Texas Grid Meets Record Power Demand as Clean Energy Gains Ground

Texas Grid Meets Record Power Demand as Clean Energy Gains Ground

Raeylee Barefield
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October 21, 2026
Texas' electricity grid weathered a record-breaking summer as renewable energy supplied a growing share of power, according to a new...
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Report Questions Texas Compliance with Abbott's Data Center Permit Pause

Report Questions Texas Compliance with Abbott's Data Center Permit Pause

Raeylee Barefield
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October 20, 2026
A new review by FracTracker Alliance and Public Citizens found that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality continued processing permits...
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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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Greg Abbott Announces Texas Energy Fund Loan for 452 MW West Texas Power Plant

Greg Abbott Announces Texas Energy Fund Loan for 452 MW West Texas Power Plant

Raeylee Barefield
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October 8, 2026
Gov. Greg Abbott (R) announced the ninth Texas Energy Fund loan for a 452-megawatt natural gas power plant in Reeves...
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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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LONESTAR — 10.6.2026 —Texas Bans Over 8,000 Books—Trump Visits Ken Paxton on the Campaign Trail— and More...

LONESTAR — 10.6.2026 —Texas Bans Over 8,000 Books—Trump Visits Ken Paxton on the Campaign Trail— and More...

Staff Reports
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October 6, 2026
Texas Records More Than 8,100 School Book Bans in 2025-26 PEN America reported Monday that Texas recorded more than 8,100...
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150-MW Texas Solar Project Receives ERCOT Approval

150-MW Texas Solar Project Receives ERCOT Approval

Raeylee Barefield
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October 5, 2026
Three W Solar near Hillsboro has reached substantial completion and received ERCOT approval to connect to the Texas grid, marking...
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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 — 9.24.2026 —100+ Lawmakers Rally Over Venezuelan Man Shot by ICE—Talarico Lands Black Caucus Support— and More...

LONESTAR — 9.24.2026 —100+ Lawmakers Rally Over Venezuelan Man Shot by ICE—Talarico Lands Black Caucus Support— and More...

Staff Reports
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September 24, 2026
100+ Lawmakers Rally Behind Venezuelan Man Shot by ICE Lawmakers are rallying for the release of a Venezuelan man after...
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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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