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Second-largest US state; top crude producer, ERCOT grid operator, 2026 midterm battleground.
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#19 30 Sept
Took $80.65m of the week's largest outside-spending lines
US Midterms 2026: Texas PAC's Senate spending hits $131.5m#19 30 Sept
Mentioned in: S. Carolina voter-help cap survives suit
US Midterms 2026#19 30 Sept
Mentioned in: Nine Republican PACs file $164m of $259m
US Midterms 2026#19 28 Sept
Mentioned in: Judge Ali voids FEMA election conditions
US Midterms 2026#180 28 Sept
Mentioned in: QatarEnergy suspends gas as ships move
Iran Conflict 2026#19 25 Sept
Mentioned in: Supreme Court revives DHS's SAVE checks
US Midterms 2026#19 24 Sept
Mentioned in: Bianco must hand back 650,000 ballots
US Midterms 2026#18 23 Sept
Texas PAC hits $69.3m in Paxton race
US Midterms 2026#18 23 Sept
Sabato and Cook widen Democrats' map
US Midterms 2026#18 22 Sept
Mentioned in: Sabato moves Michigan Senate to Leans D
US Midterms 2026#18 21 Sept
Mentioned in: 8th Circuit puts Missouri on 2025 map
US Midterms 2026#15 21 Sept
Abbott halts Texas data centre permits
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#18 20 Sept
Mentioned in: No Going Back PAC spends $29.2m in week
US Midterms 2026#179 18 Sept
Mentioned in: Aramco cuts Europe off for October
Iran Conflict 2026#17 15 Sept
Mentioned in: $85m of Texas ads, no donor named
US Midterms 2026#178 11 Sept
Mentioned in: Brent spikes on the strike, then gives it back
Iran Conflict 2026#15 10 Sept
Mentioned in: Oracle's capex hits $28.5bn in a quarter
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#14 18 Aug
Mentioned in: Fingrid warns 5 GW may not be built
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#13 4 Aug
Mentioned in: NSW gives its minister a grid veto
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#15 3 Aug
Mentioned in: Four committees put $3.39m into three weeks
US Midterms 2026#22 3 Aug
Mentioned in: Brent sheds 4.88% on called-off strike
European Oil Markets#13 2 Aug
Mentioned in: UNE blames a 110kV fault, not a storm
Cuba Dispatch#13 2 Aug
Mentioned in: ERCOT freezes its 205 GW sorting job
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#13 2 Aug
Mentioned in: Abbott orders a full data centre audit
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#31 30 Jul
Mentioned in: German gas plants back in profit
European Energy Markets#22 27 Jul
Mentioned in: Money went into WTI, not into Brent
European Oil Markets#49 26 Jul
Mentioned in: Arlington books a record $31m tax month
2026 FIFA World Cup#13 26 Jul
Mentioned in: Guiteras stops a 20th time, 64.6% dark
Cuba Dispatch#163 25 Jul
Mentioned in: The Iran war gets a new file name
Iran Conflict 2026#12 24 Jul
Mentioned in: ERCOT closes its Batch Zero queue window
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#11 22 Jul
Mentioned in: Alphabet lifts 2026 capex to $205bn
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#158 20 Jul
Mentioned in: The Pentagon names two of the dead
Iran Conflict 2026#11 15 Jul
Mentioned in: New Mexico vetoes Jupiter gas pipeline
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#44 14 Jul
Mentioned in: StubHub and FIFA point at each other
2026 FIFA World Cup#10 13 Jul
Mentioned in: New York freezes new permits by decree
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#16 10 Jul
Mentioned in: CFTC data show funds cut WTI length 23%
European Oil Markets#39 10 Jul
Mentioned in: France meet Spain in first semi-final
2026 FIFA World Cup#15 8 Jul
Mentioned in: Hormuz risk lifts the Brent-Dubai EFS
European Oil Markets#148 6 Jul
Mentioned in: Oil jumps as Hormuz calm breaks
Iran Conflict 2026#14 6 Jul
Mentioned in: Brent-WTI blows out as price sits still
European Oil Markets#37 3 Jul
Mentioned in: StubHub hit by lawsuit and Texas probe
2026 FIFA World Cup#11 2 Jul
Mentioned in: Infineon opens €5bn Dresden fab early
European Tech Sovereignty#13 2 Jul
Mentioned in: Brent grinds to $70 into OPEC+ weekend
European Oil Markets#9 1 Jul
Mentioned in: Santa Fe drops the bar to 1 MW
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#142 30 Jun
Mentioned in: Trump talks $2.50 petrol, signs nothing
Iran Conflict 2026#9 29 Jun
Mentioned in: Virginia signs first per-kWh power tax
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#10 29 Jun
Mentioned in: Ireland codes a 900 MW load-loss limit
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#141 28 Jun
Mentioned in: Oil barely moves on the stand-down
Iran Conflict 2026#7 27 Jun
Mentioned in: Cassidy out; Letlow meets Fleming on 27 June
US Midterms 2026#11 27 Jun
Mentioned in: Letlow routs Fleming by 13.6 points
US Midterms 2026#30 26 Jun
Mentioned in: Norway rest stars Haaland and Ødegaard
2026 FIFA World Cup#8 25 Jun
Mentioned in: Amazon lifts India bet to $48bn
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#8 24 Jun
Mentioned in: Ebola reaches France past exit checks
Pandemics and Biosecurity#21 22 Jun
Mentioned in: JKM-TTF arb collapses as tankers return
European Energy Markets#27 22 Jun
Mentioned in: Messi stands alone on 18 goals
2026 FIFA World Cup#8 22 Jun
Mentioned in: Chevron builds Microsoft a gas plant
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#8 22 Jun
Mentioned in: Virginia taxes power behind the meter
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#11 20 Jun
Hosted the Texas 35th Democratic primary the scheme targeted
US Midterms 2026: Republican cash hides in liberal PACs#8 18 Jun
Texas queue swells to 438 GW
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#8 18 Jun
#7 16 Jun
Mentioned in: Virginia floats a fee on backup gas
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#10 16 Jun
Mentioned in: Letlow's 15-point lead collapses to a tie
US Midterms 2026#10 16 Jun
Mentioned in: Moore and Wess win Alabama runoffs
US Midterms 2026#128 15 Jun
Mentioned in: Iran and US name Hormuz two ways
Iran Conflict 2026#7 11 Jun
#6 4 Jun
Mentioned in: Cape Town objection hits Equinix sites
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#6 4 Jun
Mentioned in: Hill County folds, lawsuit lives on
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#8 4 Jun
Mentioned in: GOP-linked PACs meddle in Dem primary
US Midterms 2026#6 4 Jun
Mentioned in: Oregon bills data centres, not homes
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#5 3 Jun
Mentioned in: Sixth straight draw, flat price mute
European Oil Markets#8 2 Jun
Mentioned in: MAHA topples two Republican governor hopefuls
US Midterms 2026#5 28 May
Mentioned in: Texas developer sues county over pause
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#3 28 May
Mentioned in: Brent sub-$95 prices a different market
European Oil Markets#11 27 May
Mentioned in: India IT grows 140,000 as US firms cut
AI: Jobs, Power & Money#7 27 May
Mentioned in: Texas Senate, TX-35 both slip to Leans Republican
US Midterms 2026#7 26 May
Paxton routs Cornyn despite nine-to-one spend
US Midterms 2026#5 26 May
Mentioned in: WTI unwind done, the spread is loaded
European Oil Markets#107 25 May
Mentioned in: Brent breaks $100 as insurers hold
Iran Conflict 2026#5 24 May
#4 22 May
Mentioned in: Tax fight kills Virginia projects early
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#7 21 May
Mentioned in: Sabato moves six House seats toward Democrats
US Midterms 2026#4 20 May
Mentioned in: American surgeon caught Ebola in Bunia
Pandemics and Biosecurity#5 19 May
Mentioned in: PJM warns 13 governors on grid costs
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#6 19 May
#101 18 May
Mentioned in: Brent breaks $110, ADNOC bypasses Hormuz
Iran Conflict 2026#3 18 May
Mentioned in: PJM faces Monday FERC tariff deadline
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#4 18 May
Mentioned in: 75 GW added, PJM still hit an emergency
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#3 17 May
Mentioned in: Houston ready for Bundibugyo, no CDC
Pandemics and Biosecurity#11 15 May
Mentioned in: Golden Pass routes Qatari LNG via Texas
European Energy Markets#6 14 May
Crypto PAC pulls Paxton ad under GOP pressure
US Midterms 2026#3 13 May
Mentioned in: UK Gate 2 grid offers begin issuing
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#10 13 May
Mentioned in: GB exports gas; Hungary clears €123
European Energy Markets#5 13 May
Mentioned in: Fractile lands NATO and CIA chip cash
UK Startups and Innovation#2 12 May
Mentioned in: Idaho dairy H5N1: 1 to 59 herds in twelve days
Pandemics and Biosecurity#6 12 May
Mentioned in: South Carolina Senate blocks post-Callais redraw
US Midterms 2026#95 11 May
Mentioned in: Murkowski holds AUMF for a paper plan
Iran Conflict 2026#3 10 May
Mentioned in: Prince William ends Digital Gateway fight
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#2 8 May
Mentioned in: WHO upgrades Hondius Andes risk to MODERATE
Pandemics and Biosecurity#5 7 May
Mentioned in: Fellowship PAC drops $3M on GOP races
US Midterms 2026#5 7 May
Mentioned in: White House signs nothing on elections
US Midterms 2026#6 7 May
Mentioned in: Tennessee signs map carving Memphis three ways
US Midterms 2026#2 6 May
Mentioned in: Finland tops 2026 data centre siting ranking
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#5 4 May
Mentioned in: Jeffries sends Morelle to Albany on retaliation
US Midterms 2026#1 1 May
Mentioned in: Idaho dairy H5N1 breaks five-month US lull
Pandemics and Biosecurity#5 30 Apr
Four states queue maps after Callais ruling
US Midterms 2026#6 30 Apr
Mentioned in: ESMC Dresden eyes 2027 first wafers
European Tech Sovereignty#2 30 Apr
Mentioned in: Seattle freezes data centres for a year
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#5 29 Apr
Mentioned in: Callais guts VRA Section 2 mandate
US Midterms 2026#3 28 Apr
Mentioned in: OpenAI cuts compute target by $800bn
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#5 27 Apr
Received clearance to use PlanC2333 in 2026 midterm cycle
US Midterms 2026: SCOTUS clears Texas map before Callais#4 27 Apr
Mentioned in: DeSantis submits 24R-4D Florida map; session opens
US Midterms 2026#4 26 Apr
Mentioned in: Fellowship PAC ghost-ad draws GOP scrutiny
US Midterms 2026#1 22 Apr
Mentioned in: Maine passes first US statewide DC freeze
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#8 19 Apr
Mentioned in: England squad timeline set for Croatia
2026 FIFA World Cup#4 17 Apr
Mentioned in: Four more courts toss DOJ voter-data suits
US Midterms 2026#2 16 Apr
Mentioned in: FERC commits to June 2026 grid-load order
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#1 15 Apr
#3 14 Apr
Mentioned in: Maryland map dies as Senate session ends
US Midterms 2026#3 14 Apr
Mentioned in: Trump pivots to judges and litigation
US Midterms 2026#3 13 Apr
Mentioned in: OpenAI takes 88,500 sq ft in London, pauses Stargate UK
European Tech Sovereignty#1 13 Apr
Mentioned in: Power prices split €131 north-south
European Energy Markets#9 11 Apr
Mentioned in: House Science chair Babin offers celebration with no accountability questions
Artemis II Moon Mission#7 9 Apr
Mentioned in: SAG-AFTRA opens the AI royalty fight
AI: Jobs, Power & Money#5 9 Apr
Mentioned in: Texas grid queue hits 410 GW
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#6 7 Apr
Mentioned in: State Dept has no data on visa impact
2026 FIFA World Cup#2 6 Apr
Mentioned in: DeSantis Times Map to SCOTUS Ruling
US Midterms 2026#2 1 Apr
ERCOT large-load queue passes 225 GW
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#1 1 Apr
Stargate US: $500B headline, 1.2 GW operational
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#1 31 Mar
#3 31 Mar
Mentioned in: Amazon pays $20.5m Boardman nitrate deal
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#1 1 Mar
xAI wins 41 gas turbines for Colossus
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#1 12 Feb
Loudoun rezones 268,700 sq ft despite tax loss
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#1 1 Oct