LONESTAR — 10.19.2026 —Healthcare Study Criticizes 'Medicare for All' Messaging—James Talarico Called 'Total Con Man'— and More...

LONESTAR — 10.19.2026 —Healthcare Study Criticizes 'Medicare for All' Messaging—James Talarico Called 'Total Con Man'— and More...

Raeylee Barefield
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October 19, 2026
New Healthcare Cost Study Complicates Democratic Messaging on Medicare for All in Texas As the cost of living, including healthcare...
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Gina Hinojosa Holds Solo Debate Outside Abbott's Governor's Mansion

Gina Hinojosa Holds Solo Debate Outside Abbott's Governor's Mansion

Raeylee Barefield
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October 16, 2026
Democratic nominee Gina Hinojosa held a one-sided debate outside the Texas Governor's Mansion in Austin on Thursday, challenging Republican Gov....
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Last Energy Clears Key Safety Hurdle for Texas Nuclear Pilot

Last Energy Clears Key Safety Hurdle for Texas Nuclear Pilot

Raeylee Barefield
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October 12, 2026
The U.S. Department of Energy has approved Last Energy's final safety analysis for its pilot reactor at Texas A&M-RELLIS, moving...
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Oracle Signs Texas Wind Power Deal for 300 MW Ranchero Farm

Oracle Signs Texas Wind Power Deal for 300 MW Ranchero Farm

Raeylee Barefield
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October 9, 2026
Oracle has signed a virtual power purchase agreement with Scout Clean Energy for most of the output from its 300-megawatt...
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Blue Energy Seeks First ERCOT Connection for Small Modular Nuclear Reactors

Blue Energy Seeks First ERCOT Connection for Small Modular Nuclear Reactors

Raeylee Barefield
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October 7, 2026
Blue Energy Global Inc. has applied to connect a planned nuclear project to the Texas power grid, marking the first...
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1606 Corp. Courts Partners for East Texas Biomass and Data Center Project

1606 Corp. Courts Partners for East Texas Biomass and Data Center Project

Raeylee Barefield
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October 6, 2026
1606 Corp. says prospective partners, financing groups, and data center operators recently visited its planned East Texas project as the...
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Senate Fails to Clear House-Passed Data Centers Bill

Senate Fails to Clear House-Passed Data Centers Bill

Payton Anderson
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October 2, 2026
In the final week before Senators head home until after the midterm elections, the chamber was hoping to pass one...
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Sid Miller Blasts Abbott's Data Center Crackdown as 'Smoke and Mirrors'

Sid Miller Blasts Abbott's Data Center Crackdown as 'Smoke and Mirrors'

Raeylee Barefield
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September 30, 2026
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller (R) is criticizing Gov. Greg Abbott's response to the state's data center boom, calling the...
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LONESTAR — 9.30.2026 —SCOTUS Allows Access to Citizenship Data—Federal Agents Warned Not to Deploy to Polling Places — and More...

LONESTAR — 9.30.2026 —SCOTUS Allows Access to Citizenship Data—Federal Agents Warned Not to Deploy to Polling Places — and More...

Staff Reports
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September 30, 2026
Supreme Court Allows Texas Access to Expanded Citizenship Data for Voter Rolls The Supreme Court has allowed the federal government...
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Xcel Proposes Texas Tariff to Make Data Centers Pay Grid Costs

Xcel Proposes Texas Tariff to Make Data Centers Pay Grid Costs

Raeylee Barefield
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September 29, 2026
Xcel Energy has asked the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) to approve a new large-load tariff to ensure that...
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