Supreme Court Will Decide What Free Speech Means on Social Media
The Supreme Court is hearing two cases on Monday that could set new precedents around free speech on social media platforms. The cases challenge two similar laws from Florida and…
Texas Billionaire’s Push for Land Swap With Elon’s SpaceX Is Total Crap
Details about SpaceX’s proposed land swap deal with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission (TPWC) keep getting uglier. After an overwhelming majority voted against the land exchange, the decision was…
Texas’ Screwed-Up Power Grid Is on the Ballot
Texas will vote on whether to give the oil and gas industry billions to make its barely-working power grid more reliable while ignoring the benefits of renewable energy. This comes…
Florida and Texas Social Media Content Moderation Bans Heading to Supreme Court
Both Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed bills in the last few years trying to block social media companies from moderating content or otherwise banning accounts.Photo:…
Texas Energy Grid Paid Bitcoin Miner $31.7 Million to Stop Working Amid Heatwave
The Lone Star State apparently loves cryptocurrency so much that it’s willing to pay mining firms to not do their jobs. One of those mining operations, called Riot Platforms, claims…
The Worst Internet Bills of 2023, So Far
Photo: Samuel Corum (AP) Republican lawmakers have yelped about banning TikTok nationally over supposed national security threats for years now but the increasingly prescient policy issue finally gained bipartisan political…