Gov. Greg Abbott ordered state regulators to pause grid approvals for new data centers until a comprehensive audit on power and water usage is completed.

The debate isn't just about power.

For a few hours on a breezy spring night in 2025, something happened on the Texas power grid that would have been unthinkable a decade ago: every megawatt flowing to homes, hospitals, and factories ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People walk and run along the Bluebonnet Trail as the sun sets behind electric transmission lines on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023, in ...