So far this April, average wind speeds in Austin have been around 15 mph, with three days seeing gusts nearly as strong as 40 mph.

Today, Texas still reigns supreme: The Lone Star State has more than three times as much wind energy capacity as second-place Iowa. Last year, wind turbines supplied more than one-fifth of Texas' ...

The setup could be a model for how the Lone Star State approaches renewable developments linked to large power users.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wind chills over the weekend in North Texas could reach as low as -10 degrees, which would be “life-threatening” for people and ...

Pat Wood III was walking out of the governor's office in 1996 when his boss said something about wind power that stopped him cold. "Hey, Pat," then-Gov. George W. Bush called out to him. "We like wind ...