By AJ Dellinger Published July 23, 2026, 5:05 pm ET Reading time 2 minutes Comments (45) The public backlash to the growing prominence of artificial intelligence has really coalesced around opposition to data centers in a way that has transcended national politics. Read more: https://gizmodo.com/trump-on-data-centers-you-cant-fight-it-you-have-to-go-with-it-2000790014

By Paula Span Jul 24, 2026 (Photodisc/Getty Images) Shirley Jennett, a retired nurse, loves her spacious ranch-style house in Denver, with its big backyard and gazebo. “I want to stay here,” she vowed. “And die here.” She might pull that off. In relatively good health, Jennett still drives to lunch with friends, does her own…

BEAUMONT, Texas – A Beaumont man has been sentenced for a violent crime in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.   Bradley Broussard, 39, pleaded guilty to brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence and was sentenced to 84 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Marcia A.…

BEAUMONT, Texas – A Mexican national, illegally living in Lufkin, has been sentenced to federal prison for an immigration violation in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.   Miguel Garza-Soluga, 45, pleaded guilty to illegally re-entering the United States after being deported and was sentenced to 57 months in federal…

By Amelia Twyman, Stateline July 23, 2026 WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday announced the addition of Republican governors, legislators, utility services and tech companies into his voluntary pledge aimed at keeping data center construction and operation costs off the shoulders of American consumers. The Ratepayer Protection Pledge, first signed by the president in March,…

July 22, 2026 When most people hear the name Carroll Shelby, they think of legendary Mustangs, Cobras and a remarkable racing career. But the Carroll Shelby Collection at the Northeast Texas Community College Library tells a much bigger story. Established to help educate the public about Shelby’s life and legacy, the collection explores far more…

By Terri Langford, The Texas Tribune July 23, 2026 A Texas appeals court on Thursday dismissed an injunction that forced a Houston-area midwife to close her clinics, ruling that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office relied solely on an anonymous email as evidence that she violated the state’s 2022 abortion ban. Paxton’s office secured the…

By Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune July 23, 2026 McALLEN— The South Texas nun who was detained by immigration officers last month spoke publicly for the first time since the incident and as her future in the country remains in limbo. Sister Leticia “Letty” Ugboaja, a 56-year-old nun from Nigeria, was walking the short distance from…

By Jayme Lozano Carver, The Texas Tribune July 23, 2026 LUBBOCK — A 5.0 magnitude earthquake rocked the Texas Panhandle early Thursday morning, one of the strongest recorded in Texas. Effects from the earthquake were felt throughout the rural region and as far as southern Oklahoma and New Mexico. According to the U.S. Geological Survey,…