Following Democratic victories in midterm elections, tech executives said building new U.S. data centers will become harder. Democrat Gina Hinojosa defeated Gov. Greg Abbott in Texas partly on a data center moratorium campaign, and Ohio will have a Democratic governor. Meta's president said the company is weighing whether to shift some infrastructure spending outside the U.S.
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Texas governor-elect Gina Hinojosa announced plans to suspend new data center approvals until the state establishes legal safeguards, and urged the state government to pause land deals involving SpaceX.
Gina Hinojosa, Texas governor-elect; Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, state agency
Reported by 5 outletsFound via Google News
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board invited Texas public universities, community colleges, and technical colleges to participate in the Open Educational Resources Fifth Biennial Landscape Survey, which assesses adoption and use of OER across Texas higher education institutions.
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, government agency conducting survey; Carrie Gits, Assistant Commissioner, Student Success and Institutional Partnerships; Maryanne Maddoux, Program Director, Student Success and Institutional Partnerships
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Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa held her first news conference and announced her transition team, pledging to build a bipartisan administration. The transition team includes Joe Madden as executive director, Ernest Bailes, Ryan Pollock, and Tamala Barksdale as senior adviser.
Gina Hinojosa, Governor-elect; Joe Madden, Transition team executive director; Ernest Bailes, Transition team member, former state representative and 3 more
Reported by 22 outletsOnly left-leaning outlets reported thisFound via Google News
Richard M. Rhodes, president of Texas A&M University-Central Texas since fall 2023, announced his retirement effective June 1, 2027, or once his successor is appointed.
Richard M. Rhodes, President of Texas A&M University-Central Texas; Glenn Hegar, Texas A&M University System Chancellor
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The Texas Health and Human Services Commission reminded licensed child care center providers that following passage of Senate Bill 1008, they are no longer required to obtain food establishment permits. Centers must still request and pass a General Sanitation Inspection from a local health authority annually.
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, issuing the reminder to child care providers
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The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Partners for Children and Families Committee will meet on Thursday, November 12, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. CST in Austin.
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, organizer; DFPS Partners for Children and Families Committee, committee meeting
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Following midterm elections, Democrats defeated Republicans for statewide control in Texas, including electing Gina Hinojosa as the state's first Democratic governor in more than three decades. Democrats now control the governor's office and key appointment powers for state institutions like the University of Texas System Board of Regents.
Gina Hinojosa, Democrat elected as Texas governor; Greg Abbott, Texas Governor; Gary Susswein, UT Austin former top spokesman and 1 more
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Attorney General-elect Nathan Johnson said he will not continue suing doctors in other states for sending abortion medication to Texas patients, a practice his predecessor Ken Paxton pursued.
Nathan Johnson, Attorney General-elect; Ken Paxton, Former Attorney General, now U.S. Senate-elect; Gina Hinojosa, Governor-elect and 1 more
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