Opinions

High-end electrical users could strain grid

Thu, 05/02/2024 - 12:00am

The growth of industrial-scale users of power could strain the Texas power grid, ERCOT’s chief announced last week. The Dallas Morning News reported Pablo Vegas, the agency’s CEO, said bitcoin miners and artificial intelligence data centers going in across the state, as well as industrial growth in the Permian Basin, could create the need for a massive buildup of power transmission lines in the future.

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Letter to the editor …

Thu, 04/25/2024 - 12:00am

School bond questions - Superintendent M.I.A.

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Early voting underway in local elections

Thu, 04/25/2024 - 12:00am

Early voting began Monday, April 22 for municipal, school board and various bond elections. It ends on April 30 with Saturday, May 4 being election day. What is on the ballot depends on where you live.

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‘Aggressive’ hurricane forecast for Gulf Coast

Thu, 04/18/2024 - 12:00am

Colorado State University researchers are calling this year’s hurricane season forecast “the most aggressive” ever, the Texas Standard reported. They say there is a 54% chance a hurricane will strike the Texas coast, and a 25% chance it will be major.