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Gov. Greg Abbott declared a disaster for 59 Texas counties and directed the State Emergency Operations Center to maintain 24-hour escalated operations as heavy rain and flash flooding threaten communities across the state.
Texas ranked No. 4 in CNBC's 2026 Top States for Business, first in Workforce and second in Economy, though a No. 49 Quality of Life score helped drop the state from No. 2 a year ago.
Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday announced three Statewide Preceptorship Program grants totaling $5.5 million to Texas medical societies, aimed at strengthening the primary care workforce in rural and underserved communities.
Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management to activate state emergency response resources ahead of severe weather and flash flooding expected to hit multiple regions of Texas this week. The National Weather Service warns slow-moving storms could bring flash flooding to Nort
The order bars Global Fiberglass Solutions and affiliated entities from accepting any more shipments of discarded wind turbine blades and requires them to begin cleaning up two facilities in Sweetwater, where more than 3,000 blades and parts have been stockpiled. The attorney gen
An Austin federal judge has ordered a Texas health agency to move every jail detainee found mentally unfit for trial into a state psychiatric facility within three weeks, in a ruling that targets long waits for mental health care behind bars.
A new state study puts the economic footprint of U.S. military installations in Texas at $148.8 billion a year and more than 628,000 direct and indirect jobs.
Governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday directed the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to open an immediate investigation of Mission Regional Medical Center, a South Texas hospital that state officials say marketed "birth packages" to foreign nationals seeking to give birth in the United
Governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday launched the Texas Classroom Commission, a new teacher-led initiative intended to put Texas educators at the center of shaping the future of public education. The commi
Governor Greg Abbott said a $33.6 million Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund grant will support a roughly $700 million expansion at Texas Instruments' Richardson wafer fab, advancing the state's lead in chip manufacturing.
The U.S. Postal Service plans to increase postage prices this summer.
Attorney General Ken Paxton said the multistate settlement with Block, the operator of Cash App, resolves allegations that the platform misled users about safety and failed to stop fraud.
Three members of a skimming ring that placed card-skimming devices at CVS and Walgreens stores across North Texas, stealing data from at least 783 victims, have been sentenced to decades in prison, the Dallas County DA's Office said.
As data centers rise across North Texas to power artificial intelligence, demand for electricians and HVAC technicians is climbing faster than the workforce can supply, state and industry data show.
The metroplex keeps growing, but in Dallas itself renters and first-time buyers are being priced out as home costs outrun incomes.
A statewide Texas ban on smokable hemp containing THCA has taken effect, and smoke shops across the state are turning to products made with THCP.
The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed Texas to enforce a law requiring age verification for app downloads.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a settlement exceeding $13 million with Walmart over compensation practices affecting drivers in the company's Spark delivery program.
TXSE is scheduled to move from test validation to live trading July 10, a Dallas-based capital-markets milestone with regional significance for Dallas.
A Kerrville-based nonprofit has allocated approximately $82 million in recovery aid to flood survivors.
Caterpillar Inc. will invest up to $5 million in Texas through a five-year workforce initiative aimed at advanced manufacturing training, Governor Greg Abbott announced at the company's Seguin facility.
