Financiers plan to launch a Texas-based stock exchange
The group announced Wednesday it raised $120 million in capital to start a stock exchange in Dallas this year. Full Story
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Martín Slipczuk
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Martín Slipczuk is an Argentine journalist who spent a month working in the Tribune newsroom in 2024 as an international fellow. During his fellowship, he worked as the special projects coordinator at Chequeado, the first fact-checking site in Argentina and Latin America. He has worked at Chequeado since 2015 and coordinates LatamChequea, the Latin American network of fact-checkers that brings together more than 40 organizations from 19 countries. His work also appears in other Argentine media, including El Economista, ElDiario.ar and radio programs. He was born and lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he also studied economics at the University of Buenos Aires. He speaks Spanish and English.
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Texas AG Ken Paxton launches new team to prosecute online privacy and security cases
The new initiative will target companies that illegally collect and sell users’ data, Paxton’s office said. Full Story
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Texas legislators want to help property owners deal with squatters. But the changes could affect tenants.
Housing advocates say Texas laws fall short when it comes to property trespassers but they warn changes could worsen the state’s evictions crisis. Full Story
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![Terri Boyette, a homeowner in Mesquite, poses for a photo after testifying on squatting before the Senate Committee on Local Government on Wednesday, May 15, 2024 in Austin. Boyerte fought for months to get a squatter out of her home but laws regarding squatters prevented her from doing much for months.]()
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