Industry warns of blackouts if data center opposition overreacts

The pushback against booming data center construction continues to grow, even as the state’s grid operator warns of rolling blackouts in West Texas if new transmission lines aren’t built, the Texas Standard reported.Dozens of legislators and state officials have been calling for scrapping the...

Cornmeal biscuits a successful experiment

I ’m reminded of when my dad frequently requested homemade biscuits for breakfast. My mom worked full-time, and she mainly cooked as a way for us to survive. However, she did love to bake sweets and make candy. But she didn’t have the time or desire to make homemade biscuits.

The 501

When somebody says they have none, I think they just haven’t been paying attention.Then the Edith Piaf song plays in my head. When she belts out “je ne regrette rien,” you gotta believe her.The double negatives reinforce the sentiment. “I do not regret nothing,” she sings. Yes, I know.

SPOTLIGHT ON LOCKNEY OLD FASHIONED DAY

SPOTLIGHT ON LOCKNEY OLD FASHIONED DAY

Floyd County commissioners forward data center tax abatement proposal to Amazon

Negotiation is the name of the game with Texas counties that are being courted by AI data centers these days, and after careful study, according to County Judge Marty Lucke, the Floyd County commissioners court approved their proposal in its regular session Aug. 24 and has passed it on to Amazon...

Paragraphs & pixels

E D I T O R I A L | spur@thetexasspur.com Paragraphs & pixelsI don’t know about you, but in my acquaintance there aren’t many people who stick with a job for multiple decades these days—especially in the newspaper business, where technology and reader habits seem to change weekly.But the Floyd...

2026 Community Calendar

Updates? Email us at fchb.editor@yahoo.comCOMMUNITY SERVICESFOOD BANKS— FLOYDADA— Spirit of Sharing (SOS), 925 Crockett St., Floydada, Mon. and Thurs.. 2–4:30 p.m. (806) 983-5874.

Ricketts takes helm at Floydada EDC

Floydada EDC notes, phone conversation with Remington Ricketts 082526 At a time when Floyd County may be on the cusp of some of the largest economic changes the rural county has seen in years, Remington Ricketts—no stranger to business endeavors, as part of the KFLP/ Floyd County Record...

The 501

COMMENTARYWhen I was a child, I wondered what I would do if I got lost in the forest without my cellphone.Yes. I’m being purposely facetious. (I’ve always had trouble knowing exactly what facetious means. I think it always happens on purpose.) Kids didn’t have cellphones back then.

If you’ve got peaches— make peach bread!

CUISINE & CULTURE | ANGELINA@ANGELINALARUE.COMWhen life gives you lemons, make lemonade, and when you have peaches, make peach bread.