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Google will invest more than $1 billion into 2 Texas data centers
Google is making a big investment in Texas to the tune of $1 billion.The video above is from ABC13's 24/7 livestream.According to a news release, the tech giant will spend more than $1 billion to support its cloud and data center infrastructure. The company is also expanding its commitment to clean energy.The $1 billion will be spent on data center campuses in Midlothian and Red Oak to help meet the growing demand for Google Cloud, AI innovations, and other digital products and services such as Search, Maps, and Workspace.To read the rest of this story, visit our partners at Houston CultureMap.
On National Dog Day, let’s face the doggone problem
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Bernese mountain dogs rank as Texas’ favorite dog breed, according to a new poll by Forbes Advisor, which surveyed 10,000 American dog owners in celebration of National Dog Day on Aug. 26. Among the least favorite in the United States, according to the...
Gen Z surrendering pets due to inflation, new poll shows
TEMPLE, Texas — A new poll from LendingTree shows 1 in 4 Gen Zers have surrendered a pet, and they say inflation is to blame. Eighty-five percent of pet owners say inflation is making pet care more expensive. More than 1 in 3 pet owners have gone into debt to take care of their pet, according to the study.
SPMT 489 with Trev Alberts: A&M's AD delivers first lecture to students
Director of Athletics Trev Alberts is teaching a sports management class on Texas A&M's campus this semester along with Dr. Gregg Bennett: SMPT 489, The Power of Sports. In his first lecture, Alberts offered an introduction to his experience in sports and much more. Lecture #1 Topics. 00:00 - Introduction.
Texas Police Department Missing Thousands of Items, Including Guns and Drugs
If most people take something from work and decide to keep it, it's usually something like a pen or office paper, maybe some post-it notes. Stealing from within a police department? That's a different category of work theft. According to CBS News in Dallas, DeSoto Police have discovered they have...
A&M’s special teams revamped under Mike Elko
There’s a notable change for the Texas A&M football coaching staff under first-year head coach Mike Elko: The Aggies have a special teams coordinator. Former A&M head coach Jimbo Fisher never had a dedicated special teams coach during his six-year tenure with the Aggies. Meanwhile, Elko, in his first season, brought Patrick Dougherty with him from Duke to coach the third phase of the game. Dougherty served in the same role for Elko during his two seasons with the Blue Devils. He also coaches A&M’s tight ends.
Little League World Series championship weekend features Texas-Florida rematch and Venezuela-Taiwan
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — After Teraj Alexander guided his Florida team to a berth in the Little League World Series semifinals, he was asked about a rematch on Saturday with Texas, the only team to defeat the Southeast region representative. “Time for revenge,” Teraj said. Maybe —...
Texas A&M football preseason injury update: Who's available after fall camp?
Texas A&M football injury update: Which Aggies are unavailable after fall camp?. In recent years, injuries have tragically played far too big of a role in Texas A&M football's seasons. Especially at the quarterback position, the Aggies have lost players to injury at an extremely unfortunate rate dating all the way back to 2021.
4 Bedroom Home in College Station - $360,000
OPEN HOUSE! SATURDAY, JULY 20 - 10 am - 1 pm & SUNDAY, JULY 21 - 1 pm to 4 pm! Don’t miss out on this amazing Southwood Valley home at 3004 Durango Street! Built by Larry Marriott in 1989, the classic style and exceptional craftsmanship of this home are still relevant and appealing today! New roof in 2023! Centrally located - just a few blocks away from a Texas A&M Shuttle stop, this home is close to everything – walk to Dutch Bros, Dunkin, or H-E-B at Jones Crossing! Less than three miles to Texas A&M – and NO HOA! Phenomenal location for investors or those with students at Texas A&M! Welcoming entry leads to spacious living room with vaulted ceiling, floor-to-ceiling brick gas fireplace, and a nice set of built-ins. French doors across the back allow lots of natural light into the home. The formal dining area is open to the living space. The kitchen features granite countertops, recent stainless appliances, and a gas cooktop. Desirable split bedroom floorplan. Spacious primary bedroom with primary bath updated in 2021 with huge walk-in shower conversion and dual vanities. Large primary closet with built-in drawers enhance storage and function! Three large secondary bedrooms share a hall bath. Tankless water heater! Spacious and private backyard with tall established native oaks. And this house just got new backyard neighbors! What used to be a fraternity house was purchased by Aggieland Pregnancy Outreach to be used as a maternity home. No loud parties to worry about!
North Texas braces for 24th day of 100+ degree heat
NORTH TEXAS – What a scorcher of a day. We hit 103 degrees Friday afternoon, but many areas felt 109+ degrees.We are now up to 23 days at 100+ degrees. We could add one more Saturday.The excessive heat warning expires at 9 p.m. Friday and so does our weather alert.It is being replaced by a heat advisory for feels-like temperatures to 107 degrees.It won't be quite as hot this weekend as the ridge of high pressure moves off to the northeast.This weekend is still looking hot, but a bit more bearable than today.As the ridge moves out of the area it will open the door for an area of low pressure to move into south Texas.A few showers from the system will try to make it into North Texas, but most of us will remain dry.The cloud cover from the system will keep afternoon highs in the mid 90s, which is closer to our average temperature for this time of year.Unfortunately, the "cooler" temperatures also come with higher humidity.
TX DPS chief who called Uvalde response 'abject failure' but defended his state police is retiring
Texas' state police chief, who came under scrutiny over the hesitant response to the Robb Elementary school shooting in 2022 and has overseen Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's aggressive efforts to stop migrant crossings on the U.S.-Mexico border, said Friday he will retire at the end of the year.The video above is from a previous report.Col. Steve McCraw has been the director of the Texas Department of Public Safety since 2009. He announced his retirement while addressing a new class of state troopers at a graduation ceremony in Austin.McCraw did not elaborate during his remarks on the decision to step down....
Beloved Viral Texas ‘Pop Watch’ Star Passed Away Today
Hearts are extremely heavy across the world today as we lost a great family man, a proud Veteran and Texan. Joe Mack Roy, known lovingly as ‘Pop’ from Pop Watch to people across the globe, has passed away. This according to CBS 19, where his granddaughter works. He...
I spent $25 million on lottery tickets to ensure a $95 million jackpot – it was all legal thanks to a ‘rush order’ move
SOMEONE decided to bet millions on the chance they could double their money playing the lottery in a surprisingly legal move. They were able to give themselves an unprecedented number of chances to land the sweet payday, but it’s not likely to happen again. The risky business took place in Texas back in April 2023 […]
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