3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (811+ words) Thomas Gleeson wrote judges did not address questions of state and federal standards and congestion cost savings. Thomas Gleeson, chairman of Texas’ Public Utility Commission, recommended commissioners remand a proposed 765-kilovolt transmission line back to the State Office of Administrative…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (480+ words) Criticism comes as regulators prepare to discuss next phases of extra-high-voltage transmission project. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said he was “very disappointed” with the Public Utility Commission of Texas after it approved the first of three proposed 765-kilovolt transmission lines,…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (343+ words) Council members are expected to consider new regulations over the coming weeks. 
 Lubbock City Council members passed a nonbinding resolution directing city staff to propose standards addressing infrastructure and resource concerns before any new large-scale data centers are built in…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (655+ words) The order is intended to promote American beef and ensure transparency for consumers. President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to review ways to restore mandatory country-of-origin labeling for beef and expand support for American cattle producers....

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (406+ words) The comptroller is asking the Legislature to increase education savings account funding from $1 billion to more than $2 billion to meet student demand. Comptroller Don Huffines is requesting that state lawmakers increase funding for education savings accounts to more than $2 billion…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (844+ words) Lawmakers heard concerns over incomplete water-use reporting, cooling systems, and the local effects of data center development. Texas data centers face growing scrutiny from lawmakers after state agencies reported difficulty collecting basic water- and power-use information from the rapidly expanding…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (733+ words) Two separate rulings from the same court defined the FDA’s limits in regulating the marketing of tobacco products. Two recent rulings by a federal appellate court have stunted the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s attempts to regulate the marketing of…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (431+ words) The Democrat Senate nominee also predicted Texas’ oil and gas industry was “not gonna last.” Democrat U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico spoke of “dismantling” capitalism while dismissing the future of Texas’ oil and gas industry during a 2020 climate forum,…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (827+ words) Attorney General Ken Paxton joins coalition calling for commissioners to abate applications so the legislature can take over. AUSTIN—Texas’ Public Utility Commissioners voted to move forward on the first of three controversial extra-high-voltage transmission lines. They did this despite…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (489+ words) The company’s headquarters will return to the city where Six Flags Over Texas opened more than 60 years ago. Six Flags Entertainment plans to relocate its corporate headquarters from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Arlington in 2027, placing its top leadership and shared…...