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In Texas, ‘water is the new oil’ as cities square off over aquifers that may soon dry out

Fast Company Tech

In Central Texas, a bitter fight over a $1 billion water project offers a preview of the future for much of the state as decades of rapid growth push past the local limits of its most vital natural resource. In the near term, only import projects from freshwater aquifers will continue to meet the growing water demands of thirsty Texas cities.

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Federal court blocks Texas law banning ‘viewpoint discrimination’ on social media

The Verge

A federal judge has blocked a Texas law that aimed to limit large social platforms’ ability to moderate content on the grounds that it is likely to violate the First Amendment. It’s intended to fight what Texas politicians have described as unfairly liberal-leaning moderation on sites like Facebook and Twitter.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Arts & Culture

Bloomerang

Texas Instruments Foundation. The Ford Foundation does not accept unsolicited proposals or inquiries; however, they do have a year-round open funding opportunity in the arts, specifically for documentary filmmakers. Areas served: Texas. Areas served: Houston/Texas. Texas Instruments Foundation. Woodruff Foundation.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Arts & Culture

Kindful

Texas Instruments Foundation. The Ford Foundation does not accept unsolicited proposals or inquiries; however, they do have a year-round open funding opportunity in the arts, specifically for documentary filmmakers. Areas served: Texas. Areas served: Houston/Texas. Texas Instruments Foundation. Woodruff Foundation.

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Texas passes law that bans kicking people off social media based on ‘viewpoint’

The Verge

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed a bill regulating how social media companies moderate content. If platforms are notified of illegal content, the law requires them to evaluate it within 48 hours, a policy that mirrors at least one proposal in US Congress. Photo by Montinique Monroe/Getty Images.

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Daily Crunch: After developers complain, Microsoft clarifies new policy on open source monetization

TechCrunch

Every founder is searching for ways to conserve cash at the moment, but a laser focus on saving money instead of creating efficiencies will only delay the inevitable. It’s the birds, and the bees, and the flowers, and the vee cees: Systemiq secures $70 million to fund early-stage climate tech founders, reports Harri. You can sign up here.).

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Why the global chip shortage is making it so hard to buy a PS5

The Verge

Vehicle sales are down, they’re trying to conserve cash. Because they’re trying to conserve cash. We had the cold weather shutdown in Texas, which shut down the NXP factories in Austin and the Samsung factory in Austin. When we look at the plants being proposed in the United States, there’s the Samsung factory in Texas.

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