The president’s comments to Punchbowl News come just days after Gov. Greg Abbott issued a statewide pause of approval for data centers trying to connect to the power grid.

Source: Trump calls Texas’ data center opposition a “mistake” | The Texas Tribune

The Colorado River basin is a critical system for residents in the western U.S. and Mexico.

Source: Lake Mead, nation’s largest reservoir, reaches its lowest water level on record | ABC News

Aug 6 (Reuters) – Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Tesla will initially invest $16.8 billion to build Terafab, an advanced AI semiconductor complex in Grimes County, Texas, as the companies race to secure the chip ​capacity that the billionaire has called essential to their future.

Source: SpaceX, Tesla to initially spend $16.8 billion on Terafab chip plant in Texas | KELO-AM

As local residents continue the fight to protect natural resources in Jack County from industrial development, a second meeting was held to discuss the conservation of groundwater.

Source: County continues search for groundwater protections | Jacksboro Herald-Gazette | grahamleader.com

Renderings of the facility could be released within days, and construction could begin within months.

Source: SpaceX confirms Terefab project is a done deal as reps meet face-to-face with Grimes County residents | KBTX

Groundwater wells drilled without state authorization for border wall construction in southern New Mexico are still pumping millions of gallons despite lacking permits, according to the New Mexico …

Source: Unauthorized wells still operational, millions of gallons of water drawn: State of New Mexico | Border Report

Federal officials said Thursday they will not release cool water this year from one of the Colorado River’s major reservoirs, which would have protected a threatened native fish downstream but put more strain on already struggling hydropower production.

Source: Officials will not release cool water from a Colorado River reservoir to protect threatened fish | AP

AUSTIN (NEXSTAR) — Gov. Greg Abbott said Thursday that QTS Data Centers has committed to meet the state’s new standards for data center projects, marking one of the first major industry responses to the state’s new oversight requirements.

Source: Major data center company backs Abbott’s audit as Texas pauses new grid connections | KXAN

SpaceX’s planned Terafab facility would produce artificial intelligence chips for use on Earth and in space.

Source: SpaceX plans $16.8 billion semiconductor plant in Grimes County | kcentv.com

The Elgin Courier – serves Elgin, Texas, and wider Bastrop County. Founded by Miles Hill, the paper has been published weekly since 1890

Source: LPGCD awarded $50K for Colorado River study | Elgin Courier