A judge will hear arguments this week after industrial users protested a rate hike by the city, which said residents and businesses were unfairly subsidizing industrial rates.
Economy
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Data Centers in Texas
A data center proposed at a quiet corner of East Texas leaves a community bracing for a boom
Kaesha Avishai and other Angelina County residents are worried about what the data center’s arrival means for their property and their way of life.
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Higher Education
Texas community colleges showing small signs of recovery after enrollment decline, report finds
Colleges are pivoting to offer students more job training and credentials as many skipped enrollment to go into the workforce, report finds.
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State Government
U.S. Supreme Court declines request to block Texas’ app age verification law
A federal appeals court had allowed Texas to require app stores to verify users’ ages and seek parental consent before a minor can download apps while litigation continues.
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Economy
Rising healthcare costs are straining Texas businesses as the Legislature seeks solutions
Lawmakers and experts pin the blame for rising insurance costs on health companies consolidating and creating less competition.
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Economy
Texas Stock Exchange launches trading in test of upstart’s challenge to Wall Street
The exchange represents the most well-funded challenge to the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ duopoly of U.S. stock trading.
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State Government
Dallas will furlough 4,200 city employees amid budget gap
Dallas has seen a $30 million budget shortfall driven by slower sales tax revenue and higher-than-expected overtime costs for police and firefighters.
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Data Centers in Texas
San Marcos becomes the first Texas city to ban data centers, testing its local control
As Texas counties have faced hurdles to curb the rapid growth of data center developments, cities could have more success with banning them through their zoning laws, land experts say.
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Demographics
Census: Texas leads the U.S. in having more kids, but the state’s fertility rate is still falling
Americans aren’t having enough children to maintain the country’s population, a decline driven by factors like the high cost of living.
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Data Centers in Texas
Data centers not welcome: New poll shows most Texans oppose them in their communities
Opposition was most intense in rural counties. Texas is poised to be the No. 1 market for data centers in the U.S., with the most planned projects of any state.
