Hey y’all,

It’s been a busy week in North Texas, as the FIFA fandom has taken over the region and brought in so many spirited tourists from all around the world. With the volume of games happening daily, it’s hard to keep up with the outcomes of each.

If you’re curious, here’s a look at some of the biggest match results so far:

🇺🇸 USA 4-1 🇵🇾 Paraguay

🇲🇽 Mexico 2-0 🇿🇦 South Africa

🇸🇪 Sweden 5-1 🇹🇳 Tunisia

🇳🇱 Netherlands 2-2 🇯🇵 Japan

🇧🇷 Brazil 1-1 🇲🇦 Morocco

🇰🇷 South Korea 2-1 🇨🇿 Czechia

This afternoon, England and Croatia will face off at Dallas Stadium, and it’s supposed to be a great watch.

To check in on scores at any time, check out this page for updates.

There won’t be a newsletter Friday in observance of Juneteenth, but make sure you check out these events or the ones further down in this email for a list of celebrations you can attend. Happy Juneteenth, y’all! ❤️💙

Joi Louviere

Senior Newsletter Editor, Courier DFW

Texas’ data center reckoning is here

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By Brian McManus

When more than 520 environmental, labor, and advocacy organizations sent a letter to Congress last week demanding a national moratorium on new data center construction, it landed in Washington as a policy ask. In Texas, it landed as a description of what residents have already fought for.

The letter, sent on June 11 and facilitated by the national environmental group Food & Water Watch, was signed by organizations from 48 states—including Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, Americans for Financial Reform, Good Jobs First, and Honor the Earth. It warned “the rapid, largely unregulated rise” of AI- and crypto-driven data centers already threatens “Americans’ economic, environmental, climate, and water security,” and announced the launch of a new national coalition aimed at supporting local fights against data center construction. But while the letter is national in scope, the fight it describes has been playing out in Texas for months—in county commissioner meetings, courtrooms, and increasingly, on ballots.

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Even the Dallas Zoo is celebrating the World Cup, with soccer-themed lanterns as a part of its Illuminature festival. (Dallas Zoo)

☮️ Can Friso’s new mayor calm racial tensions? Frisco has made national news for its recent escalation of religious and racial division led by attacks on Muslims during city council meetings and anti-Black rhetoric associated with the Karmelo Anthony trial. But after Monday’s mayoral run-off, the city has a chance to turn a new leaf with a winner who wants it all to end. (Washington Post)

💽 Regulating Fort Worth data centers: Fort Worth is looking at all its regulations regarding data centers and wants to give you an opportunity to weigh in. An explainer meeting is planned for June 30, and the city will take residents’ feedback into consideration as it debates possibilities in a July 9 meeting. Click here for more information, including the survey link. (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

✋ No ICE in the Cup: Local community organizers are ensuring people have safe spaces to celebrate the World Cup, free from the threat of ICE. Learn more about the two upcoming watch parties planned. (KERA)

🦒 Give this baby a name: The Fort Worth Zoo has enlisted the help of the “Today” show to decide a name for its newest giraffe calf. The baby girl was born last month, weighing 152 pounds and measuring 6 feet 2 inches. There are three names to choose from, and you can vote on them here. (Today.com)