Tag: Texas
How Texas Became a Global Mecca for Bitcoin Mining
Genesis Digital Assets, a bitcoin mining company with five data centers in Texas, used a similar framework for choosing the state. Ankit Joshi, Head o [...]
Sodomy Laws Remain in 12 States After Lawrence v. Texas
It has been 20 years since the Supreme Court invalidated sodomy laws with its decision in Lawrence v. Texas, but legal codes inherited from colonial l [...]
Texas to Leave ERIC, a Voting Integrity Group Targeted by Right-Wing Attacks
Texas said on Thursday that it would drop out of a bipartisan voter integrity group that once included about three dozen states, further destabilizing [...]
Texas Blockchain Council director announces run for State House
Steven Kinard, director of Bitcoin mining analytics at the Texas Blockchain Council, a crypto advocacy group, has announced that he will run for a sea [...]
Schumer Asks Judicial Policymakers to End Single-Judge Divisions in Texas
Senator Chuck Schumer of New York has urged the policymaking body for the federal courts to end a case assignment system that he says allows parties t [...]
GOP-controlled Texas House votes to impeach Republican AG Ken Paxton
Moments after the vote, Paxton’s office said the impeachment was “based on totally false claims” and pointed to internal reports that found no wrongd [...]
Trump slams Texas ‘RINOS’ over Paxton impeachment effort
The Texas House later voted to impeach Paxton, triggering his suspension from office.
Trump lashed out in particular at Texas House Speaker Dade Phe [...]
Crypto lender Abra has been insolvent since March, says Texas regulator
Crypto lending firm Abra, which once handled more than $116 million in assets, had allegedly committed securities fraud and has been insolvent since M [...]
Migrants Abruptly Flown from Texas to California on Private Charter
Sixteen migrants from Venezuela and Colombia were abruptly flown on a private chartered jet to California and dropped off outside a Catholic church bu [...]
CBIT to Deploy Crypto Miners at 360 Mining’s Off-Grid Texas Site
Cathedra said the agreement makes it the first publicly listed miner utilizing both on- and off-grid energy. Off-grid energy can allow bitcoin miners [...]
Bitcoin (BTC) Miners Gain More Support in Texas Legislative Session
"More miners in the [demand-response] program means more load can be reliably called on to help balance the grid," said Dennis Porter, who leads anoth [...]
Texas Governor Names Interim Attorney General After Paxton Impeachment
Why It MattersIn announcing his choice, Mr. Abbott cited Mr. Scott’s past experience as a former deputy attorney general who “knows how the Office of [...]
Texas Bill That Would Limit Crypto Miners’ Participation in Cost-Saving Grid Programs Stopped in House Committee
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What the ‘anti-mining bill’ means for the crypto industry in Texas
In late April, over a hundred people gathered near the Texas Capitol building to protest. Peaceful protests in the United States are not uncommon, but [...]
Texas legislative session winds down with crypto bills still in limbo
The 88th legislative session for the government of the state of Texas will end on May 29 without any resolution to certain bills affecting aspects of [...]