Latest Texas Headlines
All the headlines from our Texas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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’...
Fiesta Auto Insurance Expands in Texas With Katy Location
Jan 15 2025 // Fiesta Auto Insurance and Tax Services announced the signing of new a deal to open its latest location in Katy, Texas. The office will be located at 3939 N. Fry Road, Suite B. This new location will mark Fiesta’s...
Texas Lawmaker Sees California Fire Aid Tied to Conditions
Jan 14 2025 // As deadly wildfires continue to rage in Los Angeles, a Republican congressman from Texas says federal lawmakers will consider tying relief funding for California to policy changes in the state. “California has some...
Texas Lawsuit Alleges Allstate Illegally Collects Driver Data
Jan 13 2025 // The State of Texas on Monday filed a lawsuit against Allstate, alleging the insurance company illegally collects driver data through secretly embedded software in mobile apps and then uses the data to justify raising...
USDA Halts Mexican Cattle Imports, Impacting Millions in Texas Livestock Industry
Jan 13 2025 // A single cow in Mexico and a pest the size of a housefly have held up pens full of Texas-bound cattle worth millions of dollars for the past six weeks. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has banned Mexican cattle imports...
Texas AG Files Second Lawsuit Against TikTok Over Explicit Content
Jan 10 2025 // Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday sued TikTok for the second time in recent months, accusing the social media company of violating deceptive trade law by downplaying its addictiveness and exposing children to...
Texas Refineries Prepare for First Winter Storm, Frigid January
Jan 10 2025 // Texas refineries are bracing for an onslaught of cold, snow and freezing rain as the US South’s first major winter storm sweeps in during what’s projected to be a frigid month. While temperatures in the...
Texas Farmers Look to New Congress to Update Crucial Farm Bill
Jan 9 2025 // Texas farmers tepidly celebrated last month after Congress barely managed to extend a package of laws meant to aid the nation’s agriculture industry and feed low-income Americans. The clock is now ticking for federal...
Clearcover Expands Non-Standard Auto Coverage to Texas
Jan 8 2025 // Digital car insurer Clearcover announced the launch of Clearcover General Agency to serve the non-standard auto insurance market in Texas. Policies will be underwritten by Old American County Mutual Fire Insurance Company,...
