data centers

Ken Paxton Launches Investigation Into Data Center Water Use

Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is investigating hundreds of Texas data center developments for compliance with state water-use reporting requirements,…

3 days ago

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

Governor Greg Abbott (R) has directed Texas environmental regulators to halt permits sought by data center projects until ERCOT completes…

6 days ago

Kodiak Signs 76 MW Power Deal With West Texas Data Center

Kodiak Gas Services signed a six-year agreement to provide 76 MW of behind-the-meter baseload power to a West Texas data…

1 week ago

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

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...

Trump’s $5,000 Promise Sparks Pushback From House Democrats After last week’s Republican midterm convention, Representative Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) had a…

2 weeks ago

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

Lawmakers are continuing to debate how to address constituents’ growing concerns over large-load data centers, with bipartisan proposals emerging to…

2 weeks ago

Dark AI Warnings Fuel Calls for Guardrails from Congress

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...

House Approves Cutting Aid to Colleges That Boycott Israel Last week, the House of Representatives voted 237-169 to deny federal…

3 weeks ago

Data Centers, Rising Costs and a Divided Congress

Although data centers have become one of the major issues on voters’ minds this November, lawmakers are not yet united…

3 weeks ago

Henry Cuellar Seeks to Address Data Center Costs

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

4 weeks ago