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Leaders of the effort say they moved to rural Hood County for its quiet country charm, which was shattered by what locals ...

Mining has shaped Texas’ history and powered our economy for generations. Statewide, the mining industry generates $10 billion annually, supports more than 65,000 jobs, accounting for about 2% of all ...

In the old ranchlands of South Texas, dormant uranium mines are coming back online. A collection of new ones hope to start production soon, extracting radioactive fuel from the region’s shallow ...

Texas elected officials have turned on a bitcoin mining industry they once embraced. But the much-maligned crypto data center sector may end up being a key part of the solution to the state’s power ...

GRANBURY Cheryl Shadden cannot sleep. The 61-year-old nurse, who works at hospitals giving patients anesthesia, says she is kept up at night by the nonstop mechanical whir of fans spinning to cool ...

DALLAS – Texas is among the most popular destinations in the U.S. for bitcoin mining. However, earlier this June, the state’s grid operator, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), raised ...

ICE led a raid on the Lonestar Dream bitcoin mining site in Pyote, Texas targeting a Bitmain-linked ASIC repair center.

Texas leaders want to know how much power crypto-mining facilities use while searching for digital money. The Public Utility Commission of Texas approved a new rule last week requiring virtual ...