A battery plant fire in California started during a boom for energy storage
A fire at a one of the world’s largest battery plants in California contained tens of thousands of lithium batteries that store power from renewable energy sources.
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Military police, engineer units from Army, Marines deploy to the US-Mexico border
Military police and Army engineers from seven states will join Marine Corps engineers from California already en route for a deployment to the U.S. border with Mexico ordered Monday by President Donald Trump.
Active-duty troops begin arriving at US-Mexico border in Texas and California to combat migrant crisis
Active-duty military personnel began arriving along the southern border Thursday evening after President Donald Trump declared a national emergency to address the immigration crisis.
A rare frigid storm brings heavy snow, sleet and ice to Texas and the northern Gulf Coast
A rare frigid storm is charging through Texas and the northern Gulf Coast, blanketing New Orleans and Houston with snow, closing highways and grounding nearly all flights.
Longtime Austin business avoids demolition from I-35 expansion, opens new location
Nature’s Treasures hosted a grand opening of its new building in North Austin this weekend after being relocated due to the I-35 expansion project.
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North Texas edges out Austin for highest rents in the state
According to data from Zillow, average rents in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro now outpace those in Austin for the first time since at least 2015.
A frigid storm drops rare snow on Houston and New Orleans as Florida readies plows in the Panhandle
A rare frigid storm is charging through Texas and the northern Gulf Coast, blanketing New Orleans and Houston with snow, closing highways and grounding nearly all flights
Ice, snow, wicked cold: Winter storm in South may be unlike any 'in our lifetimes'
The South is bracing for a major winter storm, most of the nation remains gripped by extreme cold, and high winds could fan flames in California.
North Texas boomtowns grapple with rapid growth amid DFW expansion
North Texas is marked by several significant moments in history that transformed it from isolated farmland to a bustling urban hub.
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Israel’s Cease-Fires in Lebanon and Gaza Appear Fragile Israeli forces killed at least 15 people and injured dozens more in southern Lebanon on Sunday, Lebanese officials said. In Gaza, Israel ...
Data centers are booming in Texas. What does that mean for the grid?
The rise of artificial intelligence, the digitization of the economy and everyday life’s growing computing needs have turbocharged the expansion of data centers, driving up a surge in electricity demand in Texas and across the country.
Firefighters continue battling LA fires as rain expected to come soon: Live updates
Firefighters continue to battle fires across Southern California as the area prepares for a presidential visit Friday and rain in the weekend forecast.