AUSTIN — For about five hours on Feb. 25, electricity for most of Texas cost nothing. As the sun shone on a banner day of near-perfect sunny, mild and breezy weather across the state, wind and solar produced electricity at an unprecedented rate. At its peak, renewable energy produced nearly three-quarters of Texas electricity that day — setting a record that pushed the real-time price of ...
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Mar. 17—A Houston-based developer wants to build a hotel, condominiums and space for shops and restaurants at a prominent intersection in Fredericksburg, adding to the surge of development in cities dotting the fast-growing Hill Country region. But the city's Planning and Zoning Commission is putting a kink in the $176 million plan. "This is not good for the community as a whole," Commissioner ...
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Mar. 15—A record $1.71 billion annual spending plan for coastal restoration and hurricane protection was unanimously approved for fiscal year 2025 on Thursday by the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority board of directors. The plan includes more than $480 million for the controversial Mid-Barataria and Mid-Breton sediment diversions. A series of public hearings had already been held on ...
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Mar. 11—Walmart is planning its first Texas milk processing plant near Waco, the big retailer's third in the U.S. as it continues expanding its in-house supply chain to meet increasing demand for milk products. The $350 million facility in Robinson will process and package a variety of milk options under Walmart's Great Value and Sam's Club's Member's Mark brands. Its products will be sold at ...
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More than half a billion dollars in financing will propel a North Texas solar project forward. The Ash Creek Solar project, located on thousands of acres in Hill County south of Dallas, recently closed commitments of $588 million in debt financing that includes a construction loan, tax credits and other letters of credit. Technology giant Microsoft has agreed to buy the solar plant’s entire ...
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Mar. 11—Last June, LSU hosted six developers and design teams from around the country. Officials took them on facilities tours and discussed a new arena, seeking feedback as the school determines the future of the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. LSU has long considered renovations to the aging PMAC, but early last year officials began to pursue a new stadium capable of hosting concerts and ...
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As construction moves forward on a $1 billion recycled paperboard manufacturing plant in Waco, a Michigan plant with a production line Waco's is based on faces a $600 million federal air pollution lawsuit. In Waco, teams of crane operators and construction workers are assembling metal girders into the framework of the new Graphic Packaging International facility about as fast as trucks can ...
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The city is working to finalize a development deal that would bring an $800 million data center to far east Tulsa. The facility, referred to in planning documents as "Project Anthem," would be the first major acquisition for the city as it works to establish the area as a major employment center for high-tech companies. In late 2022, Partner Tulsa, the city's economic development arm, approved ...
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Days after a civil court sided with a prominent Southern Dallas Megachurch to prevent the construction of a warehouse, developers withdrew their plans Thursday and said they will join hands with the church on plans that are agreeable to the community. In a joint statement with Friendship-West Baptist Church, Stonelake Partners said though it acquired the property in accordance with the zoning ...
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Groups sue Austin officials over plan to redevelop dairy plant site Tuesday, February 27, 2024 by Audrey McGlinchy, KUT Advocacy groups and a neighborhood association are suing city of Austin officials over what they allege is a plan illegally approved by City Council members to turn a dairy plant into more than a thousand new homes, offices and a hotel. At issue is roughly 21 acres of land ...
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