The TCEQ has temporarily shut down its online application system and has suspended all notices of intent for stormwater construction related to data centers, after a report from a national watchdog organization claimed the commission was violating the governor’s directive. Other actions like air emissions certifications and pollution notices for data center support structures appear unchanged.

Día de Muertos or the Day of the Dead is coming up on Nov. 1 and 2 and in observation, Lubbock Public Libraries is bringing back its annual community ofrenda. The ofrenda will be up today through Nov. 6 at the Mahon Public Library. It will also include educational information about Día de Muertos for those who may be new to the celebration. New cases of New World screwworm have been confirmed in West Texas and New Mexico, bringing the nationwide total to 61 since June. Texas wildlife officials confirm the first wildlife infestation of the current outbreak in an elk harvested by a hunter in Pecos County.