Latest news in Texas: an ally of Abbott runs for the Senate, a rescue operation saves a researcher trapped in a cave, and other reports this February 17, 2026
Ken Paxton, an ally of Texas Governor Greg Abbott, is running for the Republican Senate nomination, while a rescue operation successfully saves a researcher from a deep cave, and the nation mourns the death of civil rights leader Jesse Jackson.
"As if they wanted it to fail" - Entrepreneur criticizes Europe's energy transition
British energy entrepreneur Greg Jackson criticizes European energy policy in the "Klima-Labor" podcast, highlighting flawed market rules, strong lobby influence, and rising electricity prices as threats to the energy transition.