Apr. 8—An energy company filed a request with a federal regulator, claiming another company's pipeline carrying natural gas to the Gulf Coast has been intentionally misclassified by its owner. Energy Transfer (ET), the Dallas-based energy infrastructure company, filed a petition with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Monday requesting oversight of the Louisiana Energy Gateway ...
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Ron Kirk knew going in what the lifespan would be for a replacement for Reunion Arena. “Thirty years,” he said. Kirk was the foremost political figure to lead the American Airlines Center project from its conception to construction. The AAC cost $420 million to build, and it opened in October of 2001. Both the Mavericks and Stars will soon play in the 2024 NBA playoffs and 2024 NHL playoffs, ...
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SALLISAW, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma highway was reopened Saturday following its closure for a few hours after a bridge over the Arkansas River was struck by a barge. Troopers with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol closed a portion of U.S. Highway 59 south of Sallisaw at around 1:25 p.m. after the barge hit the bridge. No injuries were reported on the highway or the barge, according to state patrol ...
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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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