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The petting zoo has moved, reshaping an animal-focused fair visit
Little Lone Stars Land is the new petting-zoo destination, while the Birthing Barn and Discovery Farm offer separate stops.
Marlene AbbottSeptember 29, 20262 min read
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Texas Comptroller Enhances Fraud Prevention Controls Across State Payment Systems
The Texas Comptroller's office has deployed advanced account validation and analytics to strengthen electronic payment safeguards and prevent fraud across all state agencies.
Marlene AbbottSeptember 28, 20261 min read
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Federal Officials Expand Disaster Assistance to Four Additional Texas Counties After Summer Floods
Federal emergency officials have expanded a major disaster declaration across Texas, adding four more counties to receive public assistance funding following severe summer storms and flooding.
Briar AbbottSeptember 27, 20261 min read
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Texas Counties Work to Process 200,000 Backlogged Voter Registrations Following State Portal Error
County election offices across Texas are processing more than 200,000 delayed voter registration records after a state portal technical glitch held up driver's license submissions ahead of the October deadline.
Esme WhitlockSeptember 26, 20262 min read
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Texas Attorney General Launches Inquiry into Data Center Water Reporting Compliance
Attorney General Ken Paxton initiated a statewide enforcement investigation into hundreds of commercial data centers across 18 Texas counties over failure to submit mandatory water use surveys.
Marlene AbbottSeptember 25, 20261 min read
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Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Interstate Handgun Purchase Ban in Texas Lawsuit
A divided Fifth Circuit panel ruled that federal restrictions barring direct out-of-state handgun sales violate the Second Amendment, invalidating key provisions of the 1968 Gun Control Act.
Marlene AbbottSeptember 24, 20262 min read
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Texas Reaches Settlement with Sprouts to Prohibit Chemical Misting on Produce
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured a nationwide settlement with Sprouts Farmers Market, prohibiting the grocery chain from misting produce with the chemical sanitizer ProduceMaxx.
Marlene AbbottSeptember 23, 20261 min read
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Texas Halts Environmental Permits for Data Centers Pending Power Grid Audit
Governor Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to freeze all environmental permits for data center projects until an electrical grid reliability audit is completed.
Marlene AbbottSeptember 22, 20261 min read
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Texas Launches Working Group to Establish Three-Year Bachelor's Degree Pathways Statewide
Texas state officials have appointed a 13-member higher education working group tasked with creating a statewide framework for accelerated three-year bachelor's degrees aimed at lowering college costs.
Marlene AbbottSeptember 21, 20262 min read
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Texas Attorney General Clarifies Mandatory Reporting Rules for School District Police
A formal legal opinion issued by the Texas Attorney General clarifies that school district police must refer suspected abuse cases to outside law enforcement.
Marlene AbbottSeptember 20, 20261 min read
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Federal Regulators Approve $7.5 Billion Border Security Reimbursement for Texas
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security approved $7.5 billion in federal funding to reimburse Texas for expenditures incurred under Operation Lone Star.
Marlene AbbottSeptember 19, 20261 min read
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Federal Regulators Approve Nearly $12 Billion in Medicaid Funding for Texas Healthcare Providers
Federal regulators approved nearly $12 billion in Medicaid funding for Texas hospitals, physicians, and rural clinics following extensive intergovernmental negotiations.
Marlene AbbottSeptember 18, 20261 min read
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Texas Regulators Move to Restrict Property Insurance Denials and Curb Premium Hikes
The Texas Department of Insurance outlined new regulatory mandates targeting escalating residential insurance rates, barring carriers from denying coverage solely based on roof age.
Marlene AbbottSeptember 18, 20262 min read
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Texas Supreme Court Prohibits Mid-Election Redistricting Changes for November General Election
The Texas Supreme Court has barred Galveston County from using newly redrawn precinct lines in November, ruling that changing voting maps mid-election cycle violates state law.
Marlene AbbottSeptember 14, 20261 min read
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Texas Regulators Approve 370-Mile Transmission Line to Power Permian Basin Energy Sector
The Public Utility Commission of Texas has approved a 370-mile transmission line linking South Texas to the Permian Basin, ordering utilities to work with landowners to mitigate property impacts.
Marlene AbbottSeptember 13, 20262 min read
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Texas Court Rules Against TikTok in Landmark Child Safety and Deceptive Practices Case
A Texas state district judge has found TikTok liable for deceiving parents about platform safety and exposing minors to explicit material, marking the first time a state has established liability against the social media company.
Marlene AbbottSeptember 12, 20261 min read
Statewide Audit to Assess Water Use by Data Centers Halts New Approvals
Texas has paused new data center approvals as agencies review their water and power needs.
Marlene AbbottSeptember 1, 20261 min read
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Texas City to Let Voters Decide on Future of License Plate Reader Cameras
League City will hold a referendum on the use of Flock Safety's cameras in November.
Esme WhitlockAugust 12, 20261 min read
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Federal Judge Declines to Block Texas THC Ban Amid Ongoing Hemp Industry Lawsuit
A federal judge has denied an emergency motion to block Texas' THC product ban.
Marlene AbbottAugust 11, 20261 min read
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SpaceX's Grimes County Chip Plant Project Shows Discrepancy in Investment Figures
SpaceX plans a semiconductor plant in Grimes County, with a notable gap in investment estimates.
Dana TrappAugust 10, 20261 min read
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Texas Senate Candidates Unveil Competing Plans to Address Affordability
Ken Paxton and James Talarico have introduced separate affordability proposals ahead of the election.
Marlene AbbottAugust 9, 20261 min read
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