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Beef prices are continuing to rise due to drought, low herd sizes and concerns about the new world screwworm in the United States, but business owners in Texas say that raising prices could drive away customers.

Texas has been flooded with data center requests to join its power grid. The state seeks to sort out who actually wants to do business in Texas -- and which projects are purely speculative.

The governor said the Public Utility Commission of Texas and ERCOT must take steps to prevent the cost of data center infrastructure from being passed on to electricity customers.

Energy experts say a growth in renewables will help the state's power grid meet increasing demand this summer.

The state's grid operator will vote Tuesday on whether to begin a study of data centers, known as "Batch Zero," that would use a new evaluation process for adding projects to the grid.

Gas prices just hit a 4-year record, and the price of jet fuel has doubled. NPR speaks to industry executives and energy experts to explain the areas in which Americans are feeling the pinch.

Texas leaders are grappling with how to handle a large number of data centers looking to connect to the state's power grid.

The Trump administration recently announced it would release 172 million barrels of oil from the United States' Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which is located along the Gulf Coast, including two sites in Texas.

The U.S. has agreed to release more than 150 million barrels of oil from its strategic petroleum reserve. What does that mean for the stockpile located in salt caverns along the Gulf Coast?

The move from New Jersey would align the company’s domicile with the location of its physical headquarters, which is north of Houston in Spring.