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Recent briefings below
Recent Briefings
The crypto industry's massive legislative push has stalled in the Senate. We have the breakdown of the failed cloture vote on the CLARITY Act, plus new Congressional Budget Office estimates pushing th…
Today on The Lone Star Dispatch: Governor Abbott escalates his ongoing regulatory push against Texas data centers, while the Supreme Court issues a final block on the federal mail-in voting rules we'v…
As the Senate finally brings its digital asset overhaul to the floor, Texas regulators are cracking down on the massive data center pipeline seeking to tap the state's power grid.
Federal environmental rollbacks and escalating Middle East maritime strikes are rewriting the playbook for Texas infrastructure today. From evaporated water supplies in Childress to a compound crisis …
Today on The Lone Star Dispatch: The ripple effects of the ongoing Middle East maritime conflict are reaching domestic fuel supplies, prompting the White House to consider emergency refining mandates.…
Federal deadlines and local infrastructure bottlenecks dominate today's briefing. As Senate Republicans lock in the text for their crucial digital asset vote, Texas municipalities are wrestling with a…
Today on The Lone Star Dispatch: the ongoing municipal retreat from automated surveillance networks hits Dallas, which is deactivating hundreds of cameras and severing federal data access. Plus, local…
The Middle East naval conflict has officially pushed Brent crude past the $100 mark following the U.S. destruction of five Iranian tankers. Back in Texas, local governments are throwing zoning laws an…
As global energy prices react to Iran's new restricted maritime zone in the Persian Gulf, Texas local governments are rapidly unwinding their license plate surveillance networks. Also in today's brief…
A major shift in Texas public safety and power infrastructure takes center stage today, driven by a wave of executive and administrative directives. With Governor Abbott enforcing the state grant free…