Sugar Land’s multi-million dollar surveillance deal sparks privacy concerns
| January 13, 2026
Community | CULTURE | flock cameras | HARDGATE | HTX | license plate reader cameras | SAFETY | sugar land | surveillance | surveillance technology | TECHNOLOGY | TEXAS
Sugar Land recently approved a multi-million dollar contract for new surveillance technology. Here’s what you need to know.
Texas Tech researchers to develop statewide flood warning system
| January 6, 2026
central texas | climate | CLIMATE CHANGE | Community | extreme weather | flood warning system | flooding | local | Local news | News | SAFETY | TECHNOLOGY | TEXAS | texas hill country | TEXAS LEGISLATURE | Texas Tech University | the West Texas Mesonet
Texas Tech professors are developing a unique flood forecasting system for the state – and specifically for the Texas Hill Country.
Your essential festival guide to South by Southwest 2025
| March 5, 2025
South by Southwest 2025 brings together groundbreaking film, music, comedy, and technology from March 7-15, showcasing tomorrow’s cultural phenomena today.
As Texas’ energy demand soars, a pilot program looks to bolster grid with “virtual power plants” fueled by people’s homes
| February 18, 2025
Some Texans who install residential batteries, solar panels and smart thermostats can now send power back to the grid and get a credit on their bill.
Op-Ed: The Biden/Harris clean energy plan helps create good-paying jobs — here’s how
| August 8, 2024
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A third-generation union member thinks the Biden/Harris clean energy plan is good for America.