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Gov. Greg Abbott urged a ban on AI data center construction in rural Texas neighborhoods during a campaign stop, building on earlier regulatory proposals as community opposition mounts.
**WASHINGTON** — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Trump administration may revoke Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from Haiti and Syria, a 6-to-3 decision that places more than 1.3 million TPS holders nationwide at imminent risk of arrest and deportation. A
Collin County-area election staff say a new Texas secretary of state must prioritize county-level support before November.
Texas Senate race within one point in June poll; data center opposition reaches 56% as voter concerns mount.
Texas Democrats concluded their 2026 state convention in Corpus Christi, rallying behind gubernatorial nominee Gina Hinojosa and Senate nominee James Talarico with a unified push to end 30 years of GOP control in November.
Texas utility regulators approved a new batched-study approach for ERCOT to manage a 438 GW queue of large-load interconnection requests, primarily from data centers.
Democrats departed Corpus Christi united behind their midterm message after the Texas state convention wrapped over the weekend.
The Texas Democratic Convention capped three days of speeches and organizing with a focus on breaking Republican dominance statewide.
