Category: Politics

Dozens of data center operators across Texas could face legal scrutiny after failing to comply with mandatory state reporting requirements regarding their water consumption, officials disclosed during a legislative hearing. State regulatory bodies tracking utility and environmental resources reported widespread noncompliance with formal information requests, highlighting persistent transparency issues surrounding the sector’s rapid expansion statewide. […]

Facing voter anxiety over inflation ahead of the November midterms, Gov. Greg Abbott has placed economic relief at the core of his reelection bid. The three-term Republican governor is pitching a broad policy slate aimed at slashing household expenses across Texas—a noticeable shift in focus after more than a decade in office. Recent figures from […]

Exactly twelve months after Governor Greg Abbott signed a controversial mid-decade congressional map intended to flip five seats to the GOP, new polling indicates that Republicans are losing ground in the very South Texas districts they engineered to win. On August 29, 2025, Abbott enacted the aggressive redistricting plan—dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Map”—following an […]