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Despite tough talk from Abbott and Paxton, Texas penalties for data center violations are light
12+ hour, 21+ min ago (1666+ words) Texas officials are promising tougher enforcement on data centers, but the existing law may offer limited leverage over the industry that has largely failed to report its water use. In recent weeks, Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton…...
Client Challenge
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (24+ words) Voters this fall will vote on whether Houston police should deprioritize enforcement of low-level marijuana offenses and ban police from carrying out no-knock warrants....
ICE, policing, & civil rights (Oct. 13, 2026)
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (314+ words) On Tuesday's show: We discuss how federal agents identify themselves and the tactics they use with immigrants and U.S. citizens. And we visit a new robotics program at Galveston College. Houston Matters begins at 9 a.m. CT on 88.7FM. You can also listen online…...
A history of America's Constitution
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (686+ words) Updated on: October 20, 2025 / 4:18 PM EDT / CBS News For more than two centuries, amendments have allowed our Constitution to grow with the country. The 13th Amendment, for instance put an end to slavery, while the 19th gave women the vote. It was intended…...
‘We have to suck it up’: Ken Paxton privately suggests cutting federal benefit programs to reduce deficit
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (1004+ words) In a conversation that has been leaked in pieces to multiple publications, the GOP Senate nominee called for “reasonable cuts to mandatory spending,” which is driven by Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. Republican U.S. Senate nominee Ken Paxton suggested…...
What Colonial Williamsburg may teach us about politics today
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (917+ words) November 3, 2024 / 9:56 AM EST / CBS News Colonial Williamsburg, capital of the British colony of Virginia, has been preserved as a sprawling museum. Its mission: that "the future may learn from the past." The crown jewels of Williamsburg, Virginia, are the interpreters,…...
International Women's Day protests demand equal rights and an end to discrimination, sexual violence
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (443+ words) March 8, 2025 / 3:51 PM EST / AP Women across the world will call for equal pay, reproductive rights, education, justice and decision-making jobs during demonstrations marking International Women's Day on Saturday. Officially recognized by the United Nations in 1977, International Women's Day is commemorated…...
For families in Israel and Gaza, neither the pain nor the memory of children lost has faded
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (535+ words) October 7, 2026 / 11:32 AM EDT / CBS News Three years after Hamas launched its attack on Israel, killing some 1,200 people and taking 251 others hostage, the pain felt by families of some of the youngest victims of the assault and the war it sparked…...
Americans are paying 62% more for water than a decade ago. Here's where costs have risen the most.
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (375+ words) October 7, 2026 / 11:07 AM EDT / CBS News Americans aren't only paying more for food amid stubbornly high inflation — the cost of washing it down has also surged. Water costs have shot up across the U.S., with a new study by the nonprofit…...
Fact check: Where Senate District 9 candidates in Texas stand on data centers
1+ week, 1+ day ago (451+ words) Regulations for data center development are expected to be on the to-do list for Texas lawmakers when they convene their next Texas Legislative Session in January, following backlash to the industry from across the state. What are Republican Leigh Wambsganss…...