Texas Grid Shows How Batteries Can Help Avoid Winter Blackouts February 4, 2026 By Emily Forgash and Naureen S. Malik Last month’s sprawling winter storm from Texas to New England was one of the first multi-grid tests in the US...
Oklahoma McDonald’s Franchisee Settles Sexual Harassment Lawsuit February 3, 2026 A McDonald’s franchisee in Oklahoma has settled a federal lawsuit alleging a teenage worker was sexually harassed by a male...
Texas Data Centers to Rely on Gas Power Plants February 3, 2026 By Dylan Baddour Texas’ environmental regulator last week issued the largest air pollution permit in the country to an enormous planned complex of...
Novacore Acquires Texas’ CP Insurance Associates February 2, 2026 Novacore, the specialty insurance managing general agent (MGA) formerly the U.S. commercial division of NSM Insurance Group, announced it has...
Cannabis Is Here to Stay, Texas Lawmakers Say February 2, 2026 By Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune and Alejandro Serrano Cannabis is here to stay in Texas, lawmakers and industry leaders said last week, as efforts to ban consumable hemp...
TDI Investigations Result in $50M for Fraud Victims January 30, 2026 The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) Fraud Unit this week announced that it contributed to insurance fraud investigations landing $50.9...
Texas Data Centers, Crypto Miners Reduced Power During Storm January 30, 2026 By Mitchell Ferman and Naureen S. Malik Electric Reliability Council of Texas Chairman Bill Flores said Thursday that some data centers and cryptocurrency miners voluntarily curtailed power...
AM Best Revises Outlook to Positive for Texas’ Aventus January 29, 2026 AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) and...
It’s Getting More Expensive to Live in Texas, Census Finds January 29, 2026 By Joshua Fetcher, The Texas Tribune It’s getting harder to afford living in Texas — even as incomes and educational attainment grow and poverty declines. Despite...
Thousands of East Texans Remain Without Power After Winter Storm January 28, 2026 By Jess Huff, The Texas Tribune Thousands of East Texans remain without power days after a winter storm paralyzed most of the state over the weekend....