Environment

Texas City Votes Down $1.5 Billion Data Center After Lengthy Citizen Protests

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — After more than eight hours of public testimony in front of the San Marcos City Council, city residents celebrated a 5-2 vote by the council denying zoning changes that would allow for the construction of a large data center near the city. Citizens opposed to the plan erupted in applause as the results of the vote were announced shortly after 2:00 a.m. Wednesday.

Torrie Martin, whose family farm is directly next door to the data center's proposed site,

Eaton Fire One Year Later: A City of Empty Lots, Little Construction

One year ago, on the night of January 7, 2025, a devastating windstorm raged across the Los Angeles area, providing fuel to the most destructive wildfires in the city’s history — the Eaton Fire in Altadena and the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades. Breitbart News visited the site of the Eaton Fire on the eve of its anniversary, where the historic city of Altadena has been reduced to a land of empty lots with little reconstruction.

Altadena, CA - January 07:Eaton fire survivors look over a map of homes lost in the fire a