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Trib Cast: Texas" looming data center fight
2+ hour, 31+ min ago (179+ words) You should've been there. Our reporters were. Read it all in The Brief, our morning newsletter. by Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune April 28, 2026 This story was supported by the'Pulitzer Center. Texas is on track to become the data center capital…...
Texas summer camps sue state over new law requiring internet
2+ week, 6+ day ago (417+ words) We go where the story is The Brief, our morning newsletter, turns what our reporters see and hear across the state into what you should know. by Emily Foxhall, The Texas Tribune April 8, 2026 Nineteen camps in Texas have filed a…...
Texas losing a billion dollars a year on data center tax break
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1687+ words) We go where the story is The Brief, our morning newsletter, turns what our reporters see and hear across the state into what you should know. by Paul Cobler and Apurva Mahajan, The Texas Tribune April 8, 2026 This story was supported…...
Can local officials stop data centers in Texas?
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1771+ words) Your donation before Election Day will help more Texans get free, trusted voting resources from The Texas Tribune. From Amarillo to Waco, College Station to Harlingen, Texans are raising concerns over the proliferation of data centers " and the tremendous amounts…...
Texas sues Snapchat over inappropriate content, addictiveness
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (355+ words) Your donation before Election Day will help more Texans get free, trusted voting resources from The Texas Tribune. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Wednesday sued the company that owns Snapchat, accusing the social media organization of failing to adequately…...
Texas law restricting kids from app stores blocked
4+ mon, 5+ day ago (589+ words) Keep tabs on Texas politics and policy with our morning newsletter. by Alex Nguyen and Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune December 23, 2025 A federal judge has temporarily blocked a new Texas law adding restrictions on children's use of app stores. Senate…...
Texas to be top market for data centers soon, report says
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (415+ words) by Paul Cobler, The Texas Tribune January 20, 2026 Bloom Energy, a California-based company that provides onsite power generation for electricity-guzzling data centers, also found that the grid demand driven by data centers in Texas is expected to exceed 40 gigawatts by 2028. The…...
Data center explosion creates planning problems for Texas
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (964+ words) by Arcelia Martin and Inside Climate News, The Texas Tribune October 30, 2025 Subscribe'to The Blast, The Texas Tribune's premier newsletter, for exclusive reporting, nonpartisan analysis and the first word on political moves across the state. The "rapid explosion" of large load…...
Waco area data center would be "paradigm-changer"
5+ mon, 4+ day ago (1036+ words) The Brief keeps Texas voters and political observers up to speed on the most essential coverage of their elected officials, the policies that shape their daily lives and the future of our great state. by The Waco Bridge, The Texas…...
Bill that would ban cellphones in Texas public schools heads to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk
10+ mon, 4+ week ago (343+ words) Research shows cellphones interfere with students' ability to focus in class. Texas would join at least nine other states that ban students from using their phones during the school day. A bill banning Texas K-12 students from using cellphones in school…...