State lawmakers expect answers from the Public Utility Commission on industrial water use by AI data centers and cryptomining ...

Texas' AI data center boom will guzzle an increasingly hefty share of the state's tight water supply.

Expanding efforts to cut down on energy waste could help the Texas power grid accommodate more data centers without spiking electricity rates, advocates say.

Each data center can “drink” as much as an entire community. Yet, Texas does not require these tech firms to disclose ...

A Houston developer has quietly floated a three-site network of data centers across the Metro East, with a primary campus on ...

The data center project support company will occupy 436K SF at a Class-A industrial property in North Houston.

The developer of one project, in Pecos County, calls it the largest power project in the U.S. Data centers are sparking a surge of gas power plant construction in Texas.

The order is aimed at helping the state power grid endure the ongoing freeze.

Data centers such as this one operated by DataBank in Houston are already heavy consumers of water, and Texas is building dozens more. Credit: Shutterstock / JHVEPhoto Texas data centers could consume ...

Shannon Watts worries that AI data centers are a threat to public health. Jacob Herbold has concerns about noise and pollution. And Carolyn Reeves doesn’t like how much water and electricity could be ...

Data centers are transforming Texas land use, raising costs for residential developers and straining local resources. Lawmakers are considering policy changes amid declining housing affordability. AI ...

AI Data Centers aren't going anywhere—and in Texas, they're only multiplying. But the state's agricultural commissioner is urging tech companies to be mindful about where they're setting up, warning ...