Why did Bruce Misamore have to flee Russia? And what do his experiences tell us about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine? Listen to the whole story on our podcast “Putin’s Oil Heist.” https://cms.megaphone.fm/channel/putinsoilheist?selected=OSC4485684949 @stoneycreekbooks.bsky.social #booksky

I'm not much of a professional soccer fan, but this could turn me into one. I was fortunate to get to go to the Faroes recently. It's an amazing place.

Will things finally come together for nuclear fusion? Check out Part II of "Power Players" for my take in the latest issue of Texas Law. https://law.utexas.edu/magazine/2025/11/05/power-players/ #energy #nuclearpower #fusion

I'll be signing books, hanging out and wandering about the Texas Book Festival all weekend. Look for me at the @stoneycreekbooks.bsky.social table in the @tamupress.bsky.social tent. Lots of other great Stoney Creek authors will be there too. #texasauthors #booksky #newbooks

Back on the old pixels of Chron.com for piece on Cheney's lingering Halliburton legacy. Dug out some 20+year old interview notes.  https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/dick-cheney-houston-halliburton-legacy-21140724.php #cheney #halliburton #politics

What do new incentives for coal mean for Texas' janky utility grid? My discussion on @houstonmatters.bsky.socialhttps://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2025/10/09/532805/bodies-in-the-bayous-oct-9-2025/ @stoneycreekbooks.bsky.social  @craigcohen.bsky.social

Tech companies are moving in and sucking up all the water in drought-plagued West Texas? It sounds like something out of a novel...https://www.texastribune.org/2025/09/25/texas-data-center-water-use/ #TheBigEmpty #booksky #drought #tech @stoneycreekbooks.bsky.social

So... Enron was a real company that failed, came back as satirical performance art, tried to become a real company, and failed again.

Our legislator's ability to find new ways to mess up our electricity markets is truly astounding. At this point, what's another $7 billion? https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/26/texas-energy-fund-natural-gas-power-plants/ #ercot #texasgrid #electricity #infrastructure.

I love stories about offbeat economic indicators, like this one about declining box sales as a barometer for consumer spending.

Texas windbreakers: I discuss what recent federal changes mean for Texas energy on @houstonmatters.bsky.socialat 7:07 https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2025/08/14/528286/spending-federal-recovery-funds-aug-14-2025/ #windpower #renewables #environment

Just did my first video interview for radio. [Insert "great face for radio joke here.] @houstonmatters.bsky.social

Why impartial economic data matters https://open.substack.com/pub/wordmines/p/the-numbers-we-need?r=1cyd76&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true #economy #Trump #unemployment

What does a lost story of a crooked tree have to do with Father's Day? https://open.substack.com/pub/wordmines/p/the-crooked-tree-and-me-a-fathers?r=1cyd76&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true #FathersDay #books #shipwrecks #booksky

This is pretty cool. My book about my dad's amazing journey from electrician to ancient ship reconstructor is the Texas A&M Libraries' Book of the Month selection. www.linkedin.com/posts/tamuli...

Open for business at the TSHA annual conference in Houston!

What better way to celebrate Texas Independence Day than to host a discussion @bookpeople.bsky.social  about Jack Woodville London's wonderful new book, Dangerous Latitudes, a spy thriller set in the days of the Republic of Texas. Hope you can join us! #texas #atx #atxevents #books #history

I discuss mergers with @houstonmatters.bsky.social starting at 9;13. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2025/01/13/509641/previewing-the-legislature-jan-13-2025/ #mergers #energy #layoffs #jobs #economy @stoneycreekbooks.bsky.social

“This is going to raise the cost of goods in a lot of different ways.” I discuss tariffs, mass deportation & Texas with @texasstandard.bsky.social. https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/trump-tariffs-mexico-canada-texas-economy-prices/ #tariffs #deportation #immigration @stoneycreekbooks.bsky.social

Trump's policies of tariffs and mass deportations may kneecap two key legs of the state’s robust economy: low taxes and cheap, abundant labor. Why aren't state officials or business leaders speaking up? www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic... #tariffs #economy #TexasMiracle @texasmonthly.bsky.social

The Texas Department of Insurance recorded a 21% jump in statewide rates last year, the biggest annual spike in at least a decade. In the last five years, rates in Texas have risen faster than anywhere else in the country. www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/hom... @houstonchronicle.com

The grid problems are so bad in Texas it’s inspiring poetry. I recently received a dystopian novel submission based on the premise of a total grid collapse in Texas. Has electrical infrastructure ever inspired literary angst before?

I am here on the cold tiled floor with my son who is stripped down to his diaper. He is learning how to crawl, how to move in this great big world. Together, we feel how cool air falls, how the hot air of the morning rises ...

This is not an easy book to read, but it’s important. I felt privileged to be a peer reviewer for it & pleased to see it’s available. It shows the devastating impact of school shootings on communities & how trauma lingers www.nytimes.com/2024/11/04/b... #booksky @stoneycreekbooks.bsky.social

Reflections of a College Stationary… www.texasmonthly.com/arts-enterta...