West Texas

Power, water and land: The local questions behind data centers

News Staff
Thursday, May 7, 2026
THE REAL QUESTIONS BEHIND DATA CENTERSData centers may sound like something that belongs in Dallas, Austin or Silicon Valley, but they are now part of the local conversation in Fisher, Stonewall, and surrounding counties across West Texas.In Fisher County, IREN’s Sweetwater Site has already brought...
Texas A&M veterinary interns Thomas Payne (left) and Sabrina Lee (right) work together on a squeeze chute exam at Rotan Veterinary Clinic, part of their two-week Rural Veterinary Practice externship that immerses students in small-town animal care.

Texas A&M veterinary interns Thomas Payne (left) and Sabrina Lee (right) work together on a squeeze chute exam at Rotan Veterinary Clinic, part of their two-week Rural Veterinary Practice externship that immerses students in small-town animal care.

Texas A&M Answers the Call to Rebuilding Rural Veterinary Care

Jeff Hurt, Editor Double Mountain Chronicle
Thursday, June 26, 2025
Rotan Veterinary Clinic welcomed Texas A&M veterinary students Thomas Payne and Sabrina Lee for a two-week internship this June, giving them a chance to trade textbooks for real cases and to experience the deep personal ties of rural veterinary care.The internship is part of Texas A&M’s Rural...