Data Centers

Several Joppa residents are concerned over the impact of a new data center in the neighborhood — which has already faced decades of environmental injustice from heavy industry nearby.

A deed from 1999 shows the property in question was "to be held in trust for future use as parkland."

The agency also provided estimates for new data center projects included in its "Batch Zero" study.

Matt Krause, who represents Precinct 3, calls for regulatory guardrails after hearing from constituents at a town hall event.

A handful of conservative voters in Hood County say they're either voting for Democrats or sitting out the election.

See where all the data centers in North Texas are operating, planned or under construction.

Data center development has picked up in the Austin area, and residents have voiced concerns about water and energy resources related to the construction. But experts say they can use those concerns to get the companies to build more sustainably.

Nearly 80% of respondents said their city or county doesn't have the infrastructure to support more data centers.

About 300 large data centers could face delays. But many other projects aren't covered by the governor's directive.

Granbury officials will present five recall petitions to the city council after previously rejecting them. Petition organizers are asking an appeals court to enforce the charter's timeline.

The new Black Mountain site plan was approved on the condition that homes are located 300 feet away from the data center, up from 150 feet.

The Texas Water Development Board presented the state's water plan at a Texas House natural resources committee hearing yesterday, which does not currently include projections for water usage from data centers.