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A Texas Comptroller analysis estimates that 14 military installations contribute $148.8 billion annually and support more than 628,000 jobs across the state.
A Texas Senate committee hearing put new scrutiny on broadband grant rules after lawmakers questioned whether recent changes give satellite internet providers different treatment from traditional rural broadband companies.
Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock plans to leave office at the end of July, putting the state’s chief financial office in transition after the launch of the $1 billion school voucher program.
Texas House Bill 2844 replaces local food truck permits with a single statewide license, taking effect July 1, 2026.
Gov. Greg Abbott called for a ban on data center construction in rural Texas neighborhoods, going further than his earlier regulatory proposals as rural communities express growing concern.
**WASHINGTON** — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Trump administration may revoke Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from Haiti and Syria, a 6-to-3 decision that places more than 1.3 million TPS holders nationwide at imminent risk of arrest and deportation. A
Collin County election crews press on with fall preparations while waiting for clarity from Austin on the next secretary of state.
Neck-and-neck Texas Senate race revealed in UT poll; economic concerns and data center opposition dominate statewide voter attitudes.
Texas Democrats concluded their 2026 state convention in Corpus Christi, rallying behind gubernatorial nominee Gina Hinojosa and Senate nominee James Talarico with a unified push to end 30 years of GOP control in November.
Texas utility regulators greenlit a new batch-study framework for ERCOT as the state confronts an unprecedented 438 GW of large-load requests, primarily from data centers.
Unity was the central theme as the Texas Democratic Convention wrapped up three days of speeches and organizing in Corpus Christi.
The Texas State Board of Education passed a Bible reading mandate and sweeping social studies changes that reduce emphasis on cultural diversity.
The Public Utility Commission of Texas approved ERCOT's Batch Zero process on June 18, creating a new framework for managing the flood of data center and large industrial requests seeking to connect to the state power grid.
