David Tillman

The 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook is here, and it hints at a potentially below-average season in terms of activity. NOAA forecasters are predicting between eight to 14 named storms, three to six hurricanes, and one to three major hurricanes for the 2026 season. Each of these estimates is either at or slightly below the norm for each category. So where do these numbers come from, and what could it mean for Texans?

Grassroots rebellions against AI data centers are sweeping the country. The backlash cuts across partisan lines, and the political class is scrambling to catch up. As politicians rush to stake out positions, though, they risk obliterating a crucial component of the movement’s strength. These local coalitions’ holds aren’t succeeding because they’re progressive or conservative. They’re succeeding because they draw on a political grammar that predates and exceeds the progressive tradition.

The deeper issue is what kind of society we become if we don't. The race-to-deploy logic treats speed as the only value and communities as obstacles to be managed. That is not a vision of technological progress. It is a vision of technological imposition, one that differs from classic twentieth-century authoritarian models only in its corporate rather than state sponsorship. This is why the local fights matter beyond their immediate geography.