Energy & Environment

Repairs to vital infrastructure were abruptly put on hold with little explanation, impacting the park's most popular area.

Development of large-scale data centers is booming across the Midwest and South. As some communities push back, local and state governments are trying to catch up on how to regulate the new development.

Ag Commissioner Sid Miller has proposed a temporary moratorium on data center development.

The state has faced a backlog of large energy consumers who want to connect to the Texas power grid.

Facing limited options, oil industry turns to AI to handle wastewater from oil production. Producers discovered other uses to streamline the process.

Authorities in Sinton won't confirm or deny Corpus Christi's suggestion that the small town is hoarding its precious groundwater for data centers. Across Texas, a booming buildout of server farms is adding strain to water resources that are already stretched to their limit.

The cost of doing business in agriculture was already high before the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, which spiked fertilizer and fuel prices. Now, making any money this season may require farmers to cut back on certain resources.

West Texas has become a popular site for data center projects, but residents and city governments alike have questions they want answered before these proposals get approved. According to Lubbock's city manager, the development of one of these facilities in Lubbock will require collaboration and transparency.

Small towns around Corpus Christi worry where they'll fall on the pecking order if the region's water runs out.

City leaders intend to make unprecedented cuts to water use in September, but they aren't sure exactly how.