Environment
Texas oil regulators brace for public comment and one Democrat
After spending two months ignoring the public, the Texas Railroad Commission will reinstate general public comment at its December 2026 meeting, according to the Texas…
Lubbock Weighs 90-Day Data Center Pause After LEDA Approves One
Lubbock residents held their first public hearing Tuesday urging the Lubbock City Council to pass…
Texas Regulators Decide Industrial Waste Belongs Next to Bedrooms
Texas regulatory bodies have had an exceptionally productive autumn proving that residential zoning and clean…
Flesh-Eating Screwworms Be Damned: Texas Demands Its Mexican Cattle Back!
Just when you thought living on the High Plains couldn’t get any more glamorous, the…
Welcome to Galaxy Stadium: Texas Tech Pawns Football Tradition to a Water-Guzzling Crypto Mine
It’s the end of an era, folks. RIP Jones AT&T Stadium. Welcome to “Galaxy Stadium,”…
Lake Meredith Infested with Zebra Mussels, Because Lubbock’s Tap Water Wasn’t Crunchy Enough Already
Just when you thought Lubbock tap water couldn’t get any more exotic, the Texas Parks…
Canada To Texas Livestock: “Yeah, That’s A Hard No, Eh?” Thanks To Our New Flesh-Eating Parasite Friends
Great news, Texas! We’ve officially become the sketchy neighbor that nobody wants to invite over.…
Silicon Prairie or Signs of the Apocalypse? Lubbock Freaks Out Over AI Data Centers
Our visionary city leaders are desperate to turn the Hub City into a tech mecca,…
Project Caprock is Bringing AI to Abernathy, Because What Our Power Grid Needed Was More Homework
Just what the South Plains needed: more digital infrastructure to power the global supply of…
Great News, Lubbock: Flesh-Eating Maggots Are Devouring Texas Cattle, and the Feds Are Fresh Out of Horny Flies
The New World screwworm is officially in Texas, giving West Texas ranchers a horrifying new…