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The 713 Commute Mode — August 27, 2026

In today's briefing, Texas grapples with a data center boom, a federal judge rules on a detained ICE agent's release, and change is coming to the top of MD Anderson.

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Don't buy Gov. Greg Abbott's latest blame game: Texas's data center problem is on him

ICE agent accused of Minneapolis shooting can be released from Texas jail, judge says

MD Anderson president Dr. Peter Pisters retiring after 9 years as leader of elite cancer hospital

University of Houston launches institute to…

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