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Texas Governor Greg Abbott urged a prohibition on building AI data centers in rural neighborhoods during a campaign stop in East Texas, signaling a shift in policy on the controversial facilities.
**WASHINGTON** — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Trump administration may revoke Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from Haiti and Syria, a 6-to-3 decision that places more than 1.3 million TPS holders nationwide at imminent risk of arrest and deportation. A
Texas faces a leadership gap at the top of its election system just months before the November midterms, with local officials calling for steady guidance.
June UT poll finds statistical tie in Texas Senate race; majority of voters oppose local data center construction across the state.
Texas Democrats concluded their 2026 state convention in Corpus Christi, rallying behind gubernatorial nominee Gina Hinojosa and Senate nominee James Talarico with a unified push to end 30 years of GOP control in November.
The Public Utility Commission of Texas approved ERCOT’s batched-study interconnection process, designed to manage 438 GW of large-load requests, overwhelmingly from data centers.
Senator Bernie Sanders headlined the Texas Democratic Convention as the party seeks to flip statewide offices for the first time in three decades.
The Republican-led State Board of Education passed mandatory Bible readings and a redesigned K–8 social studies curriculum in a contentious late-night vote.
The Public Utility Commission of Texas approved ERCOT's Batch Zero process on June 18, creating a new framework for managing the flood of data center and large industrial requests seeking to connect to the state power grid.
Weston McKennie considers Little Elm his hometown, AT&T Stadium hosts 9 matches, and the City of Dallas projects $1.5 billion to $2.1 billion in regional economic impact. A Little Elm look at the Lake Lewisville corridor opportunity.
Weston McKennie, Ricardo Pepi, Alejandro Zendejas and Chris Richards all came through the FC Dallas academy, and all four are on the U.S. roster for the 2026 World Cup. Their stories, their stats and the Texas pipeline that built them.
The United States opens 2026 FIFA World Cup play June 12 vs Paraguay in Los Angeles, then Australia and Turkey in Group D. Pochettino's 26 player roster features captain Tim Ream, Tyler Adams and Christian Pulisic.
A Collin County jury on Tuesday sentenced Karmelo Anthony, 19, to 35 years in prison for the murder of Austin Metcalf, 17, a Frisco Memorial student fatally stabbed at a Frisco ISD track meet in April 2025. The trial was held in McKinney.
Karmelo Anthony was convicted of murder in the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf at a Frisco ISD track meet.
USDA says a second New World screwworm detection was confirmed in a Zavala County calf as Texas directs more resources to containment.
Texas and federal officials confirmed New World screwworm larvae in a South Texas calf, prompting quarantines, surveillance and public-health guidance.
A $550 million Universal theme park designed for children ages 3 to 11 opens in Frisco on July 1, 2026, about an hour south of Grayson County on I-75. Tickets start at $54.99 and the city projects $30 million in direct tax revenue over a decade.
