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“We’re struggling with many of the same problems Arizona is; New Mexico, California, Nevada, and are having to get much more creative about where water comes from. I like to say that in Texas, for the most part, the easy water is gone.“
— Robert Mace, Executive Director of The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment
“The conversation has gone from, I would say, enthusiasm five years ago to a significant level of concern and almost trepidation with regard to if or how the state can accommodate these data centers.”
—Jeremy Mazur, Director of Infrastructure and Natural Resources Policy at Texas 2036
Ten Across Conversations returns next week with a limited series, a three-part narrative look at key intersections of water and energy in Texas.
What does a severe statewide drought, ambitious industry buildout, and rapid population boom tell us about the future in this part of the country and beyond?
Join us over the next three episodes as we take you from the halls of the Texas legislature, where policymakers are working to secure vulnerable infrastructure and resources across the state, to the Big Country and west where residents watch the land transform into colossal data centers feeding the race to support AI.
We will explore how these stories connect—how decisions made in the Oval Office are reshaping Texas water, energy and infrastructure policy, how people are navigating changes, and how decisions made here reflect the interests of the Ten Across region and the country at large.
Episode one is available February 5th.
Series release schedule
February 5th: A look at Texas’s efforts to drought-proof economic and population growth
February 19th: Meeting direct and indirect water needs tied to data centers
March 5th: Big tech demands are reshaping the Texas grid and energy landscape
March 19th: A regional analysis of water, energy, and the future of tech along the I-10
