The Austin Daily News

The Austin Daily News - May 14, 2026

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In this week's issue:

  • Hill County just became the first Texas county to block data centers — and the state's own lawyers say they probably can't do that
  • Austin's 911 system is six months past its own consolidation deadline, no road map in sight, while Abbott sends a task force to do what the city won't
  • An Austin drone company went public and immediately reported an 80%+ revenue collapse and a $4.5M net loss
  • One Austin dinner table: a humanoid robot builder, a brain-computer interface founder, and someone who scanned a fruit fly brain into a computer simulation

    • Texas is building the future faster than anyone can govern it. Let's get into it.

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    The Austin Daily NewsBy Justin Murphy