Ken Paxton Launches Investigation Into Data Center Water Use

Raeylee Barefield
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September 25, 2026
Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is investigating hundreds of Texas data center developments for compliance with state water-use reporting requirements,...
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Greg Abbott Orders Halt to Texas Data Center Permits Pending ERCOT Audit

Greg Abbott Orders Halt to Texas Data Center Permits Pending ERCOT Audit

Raeylee Barefield
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September 23, 2026
Governor Greg Abbott (R) has directed Texas environmental regulators to halt permits sought by data center projects until ERCOT completes...
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Kodiak Signs 76 MW Power Deal With West Texas Data Center

Kodiak Signs 76 MW Power Deal With West Texas Data Center

Raeylee Barefield
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September 21, 2026
Kodiak Gas Services signed a six-year agreement to provide 76 MW of behind-the-meter baseload power to a West Texas data...
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Dan Crenshaw Warns Data Center Opposition Could Hurt U.S. AI Leadership

Dan Crenshaw Warns Data Center Opposition Could Hurt U.S. AI Leadership

Raeylee Barefield
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September 18, 2026
U.S. Representative Dan Crenshaw (R) argued that opposition to artificial intelligence data center development could undermine U.S. competitiveness with China,...
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LONESTAR — 9.18.2026 —Democrats Criticize Trump's $5K Promise—Mystic Alerts Act Advances— and More...

LONESTAR — 9.18.2026 —Democrats Criticize Trump's $5K Promise—Mystic Alerts Act Advances— and More...

Staff Reports
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September 18, 2026
Trump’s $5,000 Promise Sparks Pushback From House Democrats After last week’s Republican midterm convention, Representative Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) had a...
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Congress Passes Bill Protecting Ratepayers. Some Lawmakers Question If It’s Enough

Congress Passes Bill Protecting Ratepayers. Some Lawmakers Question If It’s Enough

Payton Anderson
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September 17, 2026
Lawmakers are continuing to debate how to address constituents’ growing concerns over large-load data centers, with bipartisan proposals emerging to...
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Dark AI Warnings Fuel Calls for Guardrails from Congress

Dark AI Warnings Fuel Calls for Guardrails from Congress

Payton Anderson
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September 15, 2026
After-dark predictions from a former OpenAI and Anthropic employee last week have prompted some lawmakers to call for more oversight,...
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LONESTAR — 9.9.2026 —House Votes to Cut Aid for Colleges Boycotting Israel—Texas Food Banks Recieve 1.7M Free Eggs— and More...

LONESTAR — 9.9.2026 —House Votes to Cut Aid for Colleges Boycotting Israel—Texas Food Banks Recieve 1.7M Free Eggs— and More...

Staff Reports
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September 9, 2026
House Approves Cutting Aid to Colleges That Boycott Israel Last week, the House of Representatives voted 237-169 to deny federal...
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Data Centers, Rising Costs and a Divided Congress

Data Centers, Rising Costs and a Divided Congress

Payton Anderson
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September 8, 2026
Although data centers have become one of the major issues on voters’ minds this November, lawmakers are not yet united...
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Henry Cuellar Seeks to Address Data Center Costs

Henry Cuellar Seeks to Address Data Center Costs

Raeylee Barefield
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September 2, 2026
Rep. Henry Cuellar introduced the Ratepayer Bill of Rights Act of 2026, legislation that would require data centers to disclose...
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