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houstonpublicmedia.org > articles > court > 01/21/2026 > 541172 > texas-supreme-court-telecom-cable-providers-comcast-get-illegal-discounts-dallas-austin-san-antonio-houston

Texas Supreme Court to hear suit from over 50 cities saying telecom providers get illegal discounts

1+ hour, 36+ min ago   (642+ words) Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, Houston and El Paso are among more than 50 cities suing the State of Texas over two laws they say will result in millions in lost revenue from companies that provide cable and telecommunications services to their…...

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houstonpublicmedia.org > articles > technology > 01/14/2026 > 540725 > verizon-outage-cell-phone-houston

Verizon users face outages nationwide, including in Houston

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (304+ words) Many Verizon users had issues with their cellular network, seeing an "SOS" message on their phones. Verizon users nationwide are facing a service outage on the telecommunications company's cellular network. Though the extent of Wednesday's outage was not immediately clear,…...

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houstonpublicmedia.org > articles > environment > 01/13/2026 > 540573 > experts-warn-tceq-is-not-equipped-to-enforce-regulations-on-rapidly-emerging-ai-data-centers

Experts warn TCEQ is not equipped to enforce regulations on rapidly emerging AI data centers

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (996+ words) With AI's rising popularity, Texas has seen tech companies invest millions into data centers. But experts warn the state is not capable of regulating the AI wave. Shannon Watts worries that AI data centers are a threat to public health....

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houstonpublicmedia.org > articles > technology > 12/24/2025 > 539606 > federal-judge-blocks-texas-app-store-age-verification-law-from-taking-effect-in-the-new-year

Federal judge blocks Texas app store age verification law from taking effect in the new year

4+ week, 8+ hour ago   (304+ words) A Texas judge found the law requiring adults and minors to verify their age before downloading apps or making in-app purchases likely violates adults and minors" First Amendment rights. A Texas federal judge temporarily blocked a new state law requiring…...

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houstonpublicmedia.org > articles > news > fort-bend > 11/12/2025 > 535887 > internet-fort-bend-comcast-kendleton

Internet access is expanding in rural communities in Fort Bend County

Internet access is expanding in rural communities in Fort Bend County2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (392+ words) Comcast is undertaking an $18 million project to bring high-speed internet to rural parts of the Houston region. Every now and then, Kendleton Mayor Veronica Melton Harris will get a knock on her door from a student who lives in the…...

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houstonpublicmedia.org > npr > 10/20/2025 > nx-s1-5580312 > outage-at-amazon-web-services-disrupts-websites-across-the-internet

Outage at Amazon Web Services disrupts websites across the internet

Outage at Amazon Web Services disrupts websites across the internet3+ mon, 1+ day ago   (759+ words) Amazon's cloud computing service provides back-end support to many companies that operate online. When it has problems, so do they. A massive outage at Amazon Web Services disrupted major websites and apps on Monday, in a show of how one…...

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houstonpublicmedia.org > articles > technology > 10/17/2025 > 533618 > texas-teens-student-group-sue-over-new-app-age-verification-law

Texas teens, student group sue over new app age-verification law

Texas teens, student group sue over new app age-verification law3+ mon, 4+ day ago   (336+ words) The lawsuit argues the App Store Accountability Act violates the First Amendment by limiting access to protected speech. A Texas student group and two high schoolers are suing to block a new state law that would require everyone " adults and…...

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houstonpublicmedia.org > npr > 08/06/2025 > nx-s1-5493360 > its-2025-the-year-we-decided-we-need-a-widespread-slur-for-robots

It's 2025, the year we decided we need a widespread slur for robots

It's 2025, the year we decided we need a widespread slur for robots5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1254+ words) People all over TikTok and Instagram are using the word "clanker" as a catch-all for robots and AI. Here's a deep dive into the origins of the pejorative and an explanation of why it's spreading. Debate over the song of…...

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houstonpublicmedia.org > npr > 07/10/2025 > nx-s1-5461427 > this-tiktok-video-is-fake-but-every-word-was-taken-from-a-real-creator

This TikTok video is fake, but every word was taken from a real creator

This TikTok video is fake, but every word was taken from a real creator6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1069+ words) TikTok researchers and users say there is yet another type of deception to look out for on the hit video app: Deepfake videos that copy the exact words of a real creator but in a different voice. Millions of TikTokkers…...

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houstonpublicmedia.org > articles > shows > engines-of-our-ingenuity > engines-podcast > 06/20/2025 > 523477 > the-engines-of-our-ingenuity-1393-inventing-the-telegraph

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1393: Inventing the Telegraph

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1393: Inventing the Telegraph7+ mon, 1+ day ago   (92+ words) Episode: 1393 Early inventions of the electric telegraph." Today, we look at ninety years of electric telegraphy before Morse. Episode: 1393 Early inventions of the electric telegraph. Today, we look at ninety years of electric telegraphy before Morse. To embed this piece…...