#westtexas — Public Fediverse posts
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At least 3 people have died while detained at Camp East Montana in the past year, including a 55-year-old father whose death on January 3 was ruled a homicide after security guards beat him. in February, an inspection report found dozens of violations of national detention standards, including 22 deficiencies related to “use of force” incidents. https://www.texasobserver.org/ice-contractor-camp-east-montana-el-paso/
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Out today: Beatings, starvation, even death ... harrowing reports emerge from Camp East Montana. In one lawsuit, current and former detainees said conditions inside are “in some respects even more punitive than prison,” even though immigrant detention is civil rather than criminal. https://www.texasobserver.org/Ice-contractor-camp-east-montana-el-paso/
#Texas #immigration #HumanRights #News #ICE #WestTexas #border
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That unique feeling when the sun throws its light into the dusty sky, and you see their silhouettes out to the horizon, generating invisible charges that power everything we know and love...
Taken by me in West Texas, "Blades in the Dark".
#art #photography #sunrise #dawn #twilight #HighPlains #Texas #WestTexas #sky #skyscape #windturbines #powerplant #windfarm
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PUC approves two statewide transmission lines
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#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #BosqueCounty #CharlesSchwertner #CharlieGeren #DanPatrick #ElectricReliabilityCouncilofTexas #Energy #kenpaxton #KevinSparks #MedinaCounty #odessa #Oncor #PermianBasin #SanAntonio #TexasAssociationofManufacturers #TexasLegislature #TexasSenate #ToddStaples #Transmissionlines #UnitedStates #Us #USA #UvaldeCounty #WestTexas
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A West Texas Mayor Brought Barbecue to His Town https://www.diningandcooking.com/restaurants/16585/ #BarbecueJoint #BarbecueJoints #bbq #BBQJoint #BBQJointReviews #BBQJoints #Brisket #CityGovernment #Kermit #LocalGovernment #Mayor #OilAndGas #WestTexas
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Texas’ data center, transmission line pauses could be risky
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#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #ElectricReliabilityCouncilofTexas #Energy #ercot #GregAbbott #PermianBasin #Transmissionlines #UnitedStates #Us #USA #WellAHomepage #WestTexas
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In HelloNation, Gardening Expert Terri Johansen Details Proper Watering Techniques in West Texas https://www.allforgardening.com/1878534/in-hellonation-gardening-expert-terri-johansen-details-proper-watering-techniques-in-west-texas-3/ #DryConditions #garden #GardenPlants #gardening #SoilMoisture #TerriJohansen #texas #watering #WestTexas
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In HelloNation, Gardening Expert Terri Johansen Details Proper Watering Techniques in West Texas https://www.allforgardening.com/1875747/in-hellonation-gardening-expert-terri-johansen-details-proper-watering-techniques-in-west-texas-2/ #DryConditions #garden #GardenPlants #gardening #SoilMoisture #TerriJohansen #texas #watering #WestTexas
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via #Microsoft : Powering the next wave of AI: Expanding capacity with our new datacenter in Pecos
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#Microsoft #Datacenter #Pecos #Texas #AI #CloudComputing #AIInfrastructure #SustainableTech #EnergyEfficiency #RenewableEnergy #WestTexas #CommunityFirst … -
💡 #Chevron and #Microsoft make a 20-year plan to power a data center in West Texas, assuming both companies and the internet still exist by then. Meanwhile, the article itself collapses under the weight of its own importance, delivering nothing but error codes and existential dread. 🤖🔥
https://www.chevron.com/newsroom/2026/q2/chevron-signs-20-year-power-agreement-with-microsoft-for-west-texas-data-center #DataCenter #WestTexas #TechFuture #HackerNews #ngated -
Chevron signs 20-year power agreement with Microsoft for West Texas data center
#HackerNews #Chevron #Microsoft #PowerAgreement #WestTexas #DataCenter #RenewableEnergy
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An AI #tech boom. A glittering new library. A city of public art and philanthropy, that's resisted far-right politics (so far).
Abilene's easy to overlook and not easy to summarize, and it's changing fast: https://www.texasobserver.org/abilene-art-library-ai-data-center-book-bans/
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Petroleros cargados y sin comprador: el ángulo ciego que pone en el mapa el cierre de Ormuz
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West Texas peeking over $100/barrel again
#OilPrice #WTI #WestTexas #oil #war #iran #morons #fools #StopUsingOil
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As Big Bend area border walls move forward, local landowners gear up for a fight
"Advocates are rushing to help landowners with legal aid in sparsely populated rural areas along the Rio Grande in the path of the border wall. The federal government’s efforts to contact landowners about the project has hit a snag due to complicated land ownership."
#Texas #TheBorder #WestTexas #TransPecos #BorderWall
https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/big-bend-border-wall-texas-landowners-marfa/
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Hype for the Furure 139O: Crane County, Texas
Overview Crane County is located modesty to the east of the Pecos River within the State of Texas in the United States of America and is home to the Museum of the Desert Southwest.https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/03/19/hype-for-the-furure-139o-crane-county-texas/
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Hype for the Future 139N: City of McCamey, Texas
Overview The City of McCamey is a small city in and the county seat of Upton County, Texas, where the community serves as the county seat. Upton County is located in the broader region known as West Texas and positioned along United States Routes 67 and 385. The current community is designated the “Wind Energy Capital of Texas” and is associated with a local Mexican restaurant at Elena’s kitchen.https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/03/19/hype-for-the-future-139n-city-of-mccamey-texas/
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El precio del gas se dispara un 24% y el petróleo alcanza los 116 dólares ante los ataques de Irán a instalaciones energéticas
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Los desesperados intentos de Trump para frenar la escalada de los precios del petróleo
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Hype for the Future 138J: City of Stanton, Texas
Overview The City of Stanton is a city in and the county seat of Martin County, Texas, located in the eastern Permian Basin area and within the region known as West Texas. Today, the community is situated primarily along the Interstate 20 corridor to the east of the City of Midland, with State Highway 137 serving the perpendicular direction.https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/03/18/hype-for-the-future-138j-city-of-stanton-texas/
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Hype for the Future 138/284: Sanderson, Texas
Overview Sanderson is an unincorporated community within Terrell County, Texas, serving as the county seat and accessible along United States Route 90 at the southernmost end of United States Route 285.https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/03/18/hype-for-the-future-138-284-sanderson-texas/
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Hype for the Future 137G: Trans-Pecos Counties in Texas
Introduction The westernmost counties in the State of Texas are associated with the international border with Mexico to the south and southwest as well as the internal state line with New Mexico to the north. Today, the community is situated to the south of the Carlsbad area in New Mexico but to the north of communities typically in the Mexican States of Chihuahua and Coahuila. At the western edge of the State is the City and County of El Paso, opposite the larger Mexican city of Ciudad […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/03/17/hype-for-the-future-137g-trans-pecos-counties-in-texas/
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Hype for the Future 137F: Southeastern Llano Estacado
Overview The following post content is intended to specifically focus on the central portion of the north-south portion of the New Mexican state line, where the “Staked Plain” extends to the south of the primary Great Plains surrounding both sides of the 100th Meridian in the United States of America. Communities covered in the area include Muleshoe, Morton, Plains, Denver City, and Seminole. Each community in the region contains a significant cultural history, whether based on mules in […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/03/17/hype-for-the-future-137f-southeastern-llano-estacado/
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Last week: Older residents in the small town of Ozona are thriving. Here's the unique way that wind energy is keeping retirees close to home, and giving them a better quality of life. https://www.texasobserver.org/rural-west-texas-ozona-wind-energy-seniors/
#energy #sustainability #ClimateChange #environment #WestTexas #rural #news
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From our friends at Grist: In Ozona, older adults are thriving. The Crockett County government has created a strong network of senior services, and ensures that they are supported with the help of some powerful new neighbors—wind companies. https://www.texasobserver.org/rural-west-texas-ozona-wind-energy-seniors/
#energy #environment #WestTexas #Texas #politics #USpol #aging