Austin races to regulate AI data centers before they strain city’s water and power
By Austin Current, The Texas Tribune August 26, 2026 The recent surge in water- and energy-intensive artificial intelligence data center construction has forced lawmakers across the country to find ways to protect limited local resources. Now Austin is too. As AI use has skyrocketed, so has the need for data centers to house the servers…
Read MoreA new Texas law declaws neighborhood groups that oppose housing projects
By Joshua Fechter, The Texas Tribune August 26, 2026 When a shrinking church proposed to turn its property in a wealthy South Austin neighborhood into homes for lower-income families, neighboring homeowners revolted — petitioning the Austin City Council to halt the project. Neighbors complained the 64-unit development — nestled in a desirable neighborhood just a block from…
Read MoreFHLB Dallas and Members Award More Than $1.8M as Partnership Grant Program Celebrates 30 Years
Support From 44 Members Helps Strengthen 71 Community-Based Organizations DALLAS, TEXAS, August 25, 2026—The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) and participating member financial institutions awarded more than $1.8 million to 71 community‑based organizations through its Partnership Grant Program (PGP) as the program marks its 30th anniversary. The awards were made in partnership with 44 member institutions in FHLB Dallas’ five‑state District of…
Read MoreOP-ED: MIRACLES ARE ALL AROUND US
John 10: 38 “But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him.” By Van Yandell The growth of non-believers in a supreme spiritual creator God is increasing. While only four to five percent of Americans claim…
Read MoreTDLR Suspends Four Behavior Analyst Licenses for Failure to Report Suspected Child Abuse
AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) has issued emergency orders immediately suspending the licenses of three behavior analysts and one assistant behavior analyst after determining that they failed to make legally required reports of suspected child abuse involving a 4-year-old client at Apara Autism Center in Plano. The orders, signed August…
Read MoreUT Health East Texas Expands Access to Care with New Facility in Whitehouse
Building on Highway 110 will feature family medicine providers Whitehouse, Texas (August 25, 2026) — UT Health East Texas is expanding access to high-quality healthcare with a new, state-of-the-art facility that is under cosntruction in Whitehouse. The more than 11,000-square-foot clinic, located on Highway 110, is designed to meet the growing needs of families…
Read MoreIllegal alien sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for an immigration violation
SHERMAN, Texas – An illegal alien, who is also a convicted sex offender, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for an immigration violation in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Walter Enoe Reyes Guzman, 51, of El Salvador, pleaded guilty to illegally re-entering the United States…
Read MoreDallas man receives lengthy federal prison sentence as part of Homeland Security Task Force investigation for trafficking fentanyl in the Eastern District of Texas
SHERMAN, Texas – A Dallas man has been sentenced to over 16 years in federal prison as part of a Homeland Security Task Force investigation for trafficking fentanyl in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Joshua Isaiah Castillo, 31, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute…
Read MoreCollin County felon sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for creating an armed disturbance at a Plano apartment complex
SHERMAN, Texas –A Plano convicted felon has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for a firearms violation in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Tapatrick Newton Martin, 26, pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and was sentenced to 120 months in federal…
Read MoreOp-Ed: Trump Can Score a Win on Affordability by Prioritizing Patents
By Lamar Smith Americans are fed up with the slowing economy and are taking their frustrations out on the incumbent party. Democrats romped to victory in last year’s off-cycle elections and may do so again in the midterms this November. Patent reform might not seem like an obvious tool for calming voters’ economic anxieties. But…
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