Sources & Research
Every factual claim, dollar figure, and regulatory decision on this site is backed by official Public Utility Commission filings, ERCOT public workshops, or verified news reporting.
All 76 cited documents are listed below with archived copies where available, so you can inspect the public records yourself.
Primary State & Regulatory Filings
- Order, Docket No. 59336: Howard-to-Solstice 765-kV transmission line (AEP Texas and CPS Energy)
- Recap: Gina Hinojosa connects with Red Oak residents furious about data centers
- Bell County East to Big Hill 765-kV Transmission Project (PUC Docket No. 59475)
- Attorney General Ken Paxton supports pause of 765-kV transmission line buildout pending legislative review
- Governor Abbott Announces Power House Data Centers, CoreWeave And Emergent Data Centers Commit To Comply With His Data Centers Standards
- Texas Southern University statewide poll, August 2026
- Hinojosa calls on Greg Abbott to put moratorium on data centers until a legislative session that puts Texans first (Texans First Data Center Priorities)
- Docket No. 59315: Dinosaur Switch–Longshore Switch 765-kV transmission line (Oncor), case caption
- Oncor, LCRA TSC request approval to build 765kV transmission line from Ward to Schleicher counties (Docket No. 59182)
- Blu Lacy - Howard Transmission Line Project
- Hillje-Blu Lacy Transmission Improvement Project
- Amicus brief in PUC Docket No. 59475 (Bell County East–Big Hill 765-kV), case caption
- ERCOT Transmission Planning: 345-kV and TX 765-kV Strategic Transmission Expansion Plan (STEP) (ERCOT Trending Topics)
- Recommendation Regarding AEP Texas, CPS Energy, Oncor and CNP Texas 765-kV STEP Eastern Backbone Project (Board Item 14.1)
- Recommendation Regarding Oncor and AEPSC Drill Hole to Sand Lake to Solstice 765-kV Line Project (Board Item 14.2)
- Oncor requests approval for first 765kV transmission line in Texas (Longshore–Drill Hole)
- Reliability Plan for the Permian Basin Region (ERCOT Trending Topics)
- Permian Basin Reliability Plan Study — Workshop
- Governor Abbott appoints and names Gleeson chair of Public Utility Commission of Texas
- Riot responds to recent inquiries regarding its power strategy
- Electrical Effects for the I-5 Corridor Reinforcement Project
- Electromagnetic fields and public health: exposure to extremely low frequency fields
- IARC Monographs Vol. 80: Static and extremely low-frequency electric and magnetic fields
- Howard–Solstice 765-kV Transmission Project Overview
- Big Eddy–Knight Transmission Project Final EIS, Appendix E: Electric Fields, Magnetic Fields, Noise, and Radio Interference
- Census Geocoder: 2026 State Legislative Districts
- Texas Landowner's Bill of Rights
- Dinosaur to Longshore 765-kV Transmission Line Project
- Longshore Switch – Drill Hole Switch 765-kV Transmission Line Project
- PUC docket filing applying the 500-foot habitable-structure routing criterion (16 TAC §25.101)
- Landowner notice and request-to-intervene form (Docket No. 51023)
- Proposed amendments to §25.192, Transmission Service Rates (postage stamp pricing under PURA §35.004(d))
- Issues: Social Media, AI & Tech
- Issues: Rural Investment
- VoteTexas.gov — official voter information
News Reporting & Investigations
- Ken Paxton clarifies support for data centers: 'This is a yes with conditions'
- After public pressure, Texas OKs more 765-kV lines, directing companies to work with landowners
- Despite protest, regulators clear path for bigger transmission lines across Texas
- Capital Highlights: Industry warns of blackouts if data center opposition overreacts
- Abbott takes additional steps to regulate data centers in Texas amid tightening polls in governor's race
- Lt. Gov. Patrick 'very disappointed' in top regulators for ignoring lawmakers, approving controversial transmission line
- Texas governor candidate Hinojosa calls for special session on data centers during El Paso campaign stop
- Texas House meeting on data centers and transmission lines draws backlash
- Texas will audit up to 300 projects, mostly data centers, after Gov. Greg Abbott's order
- Texas data center approval pause and the ERCOT power grid
- Gov. Abbott's campaign reports donations from utility companies amid push to open San Antonio CPS Energy market
- Big new power lines could prevent blackouts in Texas. Dan Patrick wants to block them
- Texas governor orders pause on new data center approvals pending audit
- Texas power lines, blackouts and fierce landowner opposition
- James Talarico calls for tighter regulations on data center development
- Lt. Gov. Patrick and Chairman Schwertner call on PUC to deny 765kV applications
- Texas landowners seek pause in $2B, 765-kV transmission line case over notice concerns
- Gov. Greg Abbott calls for Texas energy regulators to rein in data centers
- Regulators approve routes for Texas' first 765-kV power lines
- Texas voting guide: Important dates for the November election
- Talarico vs. Paxton: Different plans for Texas' data center boom
- Here's a look at some of the biggest donors in the Texas governor race
- Texas Senate confirms appointments of Thomas Gleeson and Courtney Hjaltman to PUCT
- PUCT approves development of first extra high voltage transmission lines in ERCOT region
- Texas OKs Permian Basin reliability plan, option for state's first 765-kV transmission lines
- ERCOT paid Bitcoin miner $31.7 million to reduce energy usage during August heat wave
- ERCOT pays crypto company $31 million
- Texas Republicans want to make the state the center of the cryptocurrency universe
- Texas politicians got cash boost from energy industry after legislative session
- Abbott to start accepting Bitcoin donations
- $7 Billion Wind Power Project Nears Finish
Economic Analysis & Policy Commentary
- The case for lower utility profits
- 2026 Texas House of Representatives election
- 2026 Texas Senate election
- The Explosion of Transmission Costs in ERCOT
- Transmission in ERCOT: Are Residential Customers Paying Too Much? (remarks by Travis Kavulla, ERCOT Market Summit)
- Ted Cruz, Greg Abbott and the magical thinking about Bitcoin and the Texas grid
- The Effects of Electric Transmission Lines on Property Values: A Literature Review
- Transmission Lines & Property Value Impacts: A Review of Published Research
- Potential Environmental Effects of 765-kV Transmission Lines
- Texas 765-kV Transmission Line FAQ for Landowners (quoting Oncor testimony)