The chief of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas told state lawmakers recently that the state’s power demand could nearly double in just six years. The reasons: population growth, new requests for grid connections, and a rise in requests from data centers and other heavy users.
A sense of alarm about the erosion of voter privacy has been growing among Texas election officials the past few months. It came to a head on June 6.
During the Great Depression, the government established the Works Progress Administration. The program hired nearly 8 million unemployed people to build buildings, parks, bridges and roadways.
Recently, I was getting a haircut and teasing my long-term stylist about the lack of inspirational-quote décor in her salon station compared to the one next to hers. Of course, she knows that teasing her is how I show my love and appreciation to her for not re-sculpting my earlobes with her straight razor or making my hair look like it was styled with a package of firecrackers.
Cities should loosen zoning without targeting single- family neighborhoods as the problem.
Drought conditions across the state dropped a percentage point in May compared to the previous month, with 26% of the state in some stage of drought, primarily in West and South Texas and parts of the Panhandle.
A new law may help, but shelters are overflowing.
In 1974, when I was 11, I flushed an apple core down the toilet.
Moe Johnson Running with Moe
I spend time at my computer writing articles, letters, emails and checking out different media outlets for interesting information. The problem is this leads to too much sitting. People who have office jobs, work from home and are addicted to internet games probably spend more time sitting than they do standing. While habits such as smoking, drinking too much, obesity, and lack of exercise are known causes of many illnesses and ailments in people, sitting too much is also one of those bad habits that can lead to health problems.
Colton McWilliams Sports Editor
The UIL made an important decision creating a new divisional split in the playoff structure for volleyball, basketball, soccer, baseball and softball.
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