Data centers are booming in Texas. What does that mean for the grid?
The rise of artificial intelligence, the digitization of the economy and everyday life’s growing computing needs have ...
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Texas Ramps Up Emergency Readiness as Winter Storm Approaches, State Agencies Mobilize for Escalated Response
Texas officials prepare for a winter storm by elevating emergency response and coordinating statewide agency efforts.
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621 area code goes into effect in Greater Houston area
The 621 area code will encompass the Greater Houston metropolitan area and surrounding communities such as Baytown, League City, Missouri City, Pasadena, Pearland, Sugar Land, and The Woodlands, even ...
Houston saw measurable snow for the first time since 2021. So why weren't there any mass outages?
Most Houston-area residents woke up to two delights Tuesday morning: an unusually thick blanket of snow, and the power thankfully still on. It was a sharp contrast to the last time the region saw ...
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Texas AG Ken Paxton prevails in ethics lawsuit over his challenge to 2020 election results
Paxton’s win was unsurprising after the state’s top court sided with his deputy in a similar lawsuit last month.
Letter to the Editor: Hunger Does Not Take a Break in the Summer
More than 7,700 children in Navarro County could benefit from approximately $930,000 with the Summer EBT program. For millions of Texas children, the end of the school year means the end of consistent ...
Power outages, sonic booms, traffic tie-ups, security drones — the challenges of living with SpaceX
Since breaking ground in 2014, SpaceX already has built a rocket factory and launch complex. For those already living there, ...
Texas budget writers prioritize school vouchers, teacher raises and border security in early drafts
Texas lawmakers are looking to spend billions of dollars over the next two years to create a school voucher-like program, cut property taxes, raise teacher pay, shore up water infrastructure and ...
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Entergy Texas nabs approval from state regulators for resiliency plan
The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) on Jan. 16 unanimously approved the first phase of Entergy Texas’ resiliency ...
Power lines and wildfires: Experts say communities can be better protected, at a high cost
No official causes yet for LA fires, but utilities have a deadly history of sparking blazes. Cut the power and bury the lines ...
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City and water utility battle over ownership, rates
Tennessee American will incur a substantial revenue deficiency and earn an estimated return on common equity less than half of the 10% authorized by the Tennessee Public Utility Commission in 2012.