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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, […]
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,…
Two NIH researchers indicted for smuggling mpox DNA into United StatesTwo NIH researchers were indicted for smuggling 113 biological samples including mpox DNA from the Republic of Congo into the United States. The scientists allegedly lied to customs officers about carrying diagnostic kits, when vials containing monkeypox, chickenpox, and human DNA were found. Congress and Montana Senator Tim Sheehy are demanding…