Texas / South Central News for June 2025
- Texas to Create Task Forces to Target Oil Field Thefts
- Tesla Launches Long-Promised Robotaxi Service for Select Riders
- How Will Tesla Remotely Control Robotaxis, And What Are The Limitations?
- Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission Votes to Reduce MITF Assessment
- Ex-Shell US Oil Trading Boss Claims He’s Owed $29 Million Bonus
- SpaceX’s Starship Explodes on Test Stand in Yet Another Setback
- US Plans Texas Facility to Stop Flesh-Eating Cattle Pest
- Oklahoma Expands Second Pilot Launch of Fortified Grants Program
- South Padre, Texas Officials Worried About Potential FEMA Cuts
- Justices Back Temporary Texas Nuclear Waste Storage Site
- Oklahoma Man Arrested for Illegal Marijuana Grow Operations
- How Big Batteries Could Prevent Summer Power Blackouts
- Louisiana Governor Vetoes Bill Limiting Bad Faith Lawsuits Against Insurers
- Texas Department of Transportation Data Breach Exposes 300K Crash Records
- Death Toll From San Antonio Flooding Rises to 13
- US Supreme Court to Hear Chevron, Exxon Appeal Over Louisiana Coastal Damage
- Artemis Acquires Louisiana’s Tyner Jeter Insurance
- New Orleans Officer Cleared in Puppy Shooting, City to Pay $10K in Damages
- New Oklahoma Law Limits Post-Loss Assignment of Benefits on Property Damage
- Researchers Chase Hail Across Great Plains in Effort to Improve Forecasting
- At Least 4 Dead in San Antonio and Dozens More Rescued After Heavy Rain
- Former Cowboys Player Charged in Dallas Crash That Killed Motorcyclist
- Musk Pins Tesla’s Comeback on Robotaxis After Retreat From Feud
- Louisiana Bill Expands Lawsuits Against Out-of-State Abortion Providers
- Houston Plumbing Contractor to Pay $101K in Back Wages
- Texas State Fire Marshal’s Office Announces Investigations Leading to Guilty Pleas
- Staff Vacancies Hit Texas Weather Offices as They Prepare for Hurricane Season
- Insurance Companies Urged to Respond to TDI Data Call by July 11
- Louisiana Police Officer Who Fatally Shot a Puppy Will Face a Jury Lawsuit Trial
- Texas Lawmakers Reined in Recreational THC for More Medical Marijuana
- Scientists Take on Severe Storms to Study Hail, Costliest Weather Danger
- Storm Damage Costs Are Often a Mystery. That’s a Problem for Understanding Risk
- Deadly Flash Flooding Claims Life in Dallas As Severe Weather Hits Central U.S.
- BlackRock Escapes Texas Oil-Boycott List After ESG Retreat
- AI’s Need for Power Spurs Return of Dirty Gas Turbines
- Colossal Cloud of Sahara Dust en Route to Texas, Florida
- Texas Wants to Kill a Cannabis Boom It Accidentally Helped Stoke
- Stonetrust Insurance Credit Ratings Unchanged Amid Acquisition of Southern Vanguard
- Texas Lawmakers Pass Legislation to Improve Wildfire Preparedness
- Doritos, M&Ms Could Be Forced to Include Warning Labels in Texas
- People Moves: BevCap Names Dinardo as SVP of Captive Operations
- Inmates Clear Tornado Damage to Free Oklahoma Family Stuck for Over a Week
- Texas Lawmakers Spike Bills to Study, Restrict PFAS