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Recent briefings below
Recent Briefings
On The Lone Star Dispatch today: Fort Worth advances its own local pause on data center permits in response to the state grid audit, while federal financial regulators push forward with independent cr…
As the standoff in the Middle East deepens, U.S. forces escalated maritime blockade enforcement in the Gulf of Oman today. Stateside, federal security reviews and state infrastructure standards are re…
Today on The Lone Star Dispatch: federal policy undergoes major shifts as executive orders target established public health guidelines, while the ongoing economic blockade in the Strait of Hormuz resh…
Local permitting in Texas is officially getting a state-level gatekeeper, with Fort Worth set to require explicit ERCOT clearance before approving new data centers. Meanwhile, the U.S. defense apparat…
A federal court draws a hard boundary around executive spending at the White House, and Texas leaders hold firm on their data center moratorium despite high-profile political pushback.
Top military officials are privately pressing the White House for a diplomatic exit in the Middle East, confirming earlier reports of critically low missile reserves. Back in Texas, ERCOT is putting t…
Iran is rewriting the terms of its potential deal in the Strait of Hormuz, demanding sweeping new authority over the waterway as a prerequisite for normal shipping operations. Stateside, both major ca…
The diplomatic back-and-forth between the U.S. and Iran appears to be culminating in a major maritime policy shift, with reports indicating a finalized deal will grant Tehran an official supervisory r…
Today on the Dispatch: The U.S. is facing a critical munitions shortage as the military standoff with Iran drags on, while both sides offer sharply conflicting accounts of a potential deal to reopen t…
Texas is hitting the brakes on its infrastructure boom, as Governor Abbott orders a statewide moratorium on new data center grid connections pending a full audit. Overseas, the diplomatic confusion be…