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Meta AI image tool can use public Instagram posts unless users opt out
12+ hour, 46+ min ago (27+ words) KXXV Meta AI image tool can use public Instagram posts unless users opt out...
San Marcos first Texas city to ban data centers, testing its local control
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1328+ words) TEXAS TRIBUNE — San Marcos has become the first Texas city to ban data centers within city limits, banking on its local authority to stop the data center boom and setting a precedent for other municipalities to follow. San Marcos City…...
Bell County commissioners table data center tax abatement changes, call on state for more authority
3+ week, 5+ day ago (381+ words) BELL COUNTY, Texas (KXXV) — Bell County commissioners are continuing discussions on data center developments and their authority to prevent or oversee them. Commissioners voted to table proposed changes to the county's tax abatement policy regarding data centers. The tax abatement…...
Data center plans spark concern for Central Texas fire department
1+ mon, 9+ hour ago (444+ words) ABBOTT, Texas (KXXV) — The community of Abbott could soon have two data centers in their neighborhood just a few miles apart. BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT:“I don't think we have the capabilities of containing it," said John Hanson, volunteer firefighter for the…...
Cipher Digital addresses Riesel data center questions with 25 News
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (318+ words) MCLENNAN COUNTY, Texas (KXXV) — A data center developer has expressed interest in building a new facility in McLennan County Precinct 2, near Riesel. In response to resident's concerns, 25 News' Bella Popadiuk reached out to Cipher Digital about development plans via email....
DEVELOPING: Hill County Commissioners vote to rescind data center moratorium
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (88+ words) KXXV DEVELOPING: Hill County Commissioners vote to rescind data center moratorium HILL COUNTY, Texas (KXXV) — During a commissioners court meeting on Thursday, Hill County commissioners voted to rescind a moratorium issued for data centers. Last month, a Texas data center…...
DirecTV has removed 25 News – Here’s how to keep watching
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (317+ words) DirecTV – a multi-billion-dollar corporation that controls programming distribution for millions of Americans – has removed 25 News’s trusted, locally produced news, along with upcoming sports and entertainment programming from its channel lineup. We’re working hard to restore your programming, but in the…...
Connecting the community: Grimes County amateur radio group unveils communications trailer
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (347+ words) Hi! I'm Kenny Graves, your Neighborhood Reporter for the Brazos Valley. NAVASOTA, Texas (KRHD) — Grimes County Amateur Radio Emergency Service, known as ARES, has unveiled a new communications trailer designed to keep lines of communication open during emergencies and natural…...
Cipher Digital eyes Riesel for data center proposal
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (184+ words) MCLENNAN COUNTY, Texas (KXXV) — McLennan County Precinct 2 Commissioner D.L. Wilson says Cipher Digital has approached him about a proposed data center project near Riesel, though he says details remain limited. Wilson shared the news on social media, saying he has…...
$100M lawsuit filed against Hill County officials over data center moratorium
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (305+ words) HILL COUNTY, Texas (KXXV) — A Texas data center developer has filed a federal lawsuit against Hill County officials for $100 million due to a moratorium blocking data centers. Sources provided 25 News with a copy of the lawsuit. The lawsuit argues the…...