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Data center boom strains Texas homebuilders’ need for electricians

Texas builders struggle to finish new homes to meet growth as data centers with deeper pockets poach electricians.

The Texas Tribune

How a High School Librarian in Abilene Fought Back Against Moms for Liberty

I entered this profession just as the storm clouds of the current book-banning push were starting to gather; now I’m in the middle of it.

Texas Observer

Oracle hits back at Stargate data center cancellation reports — claims 4.5GW Oracle-OpenAI agreement still on track

In a statement posted to X today, Oracle said it and developer Crusoe are “operating in lockstep” to deliver one of the world’s largest AI data centers at the Abilene campus.

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Oracle and OpenAI drop plans for mega Stargate AI US data center

Abilene, Texas will probably top out at 1.2GW, meaning OpenAI can focus on developing new data center campuses with newer chips.

TechRadar

OpenAI's massive Stargate data center canceled as firm can't reach terms with Oracle, operator struggles with reliability issues — Meta said to be interested in snatching excess capacity

Financing terms and swinging OpenAI capacity forecast collapse a major expansion of a Stargate data center. Yet, Meta could take the yet-to-be-expanded space.

Tom’s Hardware

Ring a Republican: Payphones linking San Francisco and Texas aim to bridge US political divides

A Matter Neuroscience project lets callers in liberal San Francisco and conservative Abilene speak across party lines

The Guardian - US

Texas man accused of threatening to shoot up Pride parade to ‘pay them back for taking out Charlie Kirk’

Exclusive: ‘Come on bro let’s go hunting fairies,’ Joshua Cole wrote to a friend two days before the Abilene Pride Parade, according to an FBI probable cause affidavit reviewed by The Independent

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I met Sam Altman in Texas. He’s turning the race for AI into a gigawatt arms race

In Abilene, I saw how tech companies like OpenAI are redefining the AI race—not in code or GPUs, but in industrial projects so massive they dwarf America’s biggest mega-builds

Fortune

Data centers are thirsty for Texas’ water, but state planners don’t know how much they will need

A wave of massive data centers is expanding across Texas, prompting warnings from experts who say the new water demands could push the state’s already strained supply to the brink.

The Texas Tribune

OpenAI plans to build 5 giant U.S. 'Stargate' datacenters, a $400B challenge to Meta, Microsoft, and Google in the AI arms race

The ChatGPT maker, along with Oracle and SoftBank, drew reporters to rural West Texas to tour the flagship Stargate data center, provide an update on new sites, and dispel doubts about the partnership’s momentum.

Fortune

“This is going to be hard”: Texas public radio stations fighting to stay on the air after budget cuts

Thirty stations must figure out how to make up for the loss of at least $17.7 million in federal funding that came at the direction of the president without wearing out supporters.

The Texas Tribune

West Texas Congressman’s ‘Big Beautiful’ Cuts Could Harm Rural Hospitals in His District

Jodey Arrington was the House architect of Trump’s massive tax-and-spend bill that includes steep healthcare cuts.

Texas Observer

Republican Stan Lambert of Abilene won’t seek reelection to Texas House

Lambert overcame a brutal primary last year after drawing the wrath of two of the state’s most powerful GOP leaders.

The Texas Tribune

Stargate is back on - OpenAI and Oracle unveil massive data center expansion plans in major AI push

OpenAI confirms Project Stargate is still on, and its first site, Stargate I, is already partly operational in Abilene, Texas.

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In Abilene, Stargate Project Puts AI Boom Ahead of Human Health

The first data center for a $500-billion artificial intelligence project arrives in small-town Texas, alongside a potentially harmful natural gas plant.

The Texas Tribune

Companies are coming to Texas to develop a new generation of nuclear reactors

The state is aggressively pushing to deploy the next generation of atomic energy that would power big industrial operations.

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Cold Case Suspect Dies While Awaiting Trial

66-year-old Billye Brown, linked by DNA to a 1982 cold case murder in Abilene, Texas, passes away while awaiting trial.

Broadcasting & Cable

More Tegna Stations To Air Dallas Mavericks Games

Waco, Tyler, Midland-Odessa, San Angelo and Abilene markets added

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At odds with Abbott and Paxton, Rep. Stan Lambert is under fire and getting outraised in his GOP primary

District 71 is one of three-dozen Texas House races where statewide Republicans are trying to oust incumbents from their own party. Lambert says he knows his constituents better than they do.

The Texas Tribune

As veteran disability claims soar, unaccredited coaches profit off frustration with VA system

Austin-based VA Claims Insider says it has helped hundreds of thousands of clients. It has also touched off complaints and investigations.

Daily Mirror

Couple move twice to escape 'aggressive spirits' as CCTV show objects moving

Nick Summers, 36, Abilene, Texas, US, believes an entity latched onto him after his heart stopped three times following a work accident, leaving his wife Kinsey too scared to sleep in her own house

USA Today Sports Media Group

Abilene Christian’s Kendall Catalon with worst fair catch in college football history

Kendall Catalon with an unfortunate decision to make a fair catch

Tribune News Service

Gov. Greg Abbott signs disaster declaration for 11 counties as wildfires rage west of Fort Worth

Dozens of local, county and state crews were struggling to contain a cluster of wildfires about 120 miles west of Fort Worth on Friday. Fueled by wind and dry conditions, the largest of the fires had swelled to over 45,000 acres, burning dozens of homes, forcing evacuations in Abilene and…

Benzinga

Broadwind Bags $13M In New Tower Orders

Broadwind Inc (NASDAQ:BWEN) has received $13 million in new tower orders from a global wind turbine manufacturer. Broadwind has booked ~50% of its FY22 optimal annual tower production capacity, including this order. The company expects to schedule additional 2022 bookings over the coming months as OEM customers seek to secure additional production capacity.…

Benzinga

Broadwind Bags $16M In New Tower Orders

Broadwind Inc (NASDAQ:BWEN) has received $16 million in new tower orders from a global wind turbine manufacturer. The company has sold greater than 40% of its FY22 optimal annual tower production capacity, including these new orders. Broadwind expects to schedule additional 2022 bookings over the coming months as OEM customers seek to secure…

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