021
Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
interesting!
010
Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Five years ago, all of us in Texas were about to learn how quickly things can fall apart when the power goes out. www.kut.org/energy-envir...
kut.org
Five years since the blackout, the anxiety remains and the big test has yet to come
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.
120
Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
You can read more about this investigation from the Texas and California newsrooms here. It was great to work with the California team and Mark Betancourt on this. www.kut.org/politics/202...
kut.org
Trump administration is sending pregnant migrant girls to South Texas shelter flagged as medically inadequate
Government sources and advocates for the children worry the goal is to concentrate them in Texas, where abortion is banned.
000
Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
On a visit to San Benito late last year, the grounds of the shelter were dotted with lawn toys. But no one was outside. A neighbor said that’s typical. “For the most part,” she said, “you just don’t see them.” 6/
200
Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
In emails, the president of shelter operator Urban Strategies said the company is “committed to the care and well-being of the children we serve.” ORR said “placement decisions are guided by child welfare best practices.” Both rebuffed requests to talk or to tour the facility. 5/
100
Mose Buchele @mosebuchele.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
They say the shelter, in San Benito, Texas is not as well equipped to care for high risk pregnancies as others. The Texas Rio Grande Valley also offers limited specialized obstetric medical care. “I feel like we’re just waiting for something terrible to happen,” a source said. 4/
100