{"podcast":{"title":"Houston News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"houston-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458112","podcast_index_feed_id":7458112,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/the-houston-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/the-houston-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":362,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Houston News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Houston—from local news and business to culture, sports, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Houston News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-09-18T08:20:26.086082+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/houston-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458112"},"episode":{"title":"Texas Grid Audit Targets Data Centers | Houston News","slug":"texas-grid-audit-targets-data-centers-houston-news","published_at":"2026-09-12T04:49:06+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/houston-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458112/texas-grid-audit-targets-data-centers-houston-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/houston-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458112","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/4917d33bc0c376c2","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/1848ada1-4f00-42fe-8924-8f9ddc71e800.mp3","summary":"Texas is under scrutiny as ERCOT launches a sweeping audit of over 400 data centers, pausing grid connections for some while demanding detailed reports on their massive energy and water use—equivalent to powering nearly 20,000 homes. The governor-backed probe will assess both big players (75+ megawatts) and mid-sized ones (25–75 megawatts), with findings shared publicly via dashboards and a final report due in December. Meanwhile, “Batch Zero” projects—seeking to join the grid—are already requesting power exceeding peak state demand, though disputes and verification hurdles remain, including proof of permits and deeds by September 23rd. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/4917d33bc0c376c2","meta_description":"Texas is under scrutiny as ERCOT launches a sweeping audit of over 400 data centers, pausing grid connections for some while demanding detailed reports on…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":130,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/houston-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458112/episodes/texas-grid-audit-targets-data-centers-houston-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/houston-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458112/texas-grid-audit-targets-data-centers-houston-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}