Amazon’s 3,000-acre data center in Wharton County, Texas moves forward despite Abbott’s data center “ban”An hour south of Houston, a 3,000-acre digital fortress is rising from farmland while the governor’s much-publicized data center ban dominates headlines. Regulators have approved Amazon’s campus near Boling in Wharton County, even though Gov. Greg Abbott announced his crackdown on Sept. 21. The order is a pause on new state permits, not a prohibition, […]Natural News2d agoWhole story →TechnologyPlanetGreg Abbotttexas data center permit pause
Texas Gov. Abbott declares disaster to ease diesel crunch, allowing dyed fuel on roadsTexas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a statewide disaster proclamation on Sept. 28, temporarily suspending restrictions on dyed diesel fuel use on public roadways to address record-high diesel prices averaging $5.90 per gallon. The proclamation provides immediate relief to agricultural and trucking industries by raising allowable weight limits for fuel,…Natural News5d agoWhole story →PlanetEconomyGreg Abbotttexas diesel fuel crisis
Texas border crossings rising, Gov. Greg Abbott saysWhen asked if the operation is over now that the state has been paid back for the work, Abbott said it will continue, citing new activity at the border.FOX 4 News5d agoWhole story →JusticeSecurityGreg Abbotttexas border crossings increase
Betting that funding will be restored, some Texas agencies accept Flock’s offer to keep cameras onDallas will keep more than 300 Flock Safety cameras originally slated for removal after the surveillance company paused certain agencies’ payments for the devices for 90 days, a move made in response to Gov. Greg Abbott’s state funding freeze for the controversial cameras. At least two other cities and onePittsburgh Tribune-Review5d agoWhole story →EconomyJusticeGreg Abbotttexas funding freeze
Gov. Greg Abbott pulls endorsement after candidate's DWI video surfacesWhile officers requested a breath sample from Flores, he asked whether he could receive a warning, dashcam footage appears to show.Amarillo Globe-News5d agoWhole story →JusticeGreg Abbotttexas house endorsement withdrawal
Former Dallas officer who shot Black man in apartment that she mistook for hers gets paroleA white Dallas police officer convicted of killing a Black man in his apartment that she mistook for her own was granted parole Thursday after serving seven years of her 10-year sentence. The Texas Board of Pardons and Parole, which is appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott, rejected Amber Guyger’s initialPittsburgh Tribune-Review6d agoWhole story →JusticeGreg Abbottamber guyger parole decision
