🌱 How Samsung’s $37B Taylor chip plant fits its 2026 AI push

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In today's newsletter:

• How Samsung’s $37B Taylor chip plant fits its 2026 AI push
• Taylor man arrested after Bell County toddler suffers severe injury
• What the new Central Texas Chips Hub in Taylor means for you

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Increasingly windy, with a high of 76 and low of 40 degrees.
• Friday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 67, low: 50.
• Saturday: Turning sunny, windy and warm, with a high of 77 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Samsung Sets Plan to Dominate 2026 with Galaxy S26 & AI as Core (androidheadlines.com) — Samsung’s long-awaited $37 billion chip plant in Taylor is slated to come online to mass-produce advanced 2-nanometer chips that power AI and future Galaxy phones, tying our town directly into the global semiconductor race. As Samsung leans into AI across devices and TVs, Taylor’s facility becomes a key piece of its plan to stay competitive through 2026 and beyond.
   

• Taylor, Texas, man charged in injury to a child case in Bell County (kwtx.com) — A 30-year-old Taylor resident was arrested at his home after Bell County investigators linked him to a case involving a severely injured 2-year-old. Authorities say he faces two serious felony charges and is being held on a combined $500,000 bond while the investigation continues.
   

• Three Texas colleges so far advancing semiconductor research and development (thecentersquare.com) — State funding is helping Temple College build a Central Texas Chips Hub in Taylor and expand its Taylor campus, just a few miles from Samsung, to train residents for semiconductor and advanced manufacturing jobs. Local students, veterans, and adults will be able to earn credentials and degrees tailored to chip-industry careers, positioning Taylor as a key workforce pipeline in this fast-growing sector.
   

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Friday December 19

• Senior Social
  Taylor Public Library , 801 Vance St , Taylor
  2:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Grief Support
  Taylor Public Library , 801 Vance St , Taylor
  6:30 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Senior Social
  Taylor Public Library , 801 Vance St , Taylor
  2:00 pm

Thursday December 25

• Chair Massage
  Taylor Public Library , 801 Vance St , Taylor
  10:30 am

Friday December 26

• Senior Social
  Taylor Public Library , 801 Vance St , Taylor
  2:00 pm

Saturday December 27

• Sensory Hour
  Taylor Public Library , 801 Vance St , Taylor
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 19

• Ribbon Cutting: CI Innovative Collective
  The Hutto Wine Bar , 105 East St , Hutto
  12:30 pm
• Raku Firing-December
  Art Off Center, LLC. , 116 W 2nd St #108 , Taylor
  5:30 pm
• Live at Hutto Wine (Solo Performance) — Xavier Gonzalez
  Hutto Wine Bar , 105 East St , Hutto
  6:30 pm

Saturday December 27

• Johnny Blaine at Cotton Country Club
  Cotton Country Club , 212 E Davilla St , Granger
  5:30 pm

Tuesday December 30

• Moody at Thrall
  Thrall Middle School , 201 S Bounds St , Thrall
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Does anyone have a tree and decorations that they don't need?
  My grandbabies are staying with me and we don't have anything Christmasy. (Nextdoor Knapek)

• ABM Industries, Inc. posted a job opening for Bilingual Billing Manager in Taylor. Apply here.
• Tractor Supply Company posted a job opening for Team Member, Petsense in Taylor. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Taylor here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hutto

• LWBE 4th grader wins gold in Special Olympics Bowling (fourpointsnews.com)

Pflugerville

• Pflugerville businesses unite to support Communities In Schools (statesman.com)
• Daddy Days: The family Christmas letter (statesman.com)
• Missing Travis County woman has 'cognitive impairment': sheriff (fox7austin.com)

Round Rock

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