Willie Nelson calls to stop data center in his Texas hometown

Blue eyes are cryin’ in the rain over the Texas data center influx. In a Tuesday Instagram post, Lone Star State musical icon Willie Nelson lamented that one of the massive computing complexes may soon be located in his hometown of Abbott. “I grew up in Abbott, and I still have a home there with […]

Pediatrician calls conditions inside Dilley prison camp ‘child abuse,’ accuses ICE of human rights violations

A pediatric critical care doctor from Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday decried conditions inside the immigrant prison camp in Dilley, an hour southwest of San Antonio, as child abuse and a violation of human rights. Dr. Anita K. Patel visited the South Texas Family Reside

Texas regulators seek more authority from governor, lawmakers to respond to data center influx

Texas energy regulators sent a letter to Gov. Greg Abbott asking for more authority to oversee data centers as the proliferation of the massive computer centers spikes power demand in the state. The letter from the Public Utility Commission of Texas came in response to a June directive from Abbott t

Hidalgo County Democrats face online ridicule for hanging Chilean flag during meeting

The Hidalgo County Democrats got an awkward geography lesson last week after mistakenly hanging the Chilean flag instead of the Texas flag during a meeting. The flags are similar — except for one key difference. In the Texas flag, the blue field on the left, known as the canton, extends from top to