Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has issued an order that requires the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to audit all data centers advancing through ERCOT’s interconnection process before they can become operational....
Country music legend Willie Nelson has come out against the proliferation of ongoing and proposed data center construction. In a posting on his social media pages, the 93-year-old singer/songwriter slammed a proposal to build a data center near high longtime home in...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has proposed a “taxpayer empowerment plan” designed to lower property taxes on homeowners. Abbott, who is seeking a fourth term as governor, used his Substack page to present five key points for his plan: Property tax increases must be voted on...
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has directed its Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) to investigate a Texas mixed-use real estate development that has been accused of seeking to become a Muslim-only community operating under...
As we prepare to tuck 2025 into the history books, let’s take a look back at the year to highlight some of the Hits and Misses that dominated the real estate industry. Hit: The Property Tax Revolt. The year’s biggest story, by far, was the spontaneous eruption of...
Pending Home Sales Slide to Nearly Three-Year Low as Buyers Pull Back
