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September 26, 2026

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Google Puts BESS and LVDC on Record as the Gigawatt Campus Standard

September 25, 2026

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Oct. 14 TWDB Deadline Now Carries Class C Exposure in 18 Counties

September 23, 2026

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Vistra's 5% Stake and 207 MW Firm PPA Open New Era's 1.4 GW Midland Path

September 22, 2026

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Gov. Abbott Ties Noncompliance to Denial of Grid Connection

September 17, 2026

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Documentary Survival Now Prices 266 GW Energization to Dec. 10

September 16, 2026

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DataBank CEO: Opposition Is Election-Tier as 24-Mo Texas Deals Still Ship

September 5, 2026

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North Richland Hills Seeks State-Funded Health Studies at Iron Horse

September 4, 2026

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Control No. 58481 Puts $50K/MW Floor Before ERCOT Models 1 GW

September 3, 2026

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Prosper Zoning Blocks White Rose's $580M on 1,600 Precinct Votes

August 21, 2026

TWDB water supply director Temple McKinnon said the board only surveys existing sites, not the proposed pipeline.

July 7, 2026

The Texas Water Development Board surveyed 341 datacenters on water use and got a 17% response rate; the PUC got 28 of 92.

July 5, 2026

The Texas Water Development Board surveyed 341 existing datacenters in its 2025 cycle and got a 17% response rate, water supply director Temple McKinnon confirmed under questioning from Rep. Trent Ashby, R-Lufkin.

June 28, 2026

The Texas Water Development Board surveyed 341 operating data centers and got responses from just 57, a 17% rate that Rep. Cody Harris flagged to the House Committee on Natural Resources, floating an AG investigation.

June 25, 2026

only 17% of data centers completed the Texas Water Development Board's mandatory water survey, and the PUC's optional industrial survey drew just 8%.

June 24, 2026

The House Natural Resources Committee heard testimony Tuesday in Austin that the Texas Water Development Board surveyed 341 data centers, up from 22 in recent years, and got responses from just 17 percent, despite a Texas Water Code requirement carrying Class C misdemeanor exposure.

May 28, 2026

The Texas Water Development Board released a draft 2027 State Water Plan in April 2026, with Phase II due before final adoption in early 2027, and legislative interim charges directing committees to study data center water impacts.

May 20, 2026

The Texas Water Development Board's draft 2027 plan doesn't mention data centers.

May 16, 2026

The Texas Water Development Board's draft 2027 State Water Plan pegs needed infrastructure at $174 billion in 2023 dollars, more than double the 2022 plan, with 6,687 strategies and 3,036 supply projects recommended.

May 15, 2026

The Texas Water Development Board's April analysis pegged crisis-prevention costs at $174 billion over 50 years, more than double the projection from four years prior.

April 23, 2026

The resolutions went to Governor Abbott, Lt. Gov. Patrick, Sen. Perry, Rep. Darby, the PUC, TCEQ, ERCOT, and the Texas Water Development Board.

April 15, 2026

HARC's recommendations, including groundwater rule reforms, brackish water incentives, and reporting requirements, offer a roadmap for proactive engagement with TCEQ and TWDB.

March 11, 2026

The resolution, sent to Governor Abbott, Lt. Gov. Patrick, the PUCT, ERCOT, and the Texas Water Development Board, follows a public hearing that drew roughly 90 residents and reflects a pattern now visible across Hood County, Somervell County, and Jack County simultaneously.

February 13, 2026

The PUC is coordinating with the Texas Water Development Board on questions covering total water usage, cooling methods, power sources, and sourcing details.

February 12, 2026

The specific agency has not been confirmed, but likely candidates include the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality or the Texas Water Development Board.