Texas Watcher

30 years ago, a Texas family donated land for a public park. Now it will be a data center bigger than 2 football fields.

In 1999, the Bland family granted 87 acres of land to a public trust for $10, and in the deed was a condition that it be used for a public park, the report says.

But the land “changed hands several times,” and then, in 2025, the City of Taylor, Texas, sold it to a data center developer for $10 million.

Recent opposition to data centers often includes concerns about demands on the energy grid and impacts on local water supplies.

Story Via Yahoo Finance

Karmelo Anthony has been found guilty of murdering Austin Metcalf. Justice has been served.

HARLINGEN, Texas — The driver and passenger accused of hauling a trailer with 39 people that ultimately caught fire during a chase are facing federal charges.

Border Patrol agents and troopers from the Texas Department of Public Safety attempted to stop the trailer. They deployed a tire deflation device.

The suspects continued to drive away with deflated tires until the tractor-trailer caught fire in Hidalgo County.

Agents and troopers reported hearing screams coming from the trailer.

Story Via CentralValley.com

Texas' State Board of Education is expected to vote this month on a pair of proposals that would add to the growing presence of Christianity in classrooms across the state.

Critics say the push for more Christian teaching would give students an incomplete picture of the nation's history and leaves out other religious traditions.

Story via News Tribune

The infections are the first detected in the United States since the 1960s. Officials are aggressively trying to prevent the parasite from spreading in the nation’s largest cattle-producing state.

The screwworm is a fly whose larvae feed on the tissue of livestock, wildlife and pets that has long been eradicated in the country.

Story via The New York Times

DPS announced that all commercial driver license tests, including commercial learner permit exams, will be administered in English only.

English language proficiency requirements and is intended to ensure drivers can communicate safely on Texas roads.

CDL knowledge tests were previously offered in English and Spanish.

Story via KVUE

The meat-price crisis has already pushed several Texas barbecue spots out of business, including Brett’s BBQ Shop, Kirby’s BBQ, Sabar BBQ and Wright on Taco & BBQ.

via Yahoo Finance