Hacker News with Generative AI: Texas

'Water Is the New Oil' as Texas Cities Square Off over Aquifers (insideclimatenews.org)
In Central Texas, a bitter fight over a $1 billion water project offers a preview of the future for much of the state as decades of rapid growth push past the local limits of its most vital natural resource.
Water Resources, Texas, Climate Change, Infrastructure
15 points by littlexsparkee 2 days ago | 11 comments
Fort Worth – Now 10th largest US city (wikipedia.org)
Fort Worth is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Tarrant County, covering nearly 350 square miles (910 km2) into Denton, Johnson, Parker, and Wise counties.
Cities, Texas, Demographics, Geography
15 points by austin-cheney 3 days ago | 2 comments
Texas measles cases rise to 400, the outbreak's biggest 3-day spike (texastribune.org)
The number of measles cases has risen to 400, a spike of 73 cases over the last three days, as the historical outbreak continues to rage on in West Texas, according to state officials on Friday. Of those, 41 patients have been hospitalized.
Health, Texas, Measles, Outbreaks
36 points by geox 5 days ago | 8 comments
In Jail Without a Lawyer: How a Texas Town Fails Poor Defendants (nytimes.com)
People in Maverick County spend months in jail waiting to be charged with minor crimes. Some are simply lost in the system.
Justice System, Texas, Law, Poverty
342 points by ceejayoz 8 days ago | 418 comments
Texas is poised to make measles a nationwide epidemic (texastribune.org)
With its measles outbreak spreading to two additional states, Texas is on track to becoming the cause of a national epidemic if it doesn’t start vaccinating more people, according to public health experts.
Public Health, Measles, Texas, Vaccination
11 points by geox 10 days ago | 1 comments
US measles cases reach 5-year high; 15 states report cases, Texas outbreak grows (arstechnica.com)
The US has now recorded over 300 measles cases just three months into 2025, exceeding the yearly case counts for all years after 2019.
Public Health, Measles, Texas, Outbreaks, United States
16 points by rntn 18 days ago | 2 comments
His daughter was America's first measles death in a decade (theatlantic.com)
Peter greeted me in the mostly empty gravel parking lot of a Mennonite church on the outskirts of Seminole, a small city in West Texas surrounded by cotton and peanut fields.
Health, Measles, Texas, United States
8 points by pseudolus 21 days ago | 3 comments
Health experts fear the West Texas measles outbreak may be larger than reported (statnews.com)
The growing measles outbreak centered in West Texas, with cases reaching into New Mexico and now Oklahoma, is the country’s largest in six years. But experts say that even with more than 250 cases reported across the three states, the outbreak is likely much larger.
Health, Measles, Outbreaks, Texas
12 points by divbzero 21 days ago | 1 comments
Charter school superintendent makes $870k. For district with 1k students (texastribune.org)
On paper, Salvador Cavazos earns less than $300,000 to run Valere Public Schools, a small Texas charter network. But taxpayers likely aren’t aware that his total pay makes him one of the country’s highest-earning superintendents.
Education, Charter Schools, Texas, Salaries, Public Finance
16 points by everybodyknows 23 days ago | 4 comments
Measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico now 208 cases, 2 deaths (arstechnica.com)
The measles outbreak in West Texas and New Mexico has reached 208 cases.
Health, Disease Outbreaks, Texas, New Mexico
41 points by pmags 26 days ago | 20 comments
SpaceX's Texas Starlink Factory Produces 15,000 Dishes per Day (pcmag.com)
SpaceX has published a rare behind-the-scenes video of its Starlink dish factory in Bastrop, Texas, which is preparing to expand.
SpaceX, Starlink, Manufacturing, Technology, Texas
10 points by signatoremo 28 days ago | 2 comments
There Was a Texas Lottery Arbitrage (bloomberg.com)
I assume it is rarely a positive-expected-value play to buy every possible lottery ticket, but not never. For instance, here’s how Lotto Texas works:
Lottery, Texas, Finance, Probability, Gambling
244 points by ioblomov 28 days ago | 272 comments
44 Wheels stolen from Teslas in League City parking lot (click2houston.com)
The League City Police Department is investigating the theft of tires from 11 Tesla vehicles at 2455 Tuscan Lakes Blvd.
Crime, Tesla, Automotive, Texas
26 points by jrflowers 30 days ago | 6 comments
PFAS in fertilisers blamed for killing livestock in Texas and wreaking havoc (chemistryworld.com)
The mystery of why farmers had started falling ill in Johnson County, Texas and what killed the fish in their ponds and livestock on their ranches may have been solved.
Environmental Issues, Agriculture, Chemicals, Texas, Livestock
107 points by chiffre01 30 days ago | 38 comments
Amazon’s delivery drones are grounded in College Station, Texas (wired.com)
Amazon’s drones met more resistance in College Station, Texas, than in any other city in the US. Now they’re gone—and a sense of peace and privacy has been restored.
Amazon, Delivery Drones, Privacy, Technology, Texas
114 points by impish9208 31 days ago | 295 comments
Unvaccinated Child Dies of Measles in Texas Outbreak (nytimes.com)
A child has died of measles in West Texas, the first known death in an outbreak that is spreading in the region and in neighboring New Mexico, state health officials said on Wednesday.
Health, Measles, Texas, Outbreaks, Public Health
39 points by JumpCrisscross 31 days ago | 4 comments
Texas official warns against "measles parties" as outbreak keeps growing (arstechnica.com)
A Texas health authority is warning against "measles parties" as the outbreak in West Texas grew to at least 146 cases, with 20 hospitalized and one unvaccinated school-age child dead. The outbreak continues to mainly be in unvaccinated children.
Public Health, Measles, Texas, Children, Outbreaks
11 points by impish9208 32 days ago | 3 comments
Texas measles outbreak rises to 146 cases spanning more than 9 counties (pbs.org)
DALLAS (AP) — The number of people with measles in Texas increased to 146 in an outbreak that led this week to the death of an unvaccinated school-aged child, health officials said Friday.
Health, Texas, Measles, Outbreaks, Public Health
40 points by MilnerRoute 32 days ago | 11 comments
The Texas Measles Outbreak Is Even Scarier Than It Looks (nytimes.com)
The news that an outbreak in Texas has caused the nation’s first confirmed measles death in a decade — an unvaccinated child — is as unsurprising as it is tragic.
Public Health, Measles, Texas, Vaccines
18 points by mitchbob 33 days ago | 10 comments
Anti-vaccine movement falsely blames measles shots for Texas outbreak (nbcnews.com)
As a measles outbreak sweeps through Texas, officially sickening 124 people, mostly unvaccinated children, and hospitalizing 18, anti-vaccine groups are pushing a familiar and false theory: The highly contagious virus is being caused by the vaccine itself.
Public Health, Vaccines, Texas, Misinformation, Measles
15 points by tailefer 35 days ago | 1 comments
Unvaccinated school-aged child dies of measles in Texas amid growing outbreak (arstechnica.com)
An unvaccinated, school-aged child in Texas has died of the measles amid an ongoing outbreak in the state that has so far infected at least 124 people, mostly children, sending at least 18 to the hospital. Additionally, nine measles cases have been confirmed across the border in New Mexico.
Health, Measles, Texas, Public Health, Children
17 points by rbanffy 35 days ago | 2 comments
First measles death is reported in the West Texas outbreak (apnews.com)
A child who was not vaccinated has died from measles in West Texas, the first death in an outbreak that began late last month and the first from measles in the U.S. since 2015.
Health, Measles, Texas, Public Health, Vaccines
19 points by impish9208 35 days ago | 7 comments
Texas Lawmakers Scramble to Stop Solar Energy but It Just Keeps Coming (cleantechnica.com)
Last year was another banner year for solar energy in Texas, and 2025 is heading for more of the same despite the persistent threat of anti-renewable legislation.
Solar Energy, Texas, Renewable Energy, Legislation
12 points by miles 37 days ago | 4 comments
Doubts remain over reliability of Texas power grid (npr.org)
Four years after deadly blackout, doubts remain over reliability of Texas’ power grid Officials say they've improved the grid, but new challenges have emerged as demand grows
Texas, Energy, Power Grid, Reliability, Blackouts
66 points by geox 45 days ago | 70 comments
More Solar and Battery Storage Added to TX Grid Than Other Power Src Last Year (insideclimatenews.org)
As the market for renewables in Texas continues to strengthen and innovate, the power makeup of the state’s electric grid is slated to keep shifting toward adding more renewables. Last year, solar and battery storage installation led capacity growth within Texas’ electric grid, according to research from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas published in January.
Renewable Energy, Texas, Energy Storage
111 points by indigodaddy 46 days ago | 119 comments
Nine unvaccinated people hospitalized as Texas measles outbreak doubles (arstechnica.com)
An outbreak of measles in one of Texas' least vaccinated counties continues to rapidly expand, with officials reporting 24 cases Tuesday, up from just nine confirmed on Friday.
Public Health, Texas, Measles, Vaccines, Disease Outbreaks
12 points by rbanffy 49 days ago | 6 comments
Measles outbreak erupts in one of Texas' least-vaccinated counties (arstechnica.com)
Health officials in Texas are battling a growing measles outbreak in an area that has some of the state's lowest vaccination rates and highest non-medical exemptions.
Health, Texas, Measles, Vaccines, Public Health
9 points by rbanffy 51 days ago | 0 comments
Measles outbreak erupts in one of Texas' least vaccinated counties (arstechnica.com)
Health officials in Texas are battling a growing measles outbreak in an area that has some of the state's lowest vaccination rates and highest non-medical exemptions.
Health, Public Health, Texas, Vaccination, Measles
11 points by smy20011 54 days ago | 8 comments
Exxon is quietly planning a new $8.6B plastics plant in Texas (grist.org)
Diane Wilson had heard rumors for months that Exxon might be coming to Point Comfort, Texas, which sits on the Gulf Coast south of Galveston. She recalls whispers about the global behemoth hiring local electricians and negotiating railroad access. Two days before Christmas, the first confirmation quietly arrived: an application for tax subsidies to build an $8.6 billion plastics manufacturing plant.
ExxonMobil, Plastics Industry, Environmental Issues, Texas, Business
5 points by Brajeshwar 54 days ago | 0 comments
Texas Tempts Meta (bloomberg.com)
If you are a shareholder of a public company, how would you like that company to be run? Here are two options:
Meta, Texas, Business, Technology, Acquisitions
15 points by feross 58 days ago | 5 comments