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With many communities organizing against data centers in their areas and politicians lining up to oppose them coming to their local neighborhoods, is there anything data centers can do to be better neighbors? We’ll have the latest installment of our series.We’ll also tell you about the community conversation in Abilene last week, where a panel addressed concerns and heard from the community.The 2026 Mid-Term Election is 2 months away. Are West Texans ready to throw their support to a Democratic candidate in the contest for Texas’s US Senate seat?Affordability has become a big issue in this election season. The President is trying to help shrink grocery bills, but Texas cattlemen aren’t excited about his approach.Over the weekend, events in Abilene worked to raise awareness of the fentanyl crisis.
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