Everyone is invited to the Community Launch Party on Thursday, October 29, 2026 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Fort Concho National Historic Landmark 630 S Oakes Street.
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The Midland Reporter Telegram reports that the Midland City Council voted unanimously to remove the city’s network of 73 Flock cameras, ending Midland’s contract with Flock Safety.
Initiative is slated to provide $50 billion throughout all 50 U.S. states from 2026 through 2030, at a cost of $10 billion per year.
So far in 2026 there have been quite a few comments about data centers at city council meetings in San Angelo; but on Tuesday members of after school group got together to make a comment in the chamber.
According to city staff, the pay adjustment will create an average separation of approximately 8 percent between the ranks.
As the San Angelo housing market sees some major expansion ahead of the looming data center demand, regular folks are feeling the pinch of high fuel and grocery prices triggered by economic policies in Washington, D.C., and the programs that once existed to help make ends meet are rapidly being defunded.
According to the Urban Institute’s most recent Well-Being and Basic Needs Survey, renters everywhere are struggling.
And to add to the stress, many employers, including many major chains in San Angelo, traditionally underpay their employees, according to human resources experts.
The share of working-age adults, aged 18-64, who are having trouble paying rent increased in 2025, with 20 percent or renters reporting they did could not pay the full amount of rent, or were late with a payment, at some point in the year noting that figure represents a significant increase from 2024 (16.5 percent), and the highest figure observed since the WBNS began tracking this metric.
If you want to vote and make your voice heard in the General Election on November 3, you need to register by Monday, October 5.