Lawmakers added $1 to car insurance policies. That money paid for Flock cameras(texastribune.org)

370 points by DeepLogin 1 month ago | 257 comments

Texas Tribune article reporting that a $1 fee added to Texas car insurance policies to fight catalytic converter theft funded thousands of Flock surveillance cameras.

Texas rules requiring water breaks for construction workers will be nullified(texastribune.org)

68 points by detaro 3 years ago | 59 comments

Texas A&M suspended professor accused of criticizing Lt. Gov. Patrick in lecture(texastribune.org)

178 points by apengwin 3 years ago | 102 comments

Water is bursting from another abandoned West Texas oil well, continuing a trend(texastribune.org)

133 points by toomuchtodo 2 years ago | 95 comments

Federal judge orders Texas to air condition all prisons by the end of 2029(texastribune.org)

60 points by bonefishgrill 1 month ago | 49 comments

Texas Tribune article reporting a federal judge ordered Texas to air condition all prisons by 2029, ruling extreme heat is cruel and unusual punishment; Texas will appeal.

Texas Passes Ban on DEI Offices and Tenure Reform at Public Universities(thetexan.news)

49 points by g42gregory 3 years ago | 20 comments

Meta hit with $25B penalty for deceiving users about privacy on Facebook(nmdoj.gov)

170 points by DeepLogin 4 days ago | 37 comments

New Mexico Department of Justice press release announcing a $25 billion civil penalty against Facebook in its Cambridge Analytica consumer protection case.

Meta invests $14.3B in Scale AI to kick-start superintelligence lab(nytimes.com)

424 points by RyanShook 1 year ago | 433 comments

New York Times article reporting Meta's $14.3 billion investment in Scale AI to launch a superintelligence research lab.

Meta ordered to pay $25B penalty in New Mexico Cambridge Analytica case(cnbc.com)

634 points by cbg0 4 days ago | 418 comments

CNBC news article reporting that a New Mexico court ordered Meta to pay a $25 billion penalty in a Cambridge Analytica-related data privacy case.

Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes(nytimes.com)

214 points by gmays 25 days ago | 165 comments

New York Times article on how Meta uses AI data center investments to avoid billions in federal taxes; the capture shows a captcha page.

Meta told to pay $375M for misleading users over child safety(bbc.com)

391 points by testrun 7 months ago | 205 comments

BBC News article reporting that Meta has been ordered to pay $375m for misleading users about child safety on its platforms.

Meta is killing off its AI-powered Instagram and Facebook profiles(theguardian.com)

340 points by n1b0m 1 year ago | 485 comments

Guardian article reporting that Meta is removing its AI-generated Instagram and Facebook profiles after backlash, including over a persona called 'proud Black queer momma'.