AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoTexas Politics: Democrats’ sweep of statewide offices and the Texas House is already shaping the 2027 agenda: lawmakers filed about 1,520 bills, targeting health care, schools, affordability and data-center impacts. Data Centers & Water: A bipartisan Senate proposal would add safeguards for data-center water use and community impacts, as SpaceX plans a $74 billion AI-computing buildout in Texas and Arizona. San Angelo also won $3 million to inventory 6,442 remaining water-service lines. Houston Housing: Mortgage rates dipped after the election, then rose again on inflation concerns. October pending home sales were down 17.6% year over year, while closed sales fell 14.9%. Rural Economy: Texas A&M researchers say heat may alter pasture mealybug feeding, potentially helping ranchers time treatments. The pest has spread to 114 Texas counties and threatens forage supporting the state’s cattle industry. Spaceflight: SpaceX launched Starship’s 15th flight from Texas. Its booster diverted to a Gulf splashdown, while the upper stage aimed to return to the launch site in a major reusability test.
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