Meta Announces New Strategic Venture With BlackRock to Develop Data Center in El Paso
Meta and BlackRock announce a venture to finance the development and operation of a data center campus in…
Meta opens data center in Temple
TEMPLE, Texas — Hundreds of data centers are already operating in Texas with hundreds more proposed projects on…
Willie Nelson Decries AI Data Centers Overrunning His Texas Town: ‘Let’s Not Allow Our Own Demise’
Willie Nelson made a rare public statement on social media Tuesday to decry the growing presence of data…
Should Data Center Tax Exemptions Continue?
Lawmakers are questioning whether Texas’ generous tax breaks for data centers are working as intended after state officials…
Xcel Energy proposes nearly 4,000 megawatts of new power generation for Texas, New Mexico
AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) – Xcel Energy is proposing multiple new power generation projects to meet growing energy demands…
Meta and BlackRock Launch El Paso Data Center Venture Expected to Create More Than 4,300 Jobs
Meta Platforms Inc. and BlackRock Inc. announced Tuesday a venture to develop and own a data center campus…
Texas law shields San Antonio-area data center water usage from public records requests
BEXAR COUNTY, Texas – As data centers rapidly expand across South Texas, KSAT Investigates learned the public cannot…
Anti-data center group says it has reached minimum petition signature goal in Lubbock
LUBBOCK COUNTY, Texas (KCBD) – A group opposing a proposed data center in Lubbock says it has reached…
Ranchers and farmers rally at the Texas Capitol, pressing for a pause on data centers
An unexpected coalition of protestors gathered on the south steps of the Texas Capitol on Monday with a…
Texas lawmakers reconsider tax incentives for data centers
The Brief Texas lawmakers are considering changes to a 2014 law that grants big tax exemptions to data…
Anti-data center group says it has reached minimum petition signature goal in Lubbock
LUBBOCK COUNTY, Texas (KCBD) – A group opposing a proposed data center in Lubbock says it has reached…
Audits lag for Texas data centers getting sales tax break
Texas’ multibillion-dollar estimate for what it will lose on sales tax breaks for data centers is growing, but…