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A new data center proposal was discussed in Taylor, TX ( a pretty conservative place ) last night. Its a model Greg Abbott datacenter in that its 'bringing its own power'. Unfortunately, the room was still overflowing with people protesting it. Turns out, the only thing people want to live next to less than a datacenter, is a datacenter that is also a natural gas power plant 😂 The pro-data center side really needs to go back to the drawing board on this. Something like Vivek is proposing where you pay neighbors is probably the way.
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Austin's Police Association president talks about officers making arrests for violent and serious crimes, filling out the paperwork and affidavit And then finding out the DA has dismissed the case even before their shift even ends, with basically no investigation!
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Austin's police chief and mayor say that if Austin had license plate readers it could have helped with today's manhunt and shootings This incident is going to re-open that debate , recently some city council members have been fighting hard against this type of surveillance tech
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DEI is being put into every Austin city department The watershed department (the guys who work on projects to prevent flooding) presented yesterday. Instead of prioritizing work by 'worst problem first', they now use equity, community health, and 'lived experiences' of neighborhoods to decide what projects to do 👀
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This week, Talarico says he stood up to Biden on the border, when pressed on when, he says in a 2022 speech. He is likely referring to this speech quoted below which doesn't mention the border at all and actually stands up to Biden from the LEFT, saying he should end the filibuster and impeach supreme court justices 🤣
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BREAKING: Ryan Alter gets the homelessness team to confirm the Austin camp clean up data EVERY single homeless person was offered shelter Out of 1200 , only 8% accepted and stayed in shelter This data is horrific for the city, no amount of money can possibly fix this issue
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City council dropped the requirement they keep logs of meetings with lobbyists Harper Madison defended the change, saying filling out the forms is a lot of work and causes staff to miss citizen calls Dang, how many lobbyists are yall meeting with for that to be an issue? 😅
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Caleb Hammer on Rogan talking about how he wants a good subway system in Austin, but the homeless and criminal justice problems make it a non-starter Many public transit advocates are coming to the same conclusion, We have to enforce the camping ban and replace our DA!
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