AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoData Center Policy: Hut 8 said it backs Gov. Greg Abbott’s directive to Texas regulators and ERCOT, arguing its Beacon Point campus in Nueces County is designed for grid reliability and local impact management. AI & Infrastructure Finance: Meta, BlackRock and other AI data-center backers keep lining up with Texas rules and union labor pipelines, underscoring how quickly the AI buildout is becoming a workforce and power-and-water story. Health Tech Funding: Function Health secured $450M in growth financing from General Catalyst to expand its testing and imaging platform. Real Estate & Immigration: Texas REALTORS reports international buyers purchased more homes in Texas last year, with many buyers living in the U.S. on visas or as recent immigrants. Tax Enforcement: A Frisco man pleaded guilty to a $43M IRS tax shelter scheme. Energy & Markets: Stocks edged higher as investors digested inflation data; oil slipped on weaker demand outlook. Healthcare & Compliance Tech: nsur.ai launched an AI underwriting assistant for P&C underwriters, aiming to cut manual work without replacing core systems. Politics: An Emerson poll shows the Texas Senate race in a statistical tie between Ken Paxton and James Talarico.
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