Latest Texas Headlines
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Texas Braces for Arctic Mix of Snow, Sleet, and Freezing Rain
Jan 22 2026 // Texans are bracing for a harsh winter storm that’s expected to plunge the entire state into subfreezing temperatures starting Friday, bringing an arctic mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain. Frigid air is blowing in...
New Regulations for Texas Hemp Industry Approved
Jan 21 2026 // New regulations for the consumable hemp industry were approved by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission on Tuesday, concluding the agency’s involvement in a yearlong effort to more tightly regulate the products in...
Texas Faces Freeze While Weekend Snow Risks Rise in New York
Jan 21 2026 // A massive winter storm will sweep across a huge swath of the US starting Friday, freezing Texas before roaring up the East Coast, where New York City and Boston are seeing a strong chance of heavy snow by Sunday. Air...
Texas Forecast to Be Top Market for Data Centers
Jan 20 2026 // Texas is poised to become the largest home for data centers in the country within the next three years as artificial intelligence continues to boom, according to a report published Tuesday. Bloom Energy, a California-based...
Allstate Can Proceed With Recovery in Texas RICO Case: Fifth Circuit
Jan 16 2026 // Allstate can move forward in its recovery of $4.7 million it paid to settle fraudulent medical claims with a Houston, Texas medical facility, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said. The federal appellate court reversed...
Texas Proposes 13,000% Fee Hike on Hemp THC Shops
Jan 16 2026 // Texas state health officials have proposed raising licensing fees by as much as 13,000% for some hemp businesses, among a slate of changes that many industry members and advocates say will shutter small operations in favor...
New Texas Law Expedites Medical Benefits for Injured Death Investigation Professionals
Jan 16 2026 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) adopted amendments to the Texas Administrative Code, concerning medical disputes for workers’ compensation claims and preauthorization,...
Texts Show Texas Officials’ Confusion About Campers’ Fate Amid Flood
Jan 14 2026 // The first 911 call from the historic Camp Mystic on the Guadalupe River came in at 3:57 a.m., when a caller told the dispatcher she was stranded on a hill and cabins around her were filling with water. Around the same...
Main Break Leaves Many El Paso, Texas Residents Without Water
Jan 14 2026 // More than 100,000 residents in the Texas border city of El Paso were left with little to no water after a main break over the weekend, and it was expected to take till midweek for operations to return to normal, officials...
Texas Staffing Agency to Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit
Jan 12 2026 // Peak Performers, incorporated as St. Vincent de Paul Rehabilitation Services of Texas, Inc., an Austin-based staffing agency providing staffing and recruitment services for workers with disabilities, agreed to pay $160,000...
Texas Medical Marijuana Industry Sprouts New Businesses, Patients
Jan 12 2026 // After lawmakers blunted expansion for years, Texas’ medical marijuana industry is slated to see more marijuana operators coming online, current ones opening more facilities and more Texans enrolling in the program...
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...
