NewsFeed A rural Texas community says nonstop noise from a bitcoin mine is destroying their lives. Residents in Hood County describe the 24/7 hum of cooling fans as “torture,” while operators defend the project as a major jobs and tax boost. Al Jazeera’s Phil Lavelle says AI data centres may bring even bigger battles ahead. […]
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A Texas doctor provides healing to patients with vinyl music : NPR
Dr. Tyler Jorgensen, a palliative care doctor at Dell Seton Medical Center, plays a Charlie Brown Christmas album in an office on December 9, 2025. Ferguson said this album is popular due to the lack of lyrics, which makes for easier listening. Lorianne Willett/KUT News hide caption toggle caption Lorianne Willett/KUT News AUSTIN, TEXAS — […]
Supreme Court lets Texas use gerrymandered U.S. House map : NPR
Texas Republican state Sen. Pete Flores looks over the state’s redrawn congressional map at the Texas Capitol in Austin in August. Eric Gay/AP hide caption toggle caption Eric Gay/AP The Supreme Court has cleared the way for Texas to use a new congressional map that could help Republicans win five more U.S. House seats in […]
Texas appeals ruling that Trump-urged voting map is racial gerrymandering : NPR
A Texas lawmaker looks over a redistricting map during the debate in the state senate in August. Eric Gay/AP hide caption toggle caption Eric Gay/AP Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has quickly appealed to the Supreme Court a ruling that the redistricting passed by lawmakers at the urging of President Trump was based on racial gerrymandering. […]
Families of Camp Mystic campers, counselors who died in Texas flood file lawsuits
The families of multiple campers and two counselors at Camp Mystic who died in the devastating flash flood in Texas in July are suing the camp, alleging gross negligence and reckless disregard for safety led to a “self-created disaster” that claimed the lives of 28 people total. The Fourth of July flood wiped out the Christian […]
Daca recipients in Texas await judge’s ruling that could upend their lives | US immigration
A federal judge could soon decide whether tens of thousands of so-called “Dreamers” in Texas could lose their ability to work in the US legally under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (Daca) immigration program – prompting fears of upheaval and heartbreak. As part of the years-long legal battle over Daca, US district court judge […]