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Texas forum on AI data centers turns tense as residents demand answers on bills, water
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (543+ words) A packed and at times tense crowd gathered in Wichita Falls for a public debate over the spread of data centers in Texas. Residents expressed significant concerns over what data centers could mean for power, water, and the local way…...
Willie Nelson, 93, Is Telling His Texas Hometown to Fight the Data Centers “Invading Our Land”
1+ week, 6+ day ago (404+ words) Updated 6 hours ago, September 1, 2026 Willie Nelson has owned a home and farmland in Abbott, Texas since he was a kid, and he says he can still see the stars there at night. Now he’s asking his neighbors to stand up…...
Texas data center plan carries $19.6 billion in leases as residents push back
1+ week, 6+ day ago (533+ words) "There's been a lot of noise pollution, which is causing migraines and headaches." A proposed Hut 8 data center development in Calallen, Texas, is drawing renewed scrutiny after newly disclosed figures showed that the Beacon Point plan — which could become one…...
After years of hardship, Texas agriculture faces a new threat: data centers
2+ week, 1+ day ago (32+ words) KVII After years of hardship, Texas agriculture faces a new threat: data centers by Jayme Lozano Carver, The Texas Tribune...
This Southern state has claimed the title of loudest in all of America
2+ week, 2+ day ago (156+ words) There's a lot of hootin' and hollerin' happening here. Everything really is bigger in Texas. And according to a new report, that includes the noise. The Lone Star State has been crowned the loudest in America, according to a new…...
In Bastrop, Texas, data centers could lose automatic approval in industrial zones
2+ week, 5+ day ago (456+ words) "The ones that are where they are prohibited, they will continue to be prohibited." Bastrop, Texas, officials are considering whether data centers should face closer review as the industry expands. One zoning idea under discussion would remove by-right approval for…...
The Biggest Bird in Texas
2+ week, 5+ day ago (268+ words) I know because I was there. Game Warden Bruce Biederman and I were patrolling the Lower Laguna Madre and looking for those fishermen. We had gotten a tip that one of them didn’t have a valid commercial fisherman’s license. We…...
Today on Texas Standard: West Texas power line fight grows as data center demand surges
2+ week, 6+ day ago (440+ words) By Texas StandardAugust 25, 2026 9:10 amTexas Standard Original, Whole Shows Here’s what’s coming up on Texas Standard for Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. Listen on your Texas public radio station, or ask your smart speaker to play Texas Standard. Check back later today for updated…...
Actions Alert: Data Center Moratorium, Defunding SATX Climate, Bulldozing Big Bend, y Más
3+ week, 2+ hour ago (392+ words) deceleration.news Actions Alert: Data Center Moratorium, Defunding SATX Climate, Bulldozing Big Bend, y Más A roundup of meetings and actions and Deceleration headlines from the week. - Forward this email to friends; grow the work. Climate Adaptation Being Slashed As…...
More Texas communities push back against data centers
3+ week, 14+ hour ago (354+ words) Earlier this summer, San Marcos became the first Texas city to ban data centers, and several other municipalities across the state are discussing ways to slow down construction of the facilities. The Fort Worth City Council is scheduled to vote…...