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Shape Digital Establishes North American Presence with Expansion to Houston
1+ week, 4+ day ago (186+ words) Building on growing demand for AI across energy and industrial operations HOUSTON, September 03, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Shape Digital, an industrial AI company that develops decision-making platforms for asset-heavy industries, today announced the expansion of its Houston operations to support the company's…...
More than half of Texas data centers broke law by not responding to water use inquiry
1+ week, 5+ day ago (594+ words) An unfinished data center campus and substation is seen behind a home along Stainback Road in Red Oak, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. Transmission lines carry power across a field that is for sale in the foreground. With two operational, one under construction…...
Houston delays vote on ending annexation option with The Woodlands
2+ week, 4+ day ago (507+ words) Houston officials delayed voting on an agreement that would permanently eliminate the possibility of Houston annexing The Woodlands Township and provide for $50 million in payments from The Woodlands to Houston by 2030. Initially set for a vote at its Aug. 26 meeting,…...
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3403: Telephone in 1904
3+ week, 6+ day ago (141+ words) Episode: 3403 An old book about telephones reminds of a time before our technologies were not “black boxed.” Today, we look under the hood. Episode: 3403 An old book about telephones reminds of a time before our technologies were not "black boxed....
Data center boom is changing North Texas landscape | Exclusive
3+ week, 1+ day ago (101+ words) Land that was once the domain of agriculture and oil is changing to meet the needs of the data center boom in Texas. Data center boom is changing North Texas landscape | Exclusive Editor's note: This is the first of a…...
A massive $10B Amazon data center project is quietly taking shape near Houston. Here's a look inside.
1+ mon, 1+ hour ago (1579+ words) Along a two-lane highway 55 miles southwest of Houston, Amazon is laying the groundwork for a $10 billion data center campus that could transform a rural community into a massive engine for the artificial intelligence boom. At nearly 3,000 acres, the site is…...
Audits lag for Texas data centers getting sales tax break
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (767+ words) by Paul Cobler, The Texas Tribune July 27, 2026 Texas’ multibillion-dollar estimate for what it will lose on sales tax breaks for data centers is growing, but the Comptroller’s Office warned lawmakers on Monday they have little information about whether data centers…...
Nvidia CEO discusses AI future at D-FW supercomputer facility
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (890+ words) FORT WORTH — Chipmaking giant Nvidia is investing big in North Texas and that’s something worth paying attention to. Last fall, it became the first company in the world to surpass a $5 trillion valuation, largely driven by a massive surge in…...
Texas leaders are asking data centers how much water they use. Most aren’t responding
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (775+ words) Data centers use water to cool their massive arrays of computer servers. A state agency sent out a survey to figure out how much, but less than a third of the companies responded. Data centers need a lot of water…...
Chevron to fuel massive Microsoft data center in West Texas with natural gas
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (148+ words) The Chevron power plant will deliver about 2.67 gigawatts of electricity, enough to power more than two million homes a year, according to the Carbon Collective. The plant will use large GE Vernova natural gas turbines with additional… 4-year-old drowns in…...