“By passing this bill, Texas will become the epicenter of a national nuclear renaissance,” Harris said. “Texas will attract ...

AUSTIN — Aiming to jump-start a long-dormant nuclear energy industry, a state House lawmaker is proposing to create taxpayer-funded incentive programs to build nuclear power plants in Texas.

Texas is taking a fight over the country's nuclear waste to the Supreme Court. The issue, a Not In My Backyard dilemma involving toxic radioactive nuclear waste, has been swirling for decades. The ...

Greg Abbott signed a law banning the disposal of high-level nuclear waste in Texas, it's unclear how such ... above-ground farms sets up an enticing target for adversaries who’ve shown they ...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear arguments in a case that could pave the way for Texas to host the nation’s first independent disposal ground for spent nuclear fuel. Currently ...

Last Energy’s ambitious 600MW project aims to sidestep grid constraints and fast-track nuclear deployment—and it’s suing the government to go faster. Last Energy, a nuclear upstart backed by ...

This would be the first U.S. project for Last Energy. Texas is dealing with skyrocketing energy demands and nuclear power is held up as a way to possibly meet the need. Learn more about the ...

The state has the technology and labor market for a major nuclear build-out, according to bill sponsors. Texas lawmakers introduced a sweeping new proposal Friday to establish a $2 billion fund ...

Wastewater volumes in Texas’ Permian Basin have increased to about a billion gallons per day. Treating it would take more energy than used by most states.

The nuclear technology company said that it plans to break ground at a 200-acre site in Haskell, a town about 200 miles west of Dallas. This move is the latest in Texas' efforts to keep up with ...