Q&A: Meet the 4 candidates running for lieutenant governor of Texas | Central Austin
Four candidates are running for Texas lieutenant governor—the second-in-command to the governor—in the Nov. 3 election. What’s happening…
Texas senators preview potential water regulations for data centers | Central Austin
Texas senators indicated Sept. 1 that they intend to tighten regulations on data centers during next year’s legislative…
ERCOT’s data center audit will last until late 2026, officials say | Central Austin
Texas’ audit of hundreds of proposed data centers will likely wrap up by the end of the year,…
Texas House holds wide-ranging hearing on booming data center industry | Central Austin
Updated 3 p.m. Aug. 19 San Marcos City Council Member Amanda Rodriquez told lawmakers that officials in her…
Texas House holds wide-ranging hearing on booming data center industry | Central Austin
Updated 10:35 a.m. Aug. 19 Rep. Richard Peña Raymond, D-Laredo, asked state agencies to compile information about how…
Texas House holds wide-ranging hearing on booming data center industry | Central Austin
In early August, Gov. Greg Abbott ordered a “comprehensive verification and audit” of all data centers seeking to…
Did You Miss It? McKinney Recall, DFW Foot-Washing Reversal And Don Nelson’s Legacy
Traffic moves along a major freeway near downtown Dallas | Image by Cavan-Images/Shutterstock A week after The Dallas…
Abbott Texas Data Center Standards
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Friday that Amazon, Lancium, and Cipher Digital have agreed to comply with the…
Gov. Abbott orders audit of all proposed Texas data center projects | Central Austin
Texas is halting the approval of new data center projects until state regulators can audit all data centers…
Will ERCOT’s new batch process deter the next Samsung or SpaceX from coming to Texas? | Central Austin
This summer, Texas is launching a new process to study the viability of data centers and other large…
Texas lawmakers scrutinize $3 billion data center tax break
Back in 2013, the Texas Legislature created a tax incentive designed to encourage companies to build large data…
PUC, ERCOT outline plans to balance affordability with data center growth | Central Austin
Texas’ power grid operator and regulator have laid out their plans to regulate data centers that connect to…