Episode 3934: Abilene Stargate data center project news | RIP Augie Myers | Toth backs Paxton – Pratt on Texas 3/9/2026

The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: Oracle’s spending on AI data centers has the company in a pinch, layoffs expected. The giant Abilene Stargate data center proposed expansion may, or may not, happen as Oracle and its OpenAI customer are backing out. However, Meta may step in for that project.Meanwhile: Texas expected to be world’s largest data center market by 2030. Stop complaining and ride the boom!Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored by Allied Compliance Services providing the best service in DOT, business and personal drug and alcohol testing since 1995.Steve Toth beat RINO Dan Crenshaw for Congress and now explains why he is endorsing Ken Paxton in the Texas GOP U.S. Senate runoff.RIP: The legendary Texas musician Augie Myers, last of the original Texas Tornados, had died at 85. We honor Myers and the sound with most of today’s show bumper music.Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates.www.PrattonTexas.com