We investigated development rules after the deadly 2025 Hill Country flood. Then it flooded again.

Industry warns of blackouts, economic woes if Texas overreacts to data center, transmission line anger

Energy regulators and industry experts warn that the state’s delays to major projects amid backlash from residents could create rolling blackouts and strangle growth of other industries that need power.

Flock cameras face growing backlash across Texas counties, but getting rid of them is complicated

Some government officials said they understand the community’s anger, but warn that many of these contracts fall outside their jurisdiction.

Cornered by Big Bend backlash, Texas Republicans tread carefully around Trump

Most of the state’s GOP leaders have hedged on the White House's plans for the region, welcoming a construction pause without breaking from a president they're loath to cross.

Pressure mounts to allow treated oilfield waste in Texas rivers and on rangeland

As oil and gas companies run out of places to dispose of their wastewater, Texas regulators are drafting permits to treat and reuse it outside the oilfields.

East Texas sits on a goldmine of lithium, but questions loom over how the state will regulate mining and production

As the U.S. pushes to reduce reliance on foreign suppliers, Texas companies prepare to capitalize on the state's emerging lithium industry.