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July 27, 2026 5:31 PM
That testimony came before Texas Senate Finance well committee members lectured the industry on listening to rural Texans; Senators Kolkhorst and Paxton sounded particularly frustrated with one saying the industry’s relations have been “very unimpressive”
As the “Data
Center Week of Action” unfolds at the Capitol in Austin complete with Ag Commissioner
Sid Miller rallying crowds against the projects lured by Gov. Greg
Abbott, the Texas Senate Finance Committee had plenty to ask
and say in a hearing on the billion-dollar financial impacts of sales tax exemptions
as the legislature comes to grips with what these formerly under-the-radar
facilities actually do.
And what
they don’t do.
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July 27, 2026 5:29 PM
The committee confirmed its looking into him; Gooden said “These are bogus spending allegations perpetrated by dishonest unelected OCC bureaucrats, and as the fifth Texas GOP ally of the President to endure one of these attacks, I am confident the House Ethics Committee will confirm their baseless nature.”
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July 27, 2026 5:27 PM
The poll comes as there are rumblings out of Nueces County that Rep. Denise Villalobos is eyeing a run for mayor if the current mayor is recalled or resigns.
Info on
the poll can
be downloaded here.
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July 27, 2026 9:47 AM
Check them
out right
here
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July 26, 2026 2:51 PM
"It is with profound sorrow that we learned of the passing of Tom Luce, Texas 2036’s founder and chairman emeritus. Tom was a visionary leader whose dedication to public service transformed the lives and opportunities of millions of people across our state. He firmly believed in the power of Texans coming together to address the big challenges vital for future generations to thrive, inspiring significant action and driving meaningful change across his lifetime." — David W. Leebron, President and CEO, Texas 2036
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July 23, 2026 2:08 PM
“Data centers that want to do business in Texas must meet a clear standard. This project did not,” Abbott said
Here’s the
news
release via the Office of the Governor. Depending on your browser you might
have to right click the link and open it in a new tab.
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July 23, 2026 9:34 AM
“I do not believe Texans should act as a financial safety net for a multibillion-dollar corporation's liabilities,” Hancock said, speaking of Amazon. “Our decision to reject these unwarranted demands was ‘favoritism’ toward one group only – the citizens of Texas.”
Editor’s
note: Senate leadership reacted to Hancock after the letter appeared in Quorum
Report. The story is updated to include every petty word of it – SB
Not
holding back, Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock told Business and
Commerce Chairman Charles Schwertner that he and members of his
committee clearly don't understand how the process is supposed to work for
awarding grants at the Broadband Development Office:
"During
the hearing, it became clear that certain committee members are unaware of
these statutory constraints. Instead, it appears they have received talking
points from industry lobbyists. Our office staunchly and without reservation
prioritizes protecting taxpayer money over corporate bottom lines."
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July 22, 2026 2:23 PM
TNP says this is a “new chapter in TNP’s decades-long effort to remove Texas’ unconstitutional barriers to patient care” but TMA counters that “while nurse practitioners are valued members of a physician-led team, nurse practitioners do not have the same education, training or experience as physicians”
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July 21, 2026 3:35 PM
On Texas Capital Tonight, QR Publisher Harvey Kronberg told host James Barragán that "the untold story of this upcoming campaign is how much bottom up it's going to be." HK says Republicans are not going to get caught flat-footed the way they did in 2018 while Democrats are mobilizing up and down the ballot across the state.
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July 21, 2026 3:30 PM
From their joint statement: "Given concerns raised about the award process, including those discussed during the Senate Committee on Business and Commerce hearing on June 24, 2026, it is critical the Office’s performance and operations meet the expectations of the Texas Legislature and the people of this state. Upon receiving the audit’s findings, the Legislature will be prepared to take appropriate action during the 90th Legislative Session.”
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July 20, 2026 7:10 PM
The board’s agenda for Tuesday night includes a vote on a lawsuit “Midland vs Texas” over forced recapture and M&O rates
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July 20, 2026 3:38 PM
"He didn't care," Miller said on his retribution tour against the governor who endorsed his GOP primary challenger Nate Sheets, who is promoting data centers
Outgoing
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is ramping up his criticism of
Gov. Greg Abbott over data centers, arguing that the governor “didn’t
care” about repercussions for rural communities when attracting data centers to
those areas.
Abbott,
who was bragging in Midlothian 7 months ago about Texas becoming an “epicenter”
for data centers, has more recently argued in East Texas that rural
neighborhoods should be shielded from those developments for now.
Miller,
still seething from the primary and long-suffering from an independent streak
anyway, isn’t buying Abbott’s sudden change of heart.
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