AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoData Center Pressure: Texas’ promised permitting pause is under scrutiny: TCEQ records show the agency continued processing data center permits after Gov. Greg Abbott called for a freeze. Attorney General Ken Paxton has demanded water-use reports from 156 projects, but state penalties for violations top out at $500. Researchers are also exploring whether Permian wastewater could cool data centers. Energy Demand: Entergy Texas has put its 1,215-megawatt Orange County power station into service as electricity demand grows across Southeast Texas. Big Bend Health Concerns: Residents say border-wall construction camps are spreading across the region with little state oversight, raising concerns about their effects on local health. San Antonio Pollution: An abandoned oil well is reportedly releasing toxic fumes in a neighborhood, renewing calls to address old wells near homes.
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