Data centers dominate Texas politics with midterms months away
A recent poll shows the majority of Texans support requiring large AI data centers to disclose water use and fund their own power grid upgrades.
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A recent poll shows the majority of Texans support requiring large AI data centers to disclose water use and fund their own power grid upgrades.
The Republican National Committee spokesman, Zach Kraft, says the Party's special midterm convention at the American Airlines Center in Dallas will be the largest since the Party's 2016 national convention. So, larger than the RNC's convention in Milwaukee in 2024.
Kardal Coleman, Chairman of the Dallas County Democratic Party, is talking about the September Republican National Committee's midterm convention in Dallas and the Democratic Party's counter-activities. He also discusses the DNC meetings he's been attending in Austin.
Republican U.S. Rep. Pat Fallon says he agrees with constituents and Gov. Greg Abbott's stance on data centers in Texas. Fallon speaks on why he agrees with the President Trump administration's border security initiatives underway at Big Bend National Park.
Republican Texas Rep. Wes Virdell of McCollough County discusses his thoughts on the controversial construction by the Trump administration in the Big Bend National Park.
Democratic Candidate for Lt. Governor Vikki Goodwin discusses her concerns about data centers in Texas. She tells Jack Fink her thoughts on the controversial construction in the Big Bend National Park and her other campaign priorities.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar of El Paso discusses her opposition to the construction taking place by the Trump administration (U.S. Customs and Border Protection) in the Big Bend National Park. She also tells Jack Fink her opinion on data centers and her opposition to the war in Iran.
The U.S. Army said Friday it is temporarily halting Apache helicopter training flights after two soldiers were killed earlier this week in a crash near Fort Hood, Texas.
The Justice Department issued a legal opinion giving the U.S. military broader powers to detain migrants near certain areas along the southern border.
The USS George Washington aircraft carrier departed Vietnam last week and is headed to the Middle East to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln, according to a U.S. official.
Meanwhile, Israel is being condemned by Lebanese leaders for strikes in the south that killed at least 11 people, including children.
The Kennedy Center's board of trustees voted to add President Trump's name to the facade of the performing arts center, more than two months after a judge ordered its removal, according to a Democrat who sits on the center's board.
A Texas judge earlier this month issued a ruling that deregulated silencers, shotguns and certain rifles.
Tehran has asserted that the Strait of Hormuz is "under Iran's control and management" after President Trump said the U.S. might "keep it."
Senate Democrats are demanding answers about conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln during the aircraft carrier's record-setting deployment.
