Texas AG Sues Snapchat for Alleged Inappropriate Material and Addictiveness February 12, 2026 By Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Wednesday sued the company that owns Snapchat, accusing the social media organization of failing...
Drones, Drugs, Laser Beams Stir Confusion Over Texas Skies February 12, 2026 By Allyson Versprille For a few hours on Wednesday, the sleepy airport of El Paso, Texas, became a sudden flashpoint for confusion. Late...
Texas’ Equal Parts Raises $23M to Support Acquisition Strategy February 11, 2026 Equal Parts, an Austin, Texas-based insurance agency startup, announced it has raised $23M in Series A funding led by Inspired...
OSHA Fines Nebraska Manufacturer $148K Over Fatal Explosion February 11, 2026 The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Horizon Biofuels Inc., a manufacturer of fuel pellets,...
El Paso Airspace Reopened After FAA Rescinds 10-Day Flight Restrictions February 11, 2026 By Terri Langford, The Texas Tribune and Gabby Birenbaum, The Texas Tribune The Federal Aviation Administration reopened airspace over El Paso and part of southern New Mexico on Wednesday morning after shutting...
Rejection of Texas Law Blacklisting ‘Woke’ Firms Could Challenge Other Anti-ESG Laws February 10, 2026 By Simon Jessop and Ross Kerber A Texas judge’s move to strike down a state law blacklisting “woke” financial firms, including BlackRock and HSBC, that used...
Louisiana Restaurants to Pay $34K in Sexual Harassment Lawsuit February 10, 2026 Shreveport, Louisiana-based Minden Seafood, LLC, and Dorcheat Seafood, LLC, operators of restaurants Minden Seafood and Dorcheat Seafood and Grill, will...
Chevron Buys West Texas Ranch in ‘Zombie’ Oil Well Settlement February 10, 2026 By David Wethe and Kevin Crowley Chevron Corp. acquired a ranch in West Texas whose owner had been waging a legal battle accusing the US energy...
Giant Snails and Tiny Insects Threaten Rice and Crawfish Farms February 9, 2026 By Melina Walling and Joshua A. Bickel Josh Courville has harvested crawfish his whole life, but these days, he’s finding a less welcome catch in some of...
Family of Still-Missing Texas Camper Sues to Shut Down Camp Mystic February 9, 2026 By Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune The family of an 8-year-old girl who remains missing after being swept away by Hill Country flooding that struck Camp...