Latest Texas Headlines
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NYSE Plans Texas Exchange as Financial Firms Flock to State
Feb 12 2025 // The New York Stock Exchange plans to start an equities exchange in Texas, the latest firm seeking a slice of the financial services industry in a state where the taxes are lower and regulation looser. NYSE said it will...
Delay in Federal Permits Hinders Texas Oil Companies’ Carbon Capture Projects
Feb 11 2025 // Texas oil companies and regulators have waited years for federal permits that would allow those companies to suck carbon dioxide — the largest contributor to climate change — from the atmosphere and inject it...
Crest Acquires Texas’ Horizon Insurance Services
Feb 7 2025 // Crest Insurance announced the acquisition Horizon Insurance Services, a full-service insurance agency based in Houston, Texas. The move marks Crest’s 20th office nationwide and its second in the state of Texas. With...
Texas Crisis Communications Specialist Sues Film Star Blake Lively for Defamation
Feb 7 2025 // A Texas crisis communications specialist has sued Blake Lively for defamation after the actor pulled him into her legal fight with co-star and director Justin Baldoni over their film, “It Ends With Us.” Jed...
Orion180 Launches FLEX Home Insurance in Texas
Feb 4 2025 // Orion180 announced that its FLEX Home Insurance product is now available in Texas. Orion180 said that FLEX is designed to address the diverse needs of Texas homeowners, including those in high-risk areas prone to natural...
Texas Regulators Grapple With Plugging Leaky Abandoned Wells
Feb 4 2025 // In arid West Texas, water seeps and bubbles from old wells, sometimes carrying oil, brackish water or other pollutants to the surface. But the real danger lies underground — where oil, salt, and toxic minerals could...
Texas Stock Exchange Raises $161 Million, Sees 2026 Trading Start
Feb 3 2025 // TXSE Group Inc., parent company of the proposed Texas Stock Exchange, closed its initial fundraising round at $161 million and said the TXSE has filed for registration as a bourse with the US Securities and Exchange...
Inszone Acquires Texas Classic
Jan 31 2025 // Inszone Insurance Services announced the acquisition of Texas Classic Insurance Agency, Inc. This transaction further strengthens Inszone’s foothold in Texas and enhances its capabilities in the personal lines...
Texas Dairy, Poultry Producers Grapple With Bird Flu
Jan 31 2025 // Just as quickly as the bird flu is spreading, the virus is changing. Nearly three years ago, a flock of pheasants in Erath County became the first case of the bird flu in Texas. Since then, the bird flu has mutated across...
Musk’s DOGE Effort Spurs Copycat Push in Texas With New Bills
Jan 30 2025 // Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick wants to follow in the footsteps of Elon Musk. The state’s powerful Republican announced on Wednesday that one of the 40 bills he was prioritizing this legislative session is...
Less Methane Leaked in West Texas, Report Says; Environmentalists Are Skeptical
Jan 29 2025 // Less methane escaped into the atmosphere from certain oil and gas equipment and oil wells in 2023, according to a report released earlier this month by an energy analytics firm that industry leaders promoted. Environmental...
Texas Reports 564 Fatal Occupational Injuries in 2023, Down Slightly From Prior Year
Jan 27 2025 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation this month released a report on fatal occupational injuries in Texas for the 2023 year, finding that fatal injuries were slightly down compared to...
Data Centers and Large Users Strain Texas Power Grid
Jan 27 2025 // The rise of artificial intelligence, the digitization of the economy and everyday life’s growing computing needs have turbocharged the expansion of data centers, driving up a surge in electricity demand in Texas and...
Texas Asks Wall Street Firms for Details About DEI Efforts
Jan 24 2025 // Texas and nine other Republican-led states are ratcheting up pressure on Wall Street’s diversity programs, asking firms about their policies on hiring and supplier selections as the Trump administration moves to gut...
Texas Regulators Overhaul Oilfield Waste Rule
Jan 22 2025 // Texas regulators have completed the first overhaul of oilfield waste rules in over 40 years. The Railroad Commission of Texas last month adopted revisions for Chapters 3 and 4 of its rules that govern commercial oilfield...
Rare Snow Imperils Texas Gas Exports, Shuts Louisiana Roads
Jan 22 2025 // A historic winter storm threatened natural gas shipments from one the biggest US export plants while heavy snow shut schools and airports in Houston and highways in New Orleans. A low-pressure system is dropping bitter...
Extreme Cold and Record Snowfall to Test Texas Power Grid
Jan 21 2025 // A cold blast gripping the US South threatens to bring record-breaking snowfall to New Orleans and Houston and a deep freeze that endangers oil and natural gas output and electrical grids. Snow and sleet began dropping...
Insurance Council of Texas Provides Expert Tips for Winter Weather
Jan 16 2025 // With freezing temperatures projected to hit Texas in the coming days, the Insurance Council of Texas is offering instruction on how residents can prepare for and handle winter weather, ensuring their homes and vehicles are...
Extreme Cold From NY to Texas Threatens to Topple Records
Jan 16 2025 // A blast of extreme cold is poised to descend on the central US this weekend before spreading to New York and the rest of the East Coast, testing power grids and threatening to break temperature records. Frigid conditions...
Texas Drywall Company Owner Faces Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges
Jan 15 2025 // The owner of a Texas drywall company is set to appear in Travis County District Court on February 12 to face three counts of fraud totaling $170,000, the Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers’...
