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Salon · Sep 15

Texas Surrogacy Case Comes To The Emergency Docket

California couple who wanted to abort their surrogate child now seek to remove one-month old baby to California where they could put him in hospice care.

Reason · Sep 15

Rapid data center expansion incites backlash in Republican stronghold

With just a couple months to go until the US midterm election, a new political fault line is emerging in Republican strongholds across Texas driven by the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence. According to an analysis by the Texas Tribune, nearly 60 percent of planned new data centers are set…

France 24 · Sep 15

Meet the Gen-Z GOP political consultant helping lead the Texas comptroller’s office

Appointing a deputy comptroller who graduated from Texas A&M three years ago is just one of numerous shake-ups at an agency responsible with some of the state’s most important business.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 15

This Photographer’s Project Documented The People And Offices Behind Bureaucracy Around The World (15 Pics)

Government offices might seem like unlikely places to look for compelling stories, yet the smallest details can reveal a surprising amount about the people who work there and the systems they represent. Through his Bureaucratics project, photographer Jan Banning turns desks, paperwork, decorations, and everyday workspaces into a fascinating portrait…

Bored Panda · Sep 15

Lawsuit Seeks To Halt Border Work: Texas ranchers sue Trump plan; say Big Bend crossings are minimal

In a bold stand for their land and legacy, Texas landowners and conservationists are taking legal action against the Trump administration's border wall efforts. They emphasize that the Big Bend area, known for its natural beauty, has minimal illegal crossing incidents. The lawsuit contests the rationale behind sidelining environmental protections…

The Times of India · Sep 15

Texas farmer swaps cotton for sheep grazing, turning a $200,000 loss into $300,000 profit

Chad Raines, a fourth-generation Texas cotton farmer, stopped planting cotton after years of losses and found a very different way to make a living from his land and livestock. Instead of relying on crops, he began moving sheep between solar farms, where the animals graze on grass growing beneath and…

The Times of India · Sep 15

Venezuela to join G20 energy talks in Texas at US invitation

A Venezuelan delegation will join G20 energy talks in Houston this week as soaring oil prices and disruption from the Middle East war put global energy supplies under pressure. The meeting comes as the Trump administration deepens energy ties with Caracas and seeks to boost Venezuelan oil output.

France 24 · Sep 15

Texas governor threatens to penalize datacenters not obeying water laws

Republican Greg Abbott says datacenters must help ‘protect’ drought-prone state and disclose water use

The Guardian - US · Sep 14

Karl Rove said he’ll break 30 years of only supporting Republicans to vote against “bigot” Bo French

Rove, a former adviser to President George W. Bush and longtime Texas GOP political consultant, made the comments at a private lunch in Austin, according to attendees.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 14