A new UT Austin report estimates data centers could account for up to 9% of Texas water use by 2040.
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Cold War reports of mysterious rotating saucers; recent sightings of metallic elliptical objects floating in mid-air. Those and other reports of unidentified anomalous phenomena or UAPs — the military's term for UFOs — are described in documents released Friday.
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Some schools are warning users not to log back into Canvas yet, after a ransomware group claimed credit for a data breach. Half of North America's higher education institutions use the platform.
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Residents are under strict water restrictions as city officials scramble to drill a replacement well, which could take four to six weeks to complete.
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The $4 million system could provide up to several hours of advance warning, giving residents more time to evacuate before floodwaters become dangerous.
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Marfa City Council members voted 3-2 to deny American Electric Power (AEP) a special use permit application to build a new substation in a local neighborhood. The project, which has been mired in municipal proceedings for over a year, now goes back to the drawing board.
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Senate Bill 4, scheduled to take effect next week, lets Texas police arrest people suspected of illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.
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