May 11, 2024
Investors

Gov. Greg Abbott wants to rein in institutional homebuyers

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Gov. Greg Abbott called on state lawmakers Friday to try to limit Wall Street’s presence in the Texas housing market. As the nation’s housing affordability crisis continues unabated, lawmakers and housing advocates have

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Crypto

Crypto miners are shaking Texans down like they’re the Mafia (Opinion)

Cryptocurrency miners should not be rewarded at all by Gov. Greg Abbott and the state of Texas for creating a crisis with our energy grid, a Chronicle letter writer argues.  Dreamstime/TNS Crypto con Regarding “Mega-cartoon: How crypto miners raised Texans’ electric bill (Opinion),” (Dec. 30): Crypto miners are getting a sweetheart deal from the state

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