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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.

Art

Graphic designers, party planners (and almost everybody else) seem to be growing weary from the glut of AI manufactured posters, flyers, and maps that have dominated local social media for many months now.

One local artist is seeking to make new connections with real artists in San Angelo, and convince people to skip the Chat GPT.

“I am interested in keeping the ‘visual arts capital of Texas’ a human-made visual arts capital,” says Zoe Flores