Texas / South Central News for February 2026
- State Farm to Issue $136M in Dividends to Louisiana Drivers
- Pentagon Laser Downs Customs Border Patrol Drone in Texas
- Families of Flood Victims Texas Over Camp Mystic Disaster Response
- Lead Detected in New Orleans Homes Amid Delayed Pipe Replacement
- Vistria Acquires Texas-Based MGA Lumen
- Tree-Planting in Louisiana Wetlands Aims to Rebuild Natural Barriers
- TWIA Board Sets $4.3B as 1-in-50 Probable Maximum Loss for 2026 Storm Season
- Waymo to Debut in Biggest Texas Cities After New York Setback
- Oklahoma Captive insurance Program Adds 10 Insurers
- Oklahoma Medical Practice to Pay $90K in Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit
- Cattle Ranchers Search for Feed as Wildfires Burn Grazing Lands
- Lawsuit Alleges Chiefs Receiver Rashee Rice Assaulted Former Girlfriend
- Duffy Will Brief Congress Next Week on El Paso Shutdown
- People Moves: Higginbotham Hires Ritter as Medical Director for Employee Benefits
- Texas Fire Threat to Worsen as Oklahoma Panhandle Burns
- Explosive Wildfires Surge Through Oklahoma Panhandle and Kansas
- Texas Sues Dow, Alleging Water Pollution Violations at Chemical Plant
- Inszone Acquires Texas’ Scarbrough, Medlin & Associates
- Tesla’s Austin Robotaxis Report 14 Crashes in First Eight Months
- Popcorn Machine Catches Fire at Oklahoma Basketball Game
- Houston Companies to Pay $200K to Workers Fired for Asbestos Concern
- Texas AG Sues Factory After Residents Complain About Noxious Odors
- Houston-Area Developer Reaches $68M Settlement With Texas, Feds
- Three People Suffer Burns at Exxonmobil Facility in Texas, Media Report
- People Moves: Smart AutoCare Names Murphy President
- Alliant Acquires Laredo Commercial’s For-Hire Trucking Portfolio
- Texas AG Sues Snapchat for Alleged Inappropriate Material and Addictiveness
- Drones, Drugs, Laser Beams Stir Confusion Over Texas Skies
- Texas’ Equal Parts Raises $23M to Support Acquisition Strategy
- OSHA Fines Nebraska Manufacturer $148K Over Fatal Explosion
- El Paso Airspace Reopened After FAA Rescinds 10-Day Flight Restrictions
- Rejection of Texas Law Blacklisting ‘Woke’ Firms Could Challenge Other Anti-ESG Laws
- Louisiana Restaurants to Pay $34K in Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
- Chevron Buys West Texas Ranch in ‘Zombie’ Oil Well Settlement
- Giant Snails and Tiny Insects Threaten Rice and Crawfish Farms
- Family of Still-Missing Texas Camper Sues to Shut Down Camp Mystic
- Louisiana Agency to Pay $1.2M Refund for Illegal Overcharging on Surety Premiums
- Pipeline Explodes at Delfin LNG Planned Project in Louisiana
- People Moves: XPT Specialty Hires Goedeke as Underwriter/Broker
- Texas Anti-ESG Law Declared Unconstitutional by US Judge
- Lawyer for Prominent Texas Law Firm Among Victims ID’d in Maine Plane Crash
- Texas Cattle Ranchers Fear the Return of a Flesh-Eating Pest
- Texas Grid Shows How Batteries Can Help Avoid Winter Blackouts
- Oklahoma McDonald’s Franchisee Settles Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
- Texas Data Centers to Rely on Gas Power Plants
- Novacore Acquires Texas’ CP Insurance Associates
- Cannabis Is Here to Stay, Texas Lawmakers Say