The Texan Podcast - Daily Rundown - June 10, 2026
Episode Date: June 10, 2026The Texan’s Daily Rundown brings you a quick recap of the latest stories in Texas politics so you can stay informed with news you can trust.Want more resources? Visit The Texan for complete access t...o our in-depth articles, newsletters, videos, podcasts, and more.Enjoy what you hear? Be sure to follow us and leave a review!
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Howdy folks, today is Wednesday, June 10th, and you're listening to the Texans' Daily Rundown.
I'm the Texan senior editor Rob Lauchess, and here is the rundown of today's news in Texas politics.
First up, as data centers expand readily in the state, Governor Greg Abbott has directed the Public Utility
Commission of Texas and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas to take steps to ensure that, quote,
residential electric bills are not negatively affected.
Abbott emphasized in a June 10th press release that data centers must operate in ways that reduce costs for residential electricity consumers and not drain water from local neighborhoods.
In a letter to PUC Chairman Thomas Gleason and Aircott CEO Pablo Vegas,
Abbott touted the state's, quote, economic success that has spurred unprecedented job growth and attracted more business than any other state.
Abbott directed the PUC to require data centers to, quote, fully fund the costs of electric
infrastructure needed to serve their operations, end quote, without passing costs on to residential
ratepayers, and to begin reducing residential ratepayers' transmission costs by July 31st.
Both the PUC and Aircott must also flag actions that they can take to protect residential and
small business ratepayers, with the two agencies tasked with submitting a joint memorandum to the governor's
office by July 17th. The governor pledged to work with the legislature in the upcoming session next year
on issues such as cementing the PUC's requirement for data centers to cover their electricity
infrastructure costs and requiring all new data centers to use water-efficient closed-loop cooling
systems. In other news, the nation's federal immigration agencies will now be funded to the tune
of $70 billion after President Donald Trump signed a funding bill into law on Wednesday afternoon.
February marked the start of a financial desert for the agencies, as Democrats and Republicans in Congress
failed to negotiate a funding package that satisfied both sides' concerns, ushering in chaotic airport
environments and concerns surrounding the nation's security as the war in Iran continued and, as it
prepared to host the FIFA World Cup in the summer. Even after funding for most of DHS was restored,
and the shutdown concluded at the end of April, the debate continued over ICE and U.S. customs and
protection. Democratic lawmakers were aiming for significant reforms to ICE after immigration agents
fatally shot two protesters earlier this year. Some Democratic Congress members even suggested
abolishing the agency. The new funding bill, called the Secure America Act, allocates most of the
funding $38 billion to ICE, while CBP is set to receive $26 billion. The DHS will receive the
remaining over $4 billion. It'll last until September 2020.
after Trump concludes his second and final presidential term.
Last but not least,
the City of Fate issued a proclamation at the beginning of the month,
declaring June as nuclear family month,
defined as, quote,
one husband, one wife, and their children,
whether biological, adopted, or fostered.
The proclamation encouraged all citizens to, quote,
reflect on the importance of the God-ordained nuclear family structure
and continue working to strengthen and protect the traditional values of our
city, county, state, and country. Fate is a city of over 30,000 in Rockwall County, about 30 miles
from downtown Dallas. Fate Mayor Andrew Greenberg told the Texan that people are, quote, desperate for a
return to the Christian heritage in our government, and that he wants to recognize the majority of
fate residents and the, quote, contributions made with their families. He called Tennessee Governor
Bill Lee a huge source of inspiration after Lee signed a similar resolution in April,
followed by Indiana and Alabama, which called it Strong Families Month.
According to a June 3rd Gallup poll,
65% of U.S. adults believe legal same-sex marriages should be valid,
down 6% from the peak in 2022 and 2023.
62% view same-sex relationships as morally acceptable,
the lowest figure since 2016, after it peaked in 2022 at 71%.
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