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Dan Patrick adds data centers, prediction markets to legislative priorities
2+ hour, 35+ min ago (382+ words) by Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune March 27, 2026 Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Friday instructed state senators to study a broad range of policy issues ahead of next year's legislative session, including prediction markets, data centers, THC and more, expanding on…...
Austin shooting raises fresh questions about self-driving cars
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1334+ words) Never miss a story with The Brief, our free newsletter. A viral image from the March 1 shooting in downtown Austin " an autonomous vehicle blocking an ambulance from reaching the scene where a gunman fatally wounded three people and injured 15 others…...
Texas becomes leading test ground for small nuclear reactors
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1644+ words) Less than three years after Gov. Greg Abbott announced the creation of the Texas Advanced Nuclear Reactor Working Group, Texas has become one of the main testing grounds in the United States for small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs), a technology…...
Can local officials stop data centers in Texas?
1+ 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…...
Huge Texas data centers will get their own gas power plants
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (965+ words) Keep tabs on Texas politics and policy with our morning newsletter. by Inside Climate News, The Texas Tribune February 2, 2026 Texas" environmental regulator this week issued the largest air pollution permit in the country to an enormous planned complex of gas…...
8 Best Prop Firms for US Traders in 2026, a full comparison
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (1512+ words) Successful trading largely depends on the prop trading firm a trader chooses. There are numerous prop firms, with different features and regulations that can affect a trader's outcome. This is why it is important to pick the prop firm that…...
Texas to be top market for data centers soon, report says
2+ 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…...
ERCOT will soon have new way to consider data centers
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (503+ words) by Inside Climate News, The Texas Tribune January 19, 2026 Texas" main electric grid operator is developing a new process to evaluate multiple large-load interconnection requests at the same time. The question for cryptocurrency miners and data center developers that are already…...
AI Product Engineer
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (340+ words) The Texas Tribune is seeking a resourceful full stack engineer with a passion for ethical, responsible AI to accelerate how our organization uses artificial intelligence in real-world news products. At the Tribune, AI isn't about replacing journalists. It's amplifying the…...
Why a Panhandle businessman wants to take over the region’s electric utility
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1600+ words) by Carlos Nogueras Ramos, The Texas Tribune January 8, 2026 CANADIAN " Salem Abraham may not have memorized every utility pole in the Texas Panhandle, but he knows precisely which ones shouldn't be there. He's mapped them across more than 300 miles in this…...