Good Morning! On this day in 1923, jazz pianist William “Red” Garland was born in Dallas. He produced several notable recordings as a member of the Miles Davis Quintet in the 1950s, popularizing the block chord style of jazz that came to define the era.
Yesterday’s edition featured a study by payroll firm ADP that ranked Austin as the top Texas city for new college graduates. Today, we highlight a Redfin analysis that names another Texas metro as the state’s top destination for new grads. If you were starting your career, where would you move?
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Public School Enrollment Down 76,000
A report from Austin-based think tank Texas 2036 shows the state’s public school enrollment dropped by more than 76,000 students from the 2024-25 school year to the current one. The 1.4% decline is the first observed since the COVID-19 pandemic and only the second since the state started tracking enrollment nearly 40 years ago.
The report attributed the reduction to declining birth rates, shifting migration patterns, and increased competition from private schools and homeschooling. The organization projected that 100,000 fewer students could be enrolled in Texas public schools five years from now, even as the state continues to grow.
Students in kindergarten through fifth grade accounted for 60% of the decline, while Hispanics accounted for 81%. Meanwhile, enrollment in urban districts has fallen by 17.3% over the last 10 years, while it has grown by 13.4% in rural districts.
The report emphasized that its findings do not reflect the impact of state-funded Texas Education Freedom Accounts, which were recently awarded to nearly 100,000 students. The $1 billion school choice program received more than 274,000 applications, suggesting it could expand in the future.
Red Oak City Council Paves Way for Data Center
Red Oak’s city council voted 4-1 to rezone 830 acres of agricultural land for a proposed data center on Monday, despite vocal opposition from more than 130 residents.
Last month, the city’s planning and zoning board voted 3-2 against recommending the rezoning. More than 20 people spoke during the city council meeting’s public comment period, all of whom opposed the move.
“We are not opposed to data centers. We’re opposed to the city putting them in our neighborhoods,” said Red Oak resident Cindi Stephenson. “None of you have them in your backyard. Why should they be in my backyard?“
Several data centers have already gone up in Red Oak, including facilities operated by Google, Dallas-based DataBank, and Compass Datacenters. Compass has proposed building another campus on the rezoned property.
Paxton Sues Netflix
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Netflix, alleging that the streaming giant sells users’ behavioral data and has engineered its platform to be addictive.
The Collin County lawsuit accuses Netflix of selling information about users’ viewing habits and devices to advertising companies that use that data to build detailed consumer profiles. Paxton also claims the company’s autoplay feature facilitates prolonged viewing and addiction to its platform.
“Netflix has built a surveillance program designed to illegally collect and profit from Texans’ personal data without their consent, and my office will do everything in our power to stop it,” said Paxton. He is seeking an injunction to stop the collection of user data and disable the autoplay feature for children’s profiles.
In a statement, Netflix said the lawsuit “lacks merit and is based on inaccurate and distorted information.”
The same day Paxton sued Netflix, his office announced it had secured an agreement with Korean electronics company LG that requires it to display a notification on its smart TVs alerting users about its data collection practices and offering them the chance to opt out.
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Discovered: 328 Years Worth of Lithium
The United States just discovered a massive lithium reserve in the Appalachia region, a 328-year supply based on America’s 2025 import totals.
With Morgan Stanley forecasting an 80,000-ton shortage this year alone, the sooner we can tap into it, the better.
For companies like EnergyX, that spells opportunity. Their patented tech can recover lithium 500X faster than traditional methods. And where those only recover roughly 30% of available lithium, EnergyX recovers over 90%. It’s why industry leaders like General Motors have already invested.
➤ Statewide: Sen. John Cornyn introduced legislation to upgrade U.S. 287 and rename it Interstate 47 “in honor of our 47th President.” (More)
➤ Brownsville: A South Dakota-based trust company claimed a $78 million Texas Lottery prize just six days before the expiration of the winning ticket, which was sold at Gordon’s Bait & Tackle in November. (See Details)
➤ Livingston: A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocked tomorrow’s scheduled execution of death row inmate Edward Busby due to claims he is intellectually disabled. Busby was convicted of the 2005 kidnapping and murder of 78-year-old Laura Crane. (More)
➤ Houston: Lee Mongerson Gilley, 39, is seeking asylum in Italy after fleeing the country ahead of his capital murder trial for the 2024 death of his pregnant wife. “My wife is dead, and they wrongly blamed me. I am innocent. I did not kill my wife,” Gilley said Monday. (More)
➤ Katy: Laura Nicholson, 23, was arrested in Florida on Monday after being charged in the deaths of her two daughters—ages 2 and 3—who were found dead in a pool earlier this year. Autopsies revealed the two girls had ingested cocaine prior to their deaths. (More)
➤ Harris County: A University of Houston poll shows U.S. Rep. Christian Menefee leads U.S. Rep. Al Green 50% to 43% in the Democratic primary runoff for the redrawn 18th Congressional District. Meanwhile, Army veteran Alex Mealer leads state Rep. Briscoe Cain 50% to 41% in the Republican primary runoff for the redrawn 9th Congressional District. (More)
➤ Dallas: Video obtained by a local news outlet shows a Waymo robotaxi turning left at a red light as cars traveled through the intersection. A company representative claimed the light was “heavily dimmed” from the vehicle’s perspective. (Watch Video)
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➤ The Dallas Cowboys will host the Philadelphia Eagles on Thanksgiving Day this season, their first Turkey Day clash since 2014. (More)
➤ Texas Tech football sold out its season ticket allotment for the fourth straight year, with more than 33,400 seats claimed. (More)
➤ Former Cowboys quarterback Craig Morton died this week at 83. He led Dallas to Super Bowl V in 1971, when the Cowboys lost to the Baltimore Colts. (More)
➤ TCU athletic trainer Danny Wheat is retiring after a 50-year career—27 seasons with the Texas Rangers and 22 with TCU baseball. He started as a student trainer at Texas during their 1975 national championship season. (More)
➤ Homeowners are sitting on record levels of equity — averaging about $315,000 — and many are using HELOCs to consolidate debt, fund renovations, or cover major expenses. But lender rates and fees can vary significantly. That’s why we created a simple HELOC matching tool that helps you find the right provider in under a minute. (LEARN MORE)
➤ eBay’s board of directors rejected Grapevine-based GameStop’s $56 billion proposal to acquire the online auctioneer, calling it “neither credible nor attractive.” (More)
➤ The abrupt shutdown of Spirit Airlines earlier this month resulted in the loss of 444 jobs at DFW International Airport and 515 jobs at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport. (More)
➤ Amazon has introduced a 30-minute delivery option for certain items for customers in Dallas-Fort Worth. The company plans to expand the service to Austin and Houston in the near future. (More)
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America’s Biggest Lithium Bet Just Went Live
Lithium prices are up 2X+ since last summer, and Morgan Stanley forecasts an 80,000-ton shortage in 2026. In other words, those with a reliable supply are sitting pretty.
So it’s a big deal that EnergyX just commissioned the single biggest lithium production facility of its kind in the United States.
EnergyX’s patented tech can recover up to 3X more lithium than traditional methods at 500X the speed of evaporation ponds. With this facility, they’re preparing to produce it at scale.
➤ Dallas-based Smoothie King is introducing a pickle-flavored drink in partnership with Grillo’s Pickles. The “unhinged” smoothie is “packed with electrolytes and enhanced hydration.” (More)
➤ The Dutch national soccer team’s orange double-decker bus arrived in Galveston on Monday. It will travel to Dallas, Houston, and Kansas City for the team’s group play matches during the World Cup. (More)
➤ Meanwhile, several “architectural trees” will be installed along Houston’s Main Street ahead of next month’s World Cup. The structures, designed to provide shade for pedestrians, are being manufactured by local fabrication business Rootlab. (Watch Video)
➤ A new analysis from real estate brokerage firm Redfin ranks Dallas as the No. 4 U.S. metro for recent college graduates, while Houston is No. 6 and Austin is No. 10. (See Details)
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Public School Enrollment Down 76,000
