Latest Texas Headlines
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Trial Begins in Texas Pipeline Company’s Lawsuit Over Dakota Access Pipeline Protests
Feb 28 2025 // An attorney for a Texas pipeline company said Wednesday at trial that he will prove various Greenpeace entities coordinated delays and disruptions of a controversial oil pipeline’s construction in North Dakota, and...
Texas Lawmakers Introduce Legislation to Address Wildfire Risks and Ignition Sources
Feb 28 2025 // A year after devastating wildfires engulfed the Panhandle, killing three people and burning millions of acres, Texas lawmakers have filed a slate of legislation aimed at mitigating the risks and damage of future...
Texas Panhandle Town Grapples with Recovery One Year After Devastating Wildfire
Feb 27 2025 // Past the terracotta canyons and sloping hills in the Texas Panhandle is a colorful, small town center. A vibrant mural of the town’s name greets visitors, the yellow and blue paint from a historic motel can be seen...
First Measles Death Reported in West Texas Outbreak
Feb 26 2025 // A school-aged child has died in Lubbock from measles, the first death reported in an ongoing outbreak that has infected more than 120 people in West Texas since January, Texas Department of State Health Services confirmed...
Texas Man Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison for Multi-Million Dollar Insurance Fraud
Feb 24 2025 // A Texas man was sentenced last week to more than 13 years in prison for constructing a $5 million insurance fraud scheme, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Texas announced. Jordan Ford, 32, was charged...
Texas Bill Would Allow Vacant Offices to be Converted Into Dwellings
Feb 21 2025 // As Texas’ major urban areas grapple with a glut of vacant offices, state lawmakers may make it easier to transform empty office and commercial space into dwellings. A bill by state Sen. Bryan Hughes, a Mineola...
Tesla Cited by U.S. Regulators Over Worker’s Death in Texas
Feb 20 2025 // Federal regulators have cited Tesla TSLA.O for violating workplace safety rules in connection with the electrocution of a worker last summer at its Austin, Texas, auto-manufacturing plant. The U.S. Department of Labor...
Record-Breaking Cold to Slam Central US and Test Texas Grid
Feb 19 2025 // Winter storms and record-breaking cold will descend on the central and southern US this week, snarling transportation and putting the vulnerable Texas power grid to yet another test. Temperatures are forecast to drop to...
Texas Braces for Freezing Weather With Wildfire and Flood Risks
Feb 18 2025 // Several varieties of extreme weather are forecast for Texas this week as state officials monitor rising wildfire risks in West Texas and possible flash flooding in East Texas before frigid cold settles in across the state...
Texas County Approves Election for New City Starbase Near SpaceX Site
Feb 14 2025 // A Texas county on Wednesday approved holding an election sought by SpaceX that would let residents living around billionaire Elon Musk ‘s company decide whether to formally create a new city called Starbase. The...
Texas Power Grid Says State’s Energy Demand May Exceed Supply in 2026
Feb 14 2025 // Texas’ main grid operator on Thursday forecast that the state’s growing demand for power could surpass its available energy supply beginning in summer 2026. In a report outlining potential supply and demand...
Measles Outbreak Reported in Small West Texas County
Feb 12 2025 // Fifteen measles cases — mostly in school-aged children — have been confirmed in a small county in West Texas with one of the highest rates of vaccine exemptions in the state. South Plains Public Health District...
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...
