NRH Mayor Opposes Data Centers Near Homes As AI Infrastructure Debate Grows
The former Santander operations center at 5201 Rufe Snow Drive is being explored for redevelopment into a data…
Gov. Greg Abbott calls for ban on data center development in rural Texas neighborhoods – Houston Public Media
Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston during the 2026 Texas State…
City of Lubbock seeks public input on data centers in public meeting
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – The City of Lubbock wants to hear from citizens regarding large-scale data centers. The…
Texas Republicans and Democrats stake out divergent takes on data centers at their conventions
Texas Democrats added a data center moratorium to the party platform at its biennial convention in Corpus Christi’s…
City of Lubbock seeks public input on data centers in public meeting
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – The City of Lubbock wants to hear from citizens regarding large-scale data centers. The…
Texas seeks data centers’ water-use data, gets a 17% response rate as some pump freely
Texas lawmakers are taking a closer look at a fast-growing part of the AI economy: data centers and…
Abbott calls for ban on data center development in rural Texas
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What you need to know about data centers in Texas
In the span of a couple years, hundreds of massive electricity- and water-hungry data centers have proposed construction…
Hundreds of Data Centers Are Coming to Texas, and the State’s Plumbing May Not Be Ready
ERCOT has received grid-connection requests totaling roughly 439 gigawatts of new capacity — about five times the state’s…
Texas lawmakers consider data center water use and resource impacts
State lawmakers are considering water use impacts tied to the spread of new data center developments across Texas,…
AI’s environmental toll: How to reduce your digital footprint
By SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — As the world tries to curb human-caused climate change…
Hello Houston – The Commuter Cut (June 24, 2026) – Houston Public Media
Hello Houston: The Commuter Cut In today’s edition of “The Commuter Cut,” Ernie and guest host Maria Todd…