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Texas Governor's Race Tightens to Single Digits as Hinojosa Chips Away at Abbott's Lead

Fresh polling shows Abbott's lead over Hinojosa narrowing in Texas's governor's race — though surveys sharply disagree on by how much.

Latin Times

Protecting Texas university research from foreign adversaries focus of House hearing

As Texas examines foreign influence, UT-Austin is among 30 institutions ordered to provide federal authorities a security audit of certain international ties.

The Texas Tribune

Trump pauses controversial border construction in Texas national park

The Trump administration on Monday paused construction of a contentious border project in Texas' Big Bend National Park, as the head of Customs and Border Protection travelled to the area to assess the plans amid fierce bipartisan opposition over their potential impact on the remote landscape.

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Rating changes: 10 of 11 races shift toward Democrats

ANALYSIS — With less than three months to go before Election Day, control of both chambers of Congress remains in play. While Democrats lack many guaranteed pickups, there continues to be growing softness or vulnerability for Republicans on the outskirts of the House and Senate battleground. President Donald Trump’s low…

Roll Call

No fund for you if you have Islamic wudu washing facilities: Major row over Texas Governor's warning to two airports

Texas Governor Greg Abbott warned Dallas-Fort Worth Airport and George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, accusing them of religious bias over Islamic wudu washing facilities. Abbott said government-owned airports cannot favor one religion over all others and they should be investigated and their funds should be stopped if they are…

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Dallas airport takes a U-turn on plans for more Muslim foot-washing stations after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatens funding review

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport has scrapped plans for new Muslim foot-washing stations following a review initiated by Governor Greg Abbott. The governor raised concerns about potential religious discrimination and called for a federal investigation into similar facilities at Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport. Ablution stations support ritual cleansing for Islamic…

The Economic Times

Dallas airport ditches plans to add more Islamic feet washing stations after governor threatens to pull funding

The international terminal already features two post-security washing stations added in 2019, which airport officials say have operated for years without issue

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Greg Abbott threatens Dallas, Houston airports’ grant funds over Islamic washing facilities

DFW said late Friday that plans to install the religious washing station had been canceled.

The Texas Tribune

Texas will audit up to 300 projects, mostly data centers, after Gov. Greg Abbott’s order

The state’s power grid operator had already planned on auditing several data center proposals, but Abbott’s directive reworks the timeline and adds new requirements.

The Texas Tribune

Data center audit lacks specifics even as Gov. Abbott, industry leaders tout it

Without key details on the audits but the eagerness to support them, policy watchers question how impactful these audits will be in curbing data center growth.

The Texas Tribune

Republican States Race to Cut Property Taxes Ahead of November Elections as Homeowners Demand Relief

Republican-led states are racing to cut or cap property taxes ahead of the November elections, as homeowners squeezed by years of rising home values push for relief.

Benzinga

Texas 'AI Epicentre' Pauses Data Center Connections as ERCOT Queue Tops 1,800 Projects and 474GW

Governor Greg Abbott halts new data centre grid connections in Texas, ordering an audit to address the surge in energy demands from AI projects, which threaten grid stability and water resources.

International Business Times UK

Trial lawyers, once a force for Democrats, reclaim political clout in Texas GOP’s MAGA wing

Texas plaintiffs’ lawyers are bankrolling populist GOP insurgents. Tort reform groups like Texans for Lawsuit Reform are aghast.

The Texas Tribune

Meet Gina Hinojosa, the Latina Democrat Who Could End Republicans' Decades-Long Grip on the Texas Governorship

Texas has not elected a Democratic governor in more than three decades. But Gina Hinojosa, a Latina civil rights attorney, former school board president, and longtime state lawmaker, is mounting an unexpectedly competitive challenge to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, with some of the latest polls showing the race within the…

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Everything’s bigger in Texas: Musk’s planned $16.8 billion chip factory is five times bigger than the world’s current largest building

SpaceX and Tesla’s planned Terafab would span more than 100 million square feet and will assist humanity’s space colonization—according to Elon Musk.

International Business Times UK

'Trump People Likely To Wreck Us': Historian Timothy Snyder Warns America May End in Five Years

Historian Timothy Snyder warns of potential US fragmentation due to political polarisation, with discussions of a 'national divorce' gaining traction amidst state-level defiance.

Tom’s Hardware

AI data center bans surge past 500 nationwide as local US politicians begin blocking new developments — growing public outrage and bipartisan pushback threaten big tech expansion plans

New AI data center development bans jumped to over 500 in July, according to recent analysis, with political and public pressure growing.

Salon

Trump slams data center opposition

The president’s comments come just days after Gov. Greg Abbott issued a statewide pause of data center approvals

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The Texas Tribune

While data centers boom in Texas, their plans stay shrouded in secrecy

Data center developers can use nondisclosure agreements and shell companies to shield the details of their deals from the public. Even state officials also say they need more transparency from the industry.

TechRadar

Samsung wants to bring a floating data center to Texas — huge waterborne facility could offer 50MW of capacity and even cool itself

Samsung and Mousterian advanced Texas floating data center plans while regulatory scrutiny over ERCOT grid connections continues to increase statewide.

The Economic Times

“Our top priority is to…”: Why Texas just hit pause on new data centers as Greg Abbott orders audit amid Elon Musk’s Texas push

Texas has paused approvals for new data centers as Governor Greg Abbott orders a sweeping audit of projects seeking access to the state’s power grid. The move comes as Elon Musk expands his Texas footprint and concerns grow over soaring electricity demand, water use and the impact of AI data…

The Texas Tribune

Trump calls Texas’ data center opposition a “mistake”

The president’s comments to Punchbowl News come just days after Gov. Greg Abbott issued a statewide pause of approval for data centers trying to connect to the power grid.

The Texas Tribune

Sid Miller says Republicans will lose statewide elections due to rapid data center development, backlash

The Texas agriculture commissioner has openly criticized Gov. Greg Abbott for not taking a stronger stand against data center development. The governor has ignored him.

Tom’s Guide

The AI boom just hit a wall — these states are considering banning all new data centers

With the recent news that Texas announced a moratorium on all data center approvals, there are plenty of other states also considering banning them.

TechRadar

Texas has electricity and water bills below the national average — but they’re rising faster than inflation for one key reason that won’t surprise anyone

Data centers are causing electricity and water prices in Texas to grow at unprecedented rates.

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