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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, […]
Supreme Court weighs local governments' climate change lawsuits against oil and gas companiesThe Supreme Court is considering whether local governments can sue oil and gas companies for climate change costs. On Monday, key justices expressed skepticism about the potential flood of litigation if the case from Boulder, Colorado, proceeds. Chief Justice John Roberts questioned the implications of allowing municipalities nationwide to file similar…
Lawsuit planned as DeSantis, Cabinet approve Terrorism designationsNews Service of Florida — Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Cabinet on Tuesday voted to name more than 90 groups as terrorist organizations, and a legal challenge is already in the works to overturn the move. With little comment from the state panel and none taken from the public, the Cabinet voted to apply domestic or international terrorism labels to a series…
Texas Gov. Abbott faces his toughest reelection test yet. Here are the headwindsFORT WORTH, Texas — If the race for Texas governor were a football game (because, let’s be honest: sports and politics have a lot in common), Gov. Greg Abbott would be up by 10 points with about seven minutes left on the clock in his matchup against Democrat Gina Hinojosa, according to one political science professor. With his leadership record and…