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Texas Congresswoman Wants Legal Status for Migrant Construction Workers
Jan 9 2026 // U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz promised to explore new ways for migrants to work legally in the construction industry. The Edinburg Republican announced on Monday her plans to meet with the U.S. Department of Labor, after...
Procter & Gamble Tweaks Toothpaste Packaging for Texas AG’s Fluoride Concerns
Jan 9 2026 // Procter & Gamble has begun rolling out new packaging and marketing for Crest children’s toothpaste under an agreement with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, after he expressed concern that encouraging excessive...
Abbott Names Crawford Texas Insurance Commissioner
Jan 8 2026 // Texas Gov. Greg Abbott named Amanda Crawford Commissioner of Insurance to replace Cassie Brown. Brown retired after more than four years overseeing the Texas Department of Insurance. Crawford was appointed for a term set...
Texas Insurance Commissioner Brown Retiring
Jan 7 2026 // Texas Insurance Commissioner Cassie Brown is retiring on Feb. 2 after more than four years overseeing the Texas Department of Insurance. Appointed by the governor, the Texas insurance commissioner oversees the regulation...
Trucordia Acquires First Texas Agency
Jan 6 2026 // Trucordia announced the acquisition of the First Texas Agency business, based in Houston, Texas. With a commitment to guiding clients with education about insurance solutions, First Texas Agency builds strong client...
Inszone Acquires Texas’ Bierschwale-Rees Insurance
Jan 5 2026 // Inszone Insurance Services announced its further expansion in Texas through the acquisition of Bierschwale-Rees Insurance, a long-established independent insurance agency based in Fredericksburg, Texas. Bierschwale-Rees...
Texas Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Home Building Fraud Scheme
Jan 2 2026 // A Fort Worth business owner who received nearly $5 million from local customers for unfinished custom home building and remodeling projects pled guilty to a wire fraud conspiracy charge on Dec. 30, 2025, announced United...
Goldman Helps Lead Financing for 5-Gigawatt Texas AI Power Sites
Dec 31 2025 // Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is co-leading financing for a Texas project to build private power campuses for artificial intelligence. The New York banking giant is working with real estate advisory Newmark Group Inc. to raise...
Texas Secures $1.25M Settlement from Hyatt for Consumer Protection Violations
Dec 31 2025 // Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a $1.25 million settlement with Hyatt Corporation for violating Texas consumer protection laws by marketing hotel rooms at prices that were not available to the public as...
Texas Camp’s Reopening Draws Outrage, but Some Families Want to Return
Dec 30 2025 // Patrick Hotze’s three daughters made it home safe from Camp Mystic after July’s catastrophic floods that killed 25 campers and two teenage counselors. He attended some of the funerals and says he understands...
Areawide Insurance Advisors Joins Leavitt Group Texas Select
Dec 24 2025 // Areawide Insurance Advisors has joined Leavitt Group Texas Select, strengthening the agency’s presence in the Bryan and College Station area with the added resources of Leavitt Group, a national brokerage. Mike...
South Texas Homebuilders Warn ICE Arrests Have Upended Industry
Dec 24 2025 // One morning in mid-November, Mario Guerrero, the executive director of the South Texas Builders Association, was checking a group chat when a video of federal agents detaining people from a construction site popped up. He...
Mexican Navy Plane on Medical Mission Crashes in Texas, Killing At Least 5
Dec 24 2025 // A small Mexican Navy plane transporting a young medical patient and seven others crashed Monday near Galveston, killing at least five people and setting off a search in waters along the Texas coast, officials said. Four of...
Texas Lawmakers Fight Against Federal Interference in State AI Regulations
Dec 22 2025 // An executive order by President Donald Trump may bring Texas into conflict with the federal government over a new state law regulating the use of artificial intelligence. Trump signed an executive order last week that...
County Officials in Texas Race to Build $5M Warning System Before Next Flood Season
Dec 19 2025 // With the next Texas flood season just months away, Kerr County officials say they’re in a race to build a long-planned flood warning system estimated to cost up to $5 million — and they’re depending on the...
Water Shortages in South Texas Drive Downgrade of Corpus Christi
Dec 17 2025 // A drought in South Texas caused Moody’s Ratings to downgrade the city of Corpus Christi, which projects demand for water will outpace supply by the spring of 2027. The ratings company lowered the city of roughly...
Texas Sues Utility Company Xcel Over ‘Blatant Negligence’ in Fatal Wildfire
Dec 17 2025 // Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Xcel Energy Inc., accusing the utility company of “blatant negligence” over its role in the Smokehouse Creek wildfire that killed three people and caused more than $1...
Confie Acquires Texas’ TGS Insurance Agency
Dec 16 2025 // Confie announced the acquisition of TGS Insurance Agency, Inc., a Houston, Texas-based standard personal lines insurance agency. The acquisition advances Confie’s strategy to scale InsureOne into a leading national...
YA Group Acquires Texas’ J.M. Reagan Consulting
Dec 16 2025 // YA Group announced the acquisition of the business of J.M. Reagan Consulting (JMR), a multidisciplinary consulting business specializing in property damage consulting and construction claims. The strategic acquisition...
Toxic Water From Texas Oil Production Is Set to Be Treated and Pumped Into Rivers
Dec 12 2025 // Texas is about to deploy a potential solution to the oil industry’s toxic wastewater problem — but it’s a move that carries environmental risks of its own. State regulators are working to issue permits that...
