The sluggish Colorado River negotiations have entered a new phase: Long and fiery letter writing.
Source: States blast feds’ playbook of potential Colorado River options | KUNC
Author: Alan Day
San Antonio has over 20 data centers and more on the way
San Antonio leaders are open to even more data center contracts, but seek to set rules for zoning and limit usage of public resources.
Source: San Antonio has over 20 data centers and more on the way | San Antonio Report
Nichols: ‘I think you want the data center’
Discussions are ongoing regarding a proposed artificial intelligence data center on the outskirts of Lufkin. As such, the region’s major voice in Austin’s upper chamber, state Sen. Robert Nichols, recently
Source: Nichols: ‘I think you want the data center’ | lufkindailynews.com
OpenAI, Oracle Won’t Expand Flagship AI Data Center in Texas
Oracle Corp. and OpenAI have scrapped plans to expand a flagship artificial intelligence data center in Texas after negotiations dragged over financing and OpenAI’s changing needs.
Source: OpenAI, Oracle Won’t Expand Flagship AI Data Center in Texas | Bloomberg
The silent death of the Ogallala: What happens when the High Plains run dry
Corpus Christi careens toward water catastrophe
City officials expect to reach a “water emergency” within months and run out of water next year. That would halt jet fuel deliveries to Texas airports, hike gas prices and trigger a local economic disaster without precedent, former officials say.
Source: Corpus Christi careens toward water catastrophe | The Texas Tribune
Texas ag and ranch leaders weigh using treated produced water to revive Permian rangelands
Agriculture and rangeland managers are closely watching efforts to use treated produced water outside oil and natural gas operations.
Texas counties weigh moratoriums on data center developments
TEXAS — From Hood County near Fort Worth to Hays County in Central Texas, moratoriums have been considered to put a pause on industrial projects, like data centers, following pushback from communities.
Source: Texas counties weigh moratoriums on data center developments | Spectrum News
City Manager Discusses Lake Corpus Christi Water Level and Near-Billion-Dollar Investment in Water Projects | City of Corpus Christi
A water emergency for Corpus Christi may arrive sooner than thought
A water emergency may arrive sooner than Corpus Christi officials had initially forecast as pushback continues on a series of groundwater projects.
Source: A water emergency for Corpus Christi may arrive sooner than thought |Corpus Christi Caller Times