June 3, 2025

texas

Mortgage

Average Texas mortgage debt increased to $239,783 in 2024

Finding a home isn’t getting any easier as the decade moves on, especially for first-time homebuyers. Nationally, median home prices over the past five years have increased by nearly 50%, 30-year mortgage rates have nearly doubled, and the number of homes available for purchase have fallen by a third. Not a happy confluence of trends

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Funds

Texas Senate passes bill to limit Harris County’s authority over millions of surplus toll road funds – Houston Public Media

Lucio Vasquez / Houston Public Media A car drives through an electronic tolling facility on the Hardy Toll Road on March 14, 2022. State legislation that would require Harris County to send 30% of its surplus toll road funds to the City of Houston is one step closer to becoming law after passing the Texas

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Crypto

West Texas Helios facility leased to Nvidia-backed CrowdWeave

Google hopes users harness power of AI to protect against cybercriminals Google is reportedly testing a new AI feature to generate passwords for compromised accounts through artificial intelligence. Straight Arrow News A major shift is beginning in Dickens County, with a highly touted cryptocurrency mining operation taking steps to become a more expansive data center.

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Funds

McKee insists on staff raises as state loses $31M in federal grants

See legislators rally for ‘just cause’ evictions bill at the statehouse Legislators and tenants describe why just cause eviction protections are needed in Rhode Island. Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee is facing criticism for his plan to give raises to members of his Cabinet. Critics, including House Speaker Shekarchi and Senate Republicans, argue that the

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Funds

ESG Ruling Puts Pressure on Public Pension Funds and BlackRock

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL–A federal court ruling regarding ESG investing with BlackRock could put public pension funds on the defense, a consumer group is warning.  Consumers’ Research sent letters to the largest public pensions boards in each state Tuesday warning BlackRock’s focus on ESG–an acronym for environmental, social, and governance–could lead to serious liabilities

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