Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has blocked state agencies from spending money on Flock Safety cameras, but the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) will continue using its existing network of at least 940 …
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered state agencies to stop funding Flock Safety's AI-powered surveillance cameras, a move confirmed by his office to the Texas Tribune, after an investigation found the stat…
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has frozen the budget for additional Flock AI cameras after a Texas Tribune investigation revealed the state spent over $30 million on the surveillance network, funded partl…
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has frozen $30 million in state funding for Flock's AI-powered surveillance cameras, following a Texas Tribune investigation that revealed the prior spending was financed th…
Texas Governor Greg Abbott, a Republican, ordered all state agencies to stop funding Flock, the AI surveillance camera company, in an order issued Thursday night, blocking at least $30 million in gran…
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has frozen state spending on Flock's AI surveillance cameras amid bipartisan backlash, just ahead of a Texas Tribune investigation revealing the state spent over $30 million…
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered all state agencies to halt funding for Flock Safety's AI-powered license plate reader cameras, his spokesman confirmed Friday, as scrutiny over the devices mounted ahead…
Austin City Council members are racing to regulate AI data centers before a hyper-scale facility is proposed within city limits, citing concerns over the city's strained water and power resources. Cou…
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Monday pledged to ban Chinese technology from U.S. data centers and hold companies criminally liable if their data centers power AI chatbots that endanger children…
The Texas Tribune announced its full program for the 2026 Texas Tribune Festival, scheduled for Sept. 24-26 in downtown Austin, featuring more than 100 programs and prominent voices including U.S. Sen…
Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced a moratorium on new data center approvals on Monday, citing the need for an audit to prevent the state's power grid from being overwhelmed. The Electric Reliabilit…
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has declared a moratorium on new power grid connections for data centers, directing the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERC…
Willie Nelson, 93, urged Americans to fight data centers invading rural Texas farmland, citing light pollution and water theft. The country music legend warned against losing control of food and water…
Willie Nelson, the 93-year-old country icon and Farm Aid co-founder, published an open letter Tuesday opposing AI data centers proposed near his hometown of Abbott, Texas, calling them 'loud, water th…
The Trump EPA has proposed eliminating public participation requirements for minor source air permits, a move that would fast-track diesel generator approvals for AI data centers while stripping commu…
This summer's extreme heat has exposed critical vulnerabilities in global data centers, with PJM Interconnection receiving emergency authorization to curtail power in Virginia, French nuclear plants s…