As solar and batteries dominate in Texas, Republican lawmakers consider natural gas minimums

This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. As new electricity generation skews toward solar and battery storage in Texas, Republican state senators are questi

Houston mothers’ bid for temporary hold on Ten Commandments posters in Texas classrooms denied

A judge on Friday denied a request fromthree Houston mothersto temporarily stop Texas public school classrooms from displaying the Ten Commandments, in the first lawsuit to argue that it violates the state’s religious freedom law and a voter-approved parental rights amendment. The mothers’ lawsuit i

Hecklers crash Ken Paxton’s U.S. Senate campaign stop in San Antonio

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton caught flak from hecklers during a Saturday campaign visit to San Antonio and quickly left the stage after reporters asked tough questions, including one about his vast real estate empire. Paxton’s stop at the North Side’s Angry Elephant is part of his “Protecting t

Sid Miller says Republicans will lose statewide elections due to data center development, backlash

LUBBOCK — Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller said Thursday that Republicans are going to lose some statewide elections this year because of data centers, which has become a heated issue for Texas across the state. In an interview with the Texas Tribune, Miller also called out Gov. Greg Abbott