Opinion
Capital Highlights
The chief of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas told state lawmakers recently that the state’s power demand could nearly double in just six years. The reasons: population growth, new requests for grid connections, and a rise in requests from data centers and other heavy users.
80 Years Ago
On June 6 of this year, the world commemorated the 80th anniversary of the D-DAY Landings in 1944. Allied forces stormed the coast of France and changed the course of history. More than 130,000 troops — mostly from the United States, United Kingdom and Canada — landed on the shores of Normandy to combat Axis forces led by the Germans. There were many deaths on both sides, but over several weeks, the Allies began to turn the tide of the conflict. Germany surrendered less than a year later. D-Day was regarded as the largest amphibious invasion in military history. I was born after World War II, but as a student of history, I find these stories fascinating.
Drought conditions ease slightly while heat dome returns
Drought conditions across the state dropped a percentage point in May compared to the previous month, with 26% of the state in some stage of drought, primarily in West and South Texas and parts of the Panhandle.