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MRT 4/14/25 (free) (sponsored by No Scrubs): Paxton Launches Primary Challenge to Cornyn // ERCOT: Power Demand Forecast Shows Huge Increase // Travis County DA Settles Security Records Case w/ OAG
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| Subject | MRT 4/14/25 (free) (sponsored by No Scrubs): Paxton Launches Primary Challenge to Cornyn // ERCOT: Power Demand Forecast Shows Huge Increase // Travis County DA Settles Security Records Case w/ OAG |
| Date | April 14, 2025 11:47 PM |
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* **TOP NEWS**
"**NVIDIA eyes Arizona, Texas for $500 billion buildout of supercomputer infrastructure**,” via Reuters** **— “Nvidia said it is planning to build AI infrastructure worth as much as $500 billion in the U.S. over the next four years with help from partners such as TSMC, the latest American tech firm to back the Trump administration’s push for local manufacturing.
The announcement on Monday includes the production of its Blackwell AI chips at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co’s factory at Phoenix, Arizona.
Supercomputer manufacturing plants in Texas by Foxconn in Houston, and Wistron in Dallas, are expected to ramp up in the next 12 to 15 months, Nvidia said.
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The move aligns the AI chip giant, majority of whose processors are produced in Taiwan, with a clutch of tech firms that have been pledging to bring manufacturing back to the U.S. amid the threat of steep tariffs from President **Donald Trump**.
Apple, which assembles most of its iPhones in China, has also promised _[half a trillion dollars]([link removed])_ in the U.S. investments in the next four years including a factory in Texas for artificial intelligence servers.
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“Adding American manufacturing helps us better meet the incredible and growing demand for AI chips and supercomputers, strengthens our supply chain and boosts our resiliency,” said Nvidia CEO **Jensen Huan**g.
Manufacturing AI chips and supercomputers in the U.S. will create hundreds of thousands of jobs in the coming decades, the company said.
Huang had said in March Nvidia sees little short-term impact from higher U.S. tariffs, but would move production to the U.S. in the longer term, without giving a timeline.
Nvidia said on Monday TSMC has started production of its latest generation of chips at its factory in Arizona. Reuters reported in December TSMC was in talks with Nvidia to produce its Blackwell chips at the plant.
TSMC, the world’s biggest contract maker of chips, has said it plans to make a fresh $100 billion investment in the U.S. that involves building five additional chip facilities." _[Reuters]([link removed])_
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* **TOP NEWS**
"**More than 170 international students at UT System schools have had visas revoked: officials**” _[AAS]([link removed])_ ($)
"**String of law enforcement suicides rattles first responders and exposes gaps in state support**” _[Texas Tribune]([link removed])_
"**What could have caused the Northwest Austin home explosion? Here's what we know so far**” _[AAS]([link removed])_ ($)
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* **#TXLEGE**
"**Bill to create a Texas Homeland Security Division passes state Senate**” _[Texas Tribune]([link removed])_
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* **LOCAL GOVERNMENT**
**“Dallas County DA wants off Texas 7 case**” _[DMN]([link removed])_ ($)
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* **2026**
**“Paxton vs. Cornyn: Five things that will impact the 2026 GOP Senate race**” _[DMN]([link removed])_ ($)
**“Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announces he’s running for fourth term**” _[Texas Tribune]([link removed])_
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* **TEXANS IN DC**
**“Cornyn asks DOJ to probe planned Muslim-centric community**” _[DMN]([link removed])_ ($)
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* **BUSINESS NEWS**
**“Houston tech company site part of effort to build AI supercomputers**” _[Houston Chronicle]([link removed])_ ($)
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* **NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE**
> AAS: "**As Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick hold onto power, fresh faces in Texas must wait their turn**" __[AAS]([link removed])__
> THE TEXAN: "**Paxton Announces, Harrison Denounces, and Budget Bounces: Smoke Filled Room Ep. 15**" __[THE TEXAN]([link removed])__
> HOU CHRON: "**Exclusive: Houston police are cooperating with ICE, experts say**" __[HOU CHRON]([link removed])__
> KXAN: "**Senate passes bill to help Texas families with child support services**" __[KXAN]([link removed])__
> MY RGV: "**Commentary: Seeking more safety, security for women**" __[MY RGV]([link removed])__
> EP TIMES: "**DHS revokes visas for Borderland foreign students, as nationwide crackdown expands**" __[EP TIMES]([link removed])__
> HOU CHRON: "**Prairie View A&M's got your goat (and beef) at its popular meat market**" __[HOU CHRON]([link removed])__
> DMN: "**What led to strange detour in Kumar Rocker’s latest start? Rangers right-hander explains**" __[DMN]([link removed])__
> HOU CHRON: "**Houston socialite missing in Mexico has been found dead, friend says**" __[HOU CHRON]([link removed])__
> HOU CHRON: "**Sewing: Houston ISD labeled my kids with autism. Neither of them is.**" __[HOU CHRON]([link removed])__
> TX TRIB: "**String of law enforcement suicides rattles first responders and exposes gaps in state support**" __[TX TRIB]([link removed])__
> FWST: "**What is ‘stop and frisk’?**" __[FWST]([link removed])__
> DMN: "**After strong outing, Jordan Spieth spotlights a Masters issue golfers ‘can’t talk about’**" __[DMN]([link removed])__
> AP: "**Six presumed dead after private plane crashes in muddy field in upstate New York**" __[AP]([link removed])__
> HOU CHRON: "**'I'm proud of my team.' Reflections on a memorable season for UH**" __[HOU CHRON]([link removed])__
> MY RGV: "**Stepping into the secondary with UTRGV defensive backs**" __[MY RGV]([link removed])__
> MY RGV: "**Vaqueros lasso Lumberjacks to sweep Southland series**" __[MY RGV]([link removed])__
> SAEN: "**What is Costco Business Center? Texas has two of this rarer type of Costco.**" __[SAEN]([link removed])__
> COMMUNITY IMPACT: "**Delays increase cost of Ownsby Parkway road construction in Celina**" __[COMMUNITY IMPACT]([link removed])__
> FWST: "**UPDATE: Wind advisory for North Texas until Sunday evening, wind gusts up to 40 mph**" __[FWST]([link removed])__
> SAEN: "**Opinions & Editorials | San Antonio Express-News | ****[ExpressNews.com]([link removed])**" __[SAEN]([link removed])__
> COMMUNITY IMPACT: "**Triten Real Estate Partners acquires industrial property in Selma**" __[COMMUNITY IMPACT]([link removed])__
> SAEN: "**San Antonio lakes stocked with catfish in time for fishing season**" __[SAEN]([link removed])__
> SAEN: "**Alert: Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel literature laureate and a giant of Latin American letters died, his son says**" __[SAEN]([link removed])__
> TPR: "**The biggest trial in Meta's history starts Monday. Here's what to know**" __[TPR]([link removed])__
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* **EXTRA POINTS**
Recent Texas sports scores:
Fri
> MLB: **Houston **14, LA Angels 3
> MLB: Seattle 5, **Texas** 3
> NBA: **Dallas** 124, Toronto 102
> NBA: at Phoenix 117, **San Antonio** 98
> NBA: LA Lakers 140, **Houston** 109
Sat
> MLB: LA Angels 4, **Houston** 1
> MLB: Seattle 9, **Texas** 2
**> **NHL: Utah 5, **Dallas** 3
> MLS: Vancouver 5, **Austin** 1
> MLS: Seattle 1, **Dallas** 0
> MLS: **Houston **1, LA FC 1
Sun
> MLB: **Houston **7, LA Angels 3
> MLB: Seattle 9, **Texas **2
> NBA: Denver 126, **Houston** 111
> NBA: **San Antonio** 125, Toronto 118
> NBA: Memphis 132, **Dallas** 97
Tonight's Texas sports schedule:
> 6pm: NBA: **Dallas **at Detroit (NHL Network)
> 6:45pm: MLB: **Houston** at St. Louis
**DALLAS COWBOYS**: "Revisiting Cowboys' history of trading up in NFL draft's first round" _[DMN]([link removed])_ ($)
**DALLAS COWBOYS**: "Micah Parsons in attendance for Cowboys voluntary workouts" _[DMN]([link removed])_ ($)
**DALLAS MAVERICKS**: "Adversity-filled season provides one more test for Mavericks vs. Kings" _[DMN]([link removed])_ ($)
**TEXAS RANGERS**: "Wasted chances, troubling stats: Rangers’ offensive incompetency continues in Seattle" _[DMN]([link removed])_ ($)
**NFL DRAFT**: "More details emerge in death of NFL draft hopeful Kyren Lacy" _[Houston Chronicle]([link removed])_ ($)
**TEXAS BASEBALL**: "Texas baseball rankings: Longhorns are nation's new No. 1 under Jim Schlossnagle" _[AAS]([link removed])_ ($)
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* **TOP NEWS**
"**NVIDIA eyes Arizona, Texas for $500 billion buildout of supercomputer infrastructure**,” via Reuters** **— “Nvidia said it is planning to build AI infrastructure worth as much as $500 billion in the U.S. over the next four years with help from partners such as TSMC, the latest American tech firm to back the Trump administration’s push for local manufacturing.
The announcement on Monday includes the production of its Blackwell AI chips at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co’s factory at Phoenix, Arizona.
Supercomputer manufacturing plants in Texas by Foxconn in Houston, and Wistron in Dallas, are expected to ramp up in the next 12 to 15 months, Nvidia said.
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The move aligns the AI chip giant, majority of whose processors are produced in Taiwan, with a clutch of tech firms that have been pledging to bring manufacturing back to the U.S. amid the threat of steep tariffs from President **Donald Trump**.
Apple, which assembles most of its iPhones in China, has also promised _[half a trillion dollars]([link removed])_ in the U.S. investments in the next four years including a factory in Texas for artificial intelligence servers.
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“Adding American manufacturing helps us better meet the incredible and growing demand for AI chips and supercomputers, strengthens our supply chain and boosts our resiliency,” said Nvidia CEO **Jensen Huan**g.
Manufacturing AI chips and supercomputers in the U.S. will create hundreds of thousands of jobs in the coming decades, the company said.
Huang had said in March Nvidia sees little short-term impact from higher U.S. tariffs, but would move production to the U.S. in the longer term, without giving a timeline.
Nvidia said on Monday TSMC has started production of its latest generation of chips at its factory in Arizona. Reuters reported in December TSMC was in talks with Nvidia to produce its Blackwell chips at the plant.
TSMC, the world’s biggest contract maker of chips, has said it plans to make a fresh $100 billion investment in the U.S. that involves building five additional chip facilities." _[Reuters]([link removed])_
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* **TOP NEWS**
"**More than 170 international students at UT System schools have had visas revoked: officials**” _[AAS]([link removed])_ ($)
"**String of law enforcement suicides rattles first responders and exposes gaps in state support**” _[Texas Tribune]([link removed])_
"**What could have caused the Northwest Austin home explosion? Here's what we know so far**” _[AAS]([link removed])_ ($)
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* **#TXLEGE**
"**Bill to create a Texas Homeland Security Division passes state Senate**” _[Texas Tribune]([link removed])_
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* **LOCAL GOVERNMENT**
**“Dallas County DA wants off Texas 7 case**” _[DMN]([link removed])_ ($)
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* **2026**
**“Paxton vs. Cornyn: Five things that will impact the 2026 GOP Senate race**” _[DMN]([link removed])_ ($)
**“Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announces he’s running for fourth term**” _[Texas Tribune]([link removed])_
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* **TEXANS IN DC**
**“Cornyn asks DOJ to probe planned Muslim-centric community**” _[DMN]([link removed])_ ($)
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* **BUSINESS NEWS**
**“Houston tech company site part of effort to build AI supercomputers**” _[Houston Chronicle]([link removed])_ ($)
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* **NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE**
> AAS: "**As Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick hold onto power, fresh faces in Texas must wait their turn**" __[AAS]([link removed])__
> THE TEXAN: "**Paxton Announces, Harrison Denounces, and Budget Bounces: Smoke Filled Room Ep. 15**" __[THE TEXAN]([link removed])__
> HOU CHRON: "**Exclusive: Houston police are cooperating with ICE, experts say**" __[HOU CHRON]([link removed])__
> KXAN: "**Senate passes bill to help Texas families with child support services**" __[KXAN]([link removed])__
> MY RGV: "**Commentary: Seeking more safety, security for women**" __[MY RGV]([link removed])__
> EP TIMES: "**DHS revokes visas for Borderland foreign students, as nationwide crackdown expands**" __[EP TIMES]([link removed])__
> HOU CHRON: "**Prairie View A&M's got your goat (and beef) at its popular meat market**" __[HOU CHRON]([link removed])__
> DMN: "**What led to strange detour in Kumar Rocker’s latest start? Rangers right-hander explains**" __[DMN]([link removed])__
> HOU CHRON: "**Houston socialite missing in Mexico has been found dead, friend says**" __[HOU CHRON]([link removed])__
> HOU CHRON: "**Sewing: Houston ISD labeled my kids with autism. Neither of them is.**" __[HOU CHRON]([link removed])__
> TX TRIB: "**String of law enforcement suicides rattles first responders and exposes gaps in state support**" __[TX TRIB]([link removed])__
> FWST: "**What is ‘stop and frisk’?**" __[FWST]([link removed])__
> DMN: "**After strong outing, Jordan Spieth spotlights a Masters issue golfers ‘can’t talk about’**" __[DMN]([link removed])__
> AP: "**Six presumed dead after private plane crashes in muddy field in upstate New York**" __[AP]([link removed])__
> HOU CHRON: "**'I'm proud of my team.' Reflections on a memorable season for UH**" __[HOU CHRON]([link removed])__
> MY RGV: "**Stepping into the secondary with UTRGV defensive backs**" __[MY RGV]([link removed])__
> MY RGV: "**Vaqueros lasso Lumberjacks to sweep Southland series**" __[MY RGV]([link removed])__
> SAEN: "**What is Costco Business Center? Texas has two of this rarer type of Costco.**" __[SAEN]([link removed])__
> COMMUNITY IMPACT: "**Delays increase cost of Ownsby Parkway road construction in Celina**" __[COMMUNITY IMPACT]([link removed])__
> FWST: "**UPDATE: Wind advisory for North Texas until Sunday evening, wind gusts up to 40 mph**" __[FWST]([link removed])__
> SAEN: "**Opinions & Editorials | San Antonio Express-News | ****[ExpressNews.com]([link removed])**" __[SAEN]([link removed])__
> COMMUNITY IMPACT: "**Triten Real Estate Partners acquires industrial property in Selma**" __[COMMUNITY IMPACT]([link removed])__
> SAEN: "**San Antonio lakes stocked with catfish in time for fishing season**" __[SAEN]([link removed])__
> SAEN: "**Alert: Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel literature laureate and a giant of Latin American letters died, his son says**" __[SAEN]([link removed])__
> TPR: "**The biggest trial in Meta's history starts Monday. Here's what to know**" __[TPR]([link removed])__
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* **EXTRA POINTS**
Recent Texas sports scores:
Fri
> MLB: **Houston **14, LA Angels 3
> MLB: Seattle 5, **Texas** 3
> NBA: **Dallas** 124, Toronto 102
> NBA: at Phoenix 117, **San Antonio** 98
> NBA: LA Lakers 140, **Houston** 109
Sat
> MLB: LA Angels 4, **Houston** 1
> MLB: Seattle 9, **Texas** 2
**> **NHL: Utah 5, **Dallas** 3
> MLS: Vancouver 5, **Austin** 1
> MLS: Seattle 1, **Dallas** 0
> MLS: **Houston **1, LA FC 1
Sun
> MLB: **Houston **7, LA Angels 3
> MLB: Seattle 9, **Texas **2
> NBA: Denver 126, **Houston** 111
> NBA: **San Antonio** 125, Toronto 118
> NBA: Memphis 132, **Dallas** 97
Tonight's Texas sports schedule:
> 6pm: NBA: **Dallas **at Detroit (NHL Network)
> 6:45pm: MLB: **Houston** at St. Louis
**DALLAS COWBOYS**: "Revisiting Cowboys' history of trading up in NFL draft's first round" _[DMN]([link removed])_ ($)
**DALLAS COWBOYS**: "Micah Parsons in attendance for Cowboys voluntary workouts" _[DMN]([link removed])_ ($)
**DALLAS MAVERICKS**: "Adversity-filled season provides one more test for Mavericks vs. Kings" _[DMN]([link removed])_ ($)
**TEXAS RANGERS**: "Wasted chances, troubling stats: Rangers’ offensive incompetency continues in Seattle" _[DMN]([link removed])_ ($)
**NFL DRAFT**: "More details emerge in death of NFL draft hopeful Kyren Lacy" _[Houston Chronicle]([link removed])_ ($)
**TEXAS BASEBALL**: "Texas baseball rankings: Longhorns are nation's new No. 1 under Jim Schlossnagle" _[AAS]([link removed])_ ($)
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