Jan. 7—A group of Bandera County landowners are suing a major solar power and battery developer over its plan to build a solar farm, saying they are concerned it could cause environmental harm and reduce their property values. Pine Gate Renewables wants to build the 123-megawatt solar farm on privately owned land near Montague Lake on both sides of FM 3240, and the company says it could power ...
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LAREDO, Texas (Border Report) -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and the governor of the Mexican state of Tamaulipas were among border leaders who came to Laredo on Thursday to tout a new U.S. law that could expedite the expansion and creation of several international bridges. "We're here today to celebrate a tremendous victory for Laredo, for South Texas, for all of the state of Texas and for the entire ...
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Jan. 1—As the Texas grid was closing out a record year for new battery storage projects across the state, it was eyeing a flood of plans for additions that will dwarf 2023's totals. The projects also will outstrip the amount of new natural gas-fired generation currently planned. Since April, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas has received applications for battery projects that would add ...
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