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Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Good Morning! On this day in 1825, Haden Edwards, Green DeWitt, and Robert Leftwich received contracts from the government of Mexico to colonize areas near Nacogdoches and along the Guadalupe and Navasota rivers.

AI tech giant Nvidia announced yesterday it will build two supercomputer plants in Texas, fueling the state's reputation as a leader in the artificial intelligence boom. Check out the story in today's Roundup section.

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Nvidia Building Supercomputer Plants in Texas

California-based tech company Nvidia plans to build two supercomputer plants in Houston and Dallas as part of a broader $500 billion effort to develop AI infrastructure in the U.S. over the next four years.

The Houston plant will be constructed in partnership with iPhone supplier Foxconn, and the Dallas plant is being built with Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Wistron. Together with supplier-owned chip fabrication plants in Arizona, Nvidia will commission "more than a million square feet of manufacturing space" for the initiative.

The move will enable Nvidia to avoid tariffs on imported chips and marks the first time the company will build AI supercomputers entirely in the U.S. Mass production at both facilities is expected to begin within the next 12 to 15 months.

Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang reportedly struck a deal with President Trump to allow exports of its H2O chips from China in exchange for investing in U.S.-based AI infrastructure.

Home Explodes in Austin

A two-story house in a Northwest Austin neighborhood exploded Sunday morning, injuring six people and damaging at least 24 homes, two of which were deemed "uninhabitable." A nearby elementary school was also damaged.

Officials performed "advanced extrication efforts" to remove several people from the debris. The cause of the explosion has not been determined, but no criminal charges are expected; the home does not have gas service, but it did have propane tanks.

The blast damaged power lines in the area, causing a temporary outage. The Red Cross is providing assistance to those displaced. See videos and photos of the damage here.

The explosion was heard up to 20 miles away. "I was just walking around my house, and all of a sudden the house shook and I heard a boom," said a resident whose home was damaged. "It sounded like a tree limb had fallen on our roof."

All-Female Space Flight Launches from Texas

A Blue Origin rocket that launched from Van Horn on Monday carried six women to the edge of space and back during an 11-minute autonomous flight—the first since 1963 to boast an all-female crew.

The passengers included journalist and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos's fiancée Lauren Sanchez, pop singer Katy Perry, CBS Mornings co-host Gayle King, former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, film producer Kerianne Flynn, and civil rights activist and research scientist Amanda Nguyen.

Bezos was joined by celebrities Oprah Winfrey, Kris Jenner, and Khloé Kardashian in the crowd of onlookers. It was the 11th human space flight for Blue Origin's New Shepard program.

Perry sang "What a Wonderful World" during the flight, saying she felt "super connected to love" after landing. "It's about a collective energy in there. It's about us," she said.

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➤ Corpus Christi: The Murrow Energy gas plant at the Cefe Valenzuela landfill generated $4.6 million in profit during its first year, significantly more than the $1 million projected. The site's profitability will enable the city to slow the rise of trash fees. (See Details)

➤ Frisco: A judge reduced the bond for 17-year-old Karmelo Anthony from $1 million to $250,000. Anthony is accused of fatally stabbing another student at a track meet earlier this month. The family has received more than $400,000 for legal expenses from an online fundraiser. (More)

➤ Houston: The law firm Susman Godfrey sued the Trump administration on Friday, alleging that an executive order stripping the firm's lawyers of security clearances is unconstitutional. (See Details)

➤ Tyler: State Rep. Jay Dean (R-Longview) claimed the North Texas Water District Board has abandoned a plan to purchase water from Lake O' the Pines. The district said, "We continue to believe a future agreement for the sale of water could make sense." (More)

➤ Collin County: U.S. Sen. John Cornyn has asked the Department of Justice to investigate the planned EPIC City Muslim-focused community over concerns about potential discrimination against Jewish and Christian Texans. The community is the subject of at least five probes. (More)

➤ Big Spring: The Texas Department of Public Safety unveiled a sign designating a portion of I-20 as the "Trooper Troy Hogue Memorial Highway." Hogue was shot and killed while on duty on December 30, 1994. (See Photo)

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➤ The Dallas Wings selected UConn superstar Paige Bueckers with the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft last night. (More)

➤ The Texas Longhorns are ranked the No.1 team in college baseball after taking two of three games against Kentucky this past weekend. (More)

➤ Meanwhile, the Longhorns softball team dropped out of first place in the SEC standings after losing their first series since 2022 this past weekend. Coach Mike White confessed the team "just couldn't do anything right" during a "nightmare" first inning of the series finale against Tennessee. (More)

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➤ Tapcheck, a Plano-based payroll services company that lets employees access a portion of their earned wages before payday, secured $225 million in debt and equity funding. Founded in 2019, the firm has partnered with companies like Hilton, Planet Fitness, and Taco Bell. (More)

➤ Houston-based oil company Sable Offshore was fined $18.2 million by the California Coastal Commission for not securing the permits to work on a pipeline off the coast of Santa Barbara. The company contends the work qualified as repair and maintenance authorized under a previously approved permit. (See Details)

➤ Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport retained its ranking as the No. 3 busiest airport in the world, behind Atlanta and Dubai. DFW saw more than 87.8 million travelers last year, an increase of 7.4% over the 2023 figure. (More)

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➤ Three thousand people and 1,267 dogs showed up for a Golden Retriever meetup at Star Hill Ranch in Bee Cave on Sunday. Now in its third year, the event is the largest of its kind in Texas. (Watch Video)

➤ NASA astronaut Suni Williams stopped by Bonnie's Donuts in League City last week to pick up a five-pound cinnamon roll. When shop owner Natalie Chun stared at her, Williams said, "I know, I just came from space." (More)

➤ A loggerhead sea turtle weighed down by several pounds of epibiota—marine organisms including algae, barnacles, worms, crabs, and shrimp—was rescued in Sargent last week. It's now on the road to recovery with the help of workers at the Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research in Galveston. (See Photos)

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