Panhandle politics

Texans from Waco to Harlingen are raising concerns over how much energy and water data centers are poised to use. Local officials, some enticed by a tax boon, say they have little power to stop the rush.

Local leaders see data centers, which help power the world's shift to artificial intelligence, as a way to keep their towns open. Residents worry their way of life — and water — is at stake.

As election day approaches, the two most populous counties in the Texas Panhandle are seeing record numbers of voters registering to cast ballots.As…