Greg Abbott

The president’s appearance at the Texas rally marked his public support for Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton as he fights against opponent James Talarico

Texas Governor Greg Abbott will not attend President Donald Trump's San Antonio rally on Wednesday amid a tightening gubernatorial race, it has been reported

As much of the attention in Texas this fall has focused on the U.S. Senate race between Democrat James Talarico and Republican Ken Paxton, another statewide contest has been tightening under the radar: Governor Greg Abbott's bid for a record fourth term

Other pockets of the Central United States, including parts of Colorado, Kansas and Iowa, also faced the threat of heavy rain, which could lead to flash flooding

The tip came in Tuesday evening, and SWAT officers made the arrest about 3 a.m. Wednesday at a residence in Converse, near San Antonio

Greg Abbott, in a tight re-election race, allows for commercial use of diesel normally reserved for agriculture

The company's stock fell almost 5.5% at 9:46 a.m. ET

The company's stock fell almost 5.5% at 9:46 a.m. ET

Restricting on-site natural gas generation could make it harder for large data centers to add dependable power at a time when the state is trying to stabilize the grid while also shifting toward cleaner energy sources

Although the digital economy is often seen as weightless, every cloud service and AI application depends on massive physical infrastructure that takes up land, consumes energy, uses water and requires ever-increasing investment

Republicans on Capitol Hill are grappling over whether and how to regulate artificial intelligence companies even as top AI business leaders warn the technology could pose an existential threat to humanity

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An immigration officer who is accused of shooting a Venezuelan man during the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis early this year, and then lying to investigators about what happened, is scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court on Friday

Michigan congresswoman voices frustration after left-wing streamer's recent interview

He instructed the agency to take action against past and future noncompliance and to coordinate with the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) on a broader audit of data center water consumption

By Sunday, the scene had become a powder keg for Texas Republicans, after the G.O.P. nominee for a statewide office captioned a screenshot of the celebration with a racist message on social media

Bob Harvie, a member of the Bucks County Board of Commissioners, released a TV ad accusing Big Tech of “taking over our lives” and rapaciously grabbing land, water and electricity

Texas has not elected a Democratic governor since Ann Richards' victory in 1990, and GOP presidential nominees have carried the state in every election since 1980

Earlier this week, President Donald Trump wandered into the data center debate, making life considerably tougher for Republican colleagues facing tight races in the November midterms

Christian Castro, 52, was one of two agents placed on leave earlier this year for allegedly lying about the January 14 shooting in Minneapolis of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, who was wounded in the leg

This spring’s Texas GOP Senate runoff was one of the costliest and ugliest Republican nominating contests in recent history

The backlash against Flock cameras and AI data centers crosses every sort of boundary — political, rural/urban and racial

A majority of Americans have concerns about data centers cropping up across the country, and the opposition among lawmakers spans party lines

Hurricane Karina continues to churn across the eastern Pacific on Tuesday as a powerful Category 4 storm, with forecasters tracking its west-northwestward path over open ocean

Greg Abbott ordered state agencies to pause funding Thursday for AI-powered Flock cameras, which have come under scrutiny nationwide amid privacy concerns

Nationwide warrant issued for ICE agent Christian Castro following Minneapolis shooting case

The fire, which began early Monday afternoon, charred more than 78 square miles (200 square kilometers) in less than a day across lightly populated areas in two counties in north central Texas

Trump Defends AI Data Centers—Says Opposing Them Is A ‘Mistake’ And ‘Smart Ones’ Want Them

Federal charges would mark a significant move for the Trump administration, which has vigorously resisted attempts to hold ICE officers accountable for other shootings

During a brainstorming session earlier this summer, a group of comedians and employees at beverage company Liquid Death kicked around an idea for a brazen new advertising campaign that would humorously shed light on the amount of water required to operate massive artificial intelligence data centers

Ellison also asked the US district court in southern Texas to bar Cameron County Sheriff Manuel Trevino from allowing Castro’s release from jail

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has threatened to revoke funding from two major airports over facilities used by Muslim travelers for ritual washing, calling the accommodations “illegal” religious discrimination

Two dead in Apache crash at US military base

U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) current Smart Wall map places a planned patrol road across the mountain, near Mariscal Canyon and the Rio Grande

But this notion that AI data centers are quickly popping up everywhere is belied by the fact that their construction faces massive hurdles — regardless of whether anyone wants them in their backyard or not

Democrats have long sought to make inroads in Texas, which has not elected a Democratic governor since Ann Richards won in 1990 and has backed the Republican presidential nominee in every election since 1980

The size of ERCOT’s interconnection queue has grown dramatically this year

On July 14, the governor signed an executive order implementing the country’s first moratorium on new large data centers

When Democratic gubernatorial nominee Gina Hinojosa launched her campaign last year, data centers barely registered with voters

Chris Helman tracks energy innovators and oil tycoons from Houston

Catastrophic flash floods have once again ravaged parts of Texas, claiming at least two lives and prompting hundreds of rescues, just a year after a similar disaster in the Hill Country killed over 100 people

The man who died following an encounter with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Florida Tuesday has been identified locally as Juan Jairo Coronilla Duran

Torrential rains have submerged much of Central Texas in floodwater, leaving at least one dead, forcing people from their homes and threatening several communities along the surging Guadalupe River

The Republican has been a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump's immigration policies, having heavily criticized his predecessor President Joe Biden as illegal border crossings surged during his tenure

The latest development came Tuesday evening, when Houston Police Chief J. Noe Diaz Jr. sent a letter to Texas Department of Public Safety Director Freeman Martin requesting that the Texas Rangers conduct their own investigation into the shooting

Storms dumped up to a foot of rain in some rural areas of Texas, leading to dozens of high-water rescues across the region and officials shutting down portions of a busy highway for hours near Uvalde, about 80 miles (129 kilometers) west of San Antonio

Greg Abbott served as guest host, Cruz described Talarico as a formidable political opponent despite predicting a Republican victory

Abbott directed the HHSC to determine whether the hospital violated state law or contractual obligations

Toyota has announced a $3.6 billion investment in Texas as it plans to shift production from Mexico

The perceived secrecy surrounding the proposed datacenter prompted residents to pack public meetings that sometimes lasted more than four hours

Texas Governor Greg Abbott was one of the strongest voices championing AI investment in recent years as technology companies poured billions of dollars into the state

At sunrise, when the day’s first golden glow washes over the 29-foot-tall limestone Jesus atop Mount Cristo Rey, Lourdes Castañon feels the presence of the divine

The split — which could lead to a government shutdown — underscores how the artificial intelligence build-out is reshaping politics in a battleground state closely watched as a test of Democrats’ national momentum

Altogether, those data centers are seeking over 418 gigawatts of electricity from the ERCOT grid

Deadly Screwworm Pest Revives Old Fears on Texas Ranches