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A formal legal opinion issued by the Texas Attorney General clarifies that school district police must refer suspected abuse cases to outside law enforcement.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security approved $7.5 billion in federal funding to reimburse Texas for expenditures incurred under Operation Lone Star.
Federal regulators approved nearly $12 billion in Medicaid funding for Texas hospitals, physicians, and rural clinics following extensive intergovernmental negotiations.
The Texas Department of Insurance outlined new regulatory mandates targeting escalating residential insurance rates, barring carriers from denying coverage solely based on roof age.
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.
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.
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.
Texas has halted new data center approvals while reviewing their impact on the power grid.
A petition filed Monday challenges the state law requiring the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom, setting up a possible test of church-state precedent.
League City will hold a referendum on the use of Flock Safety's cameras after a council vote.
A federal judge has upheld Texas' ban on most hemp-derived THC products amid ongoing litigation.
SpaceX is set to establish a semiconductor plant in Grimes County, creating 3,000 jobs.
Ken Paxton and James Talarico have each proposed distinct plans aimed at improving affordability.
President Trump criticized Texas's pause on data center approvals, calling it a mistake.
Goldman Sachs is investing $700 million in a new campus in Dallas, enhancing its presence.
Projections put data center water use between 29 billion and 161 billion gallons a year by 2030. The range is the point, and it is part of what the state's new audit is meant to settle.
Abbott's directive orders regulators to measure water and power at proposed data centers before any new grid connections are approved.
A study indicates that autonomous vehicles could decrease traffic delays in the Dallas-Fort Worth area by up to 33 percent.
Governor Greg Abbott attended the grand opening of Bob's House of Hope in Justin, described as the nation's first safe house exclusively for adult male survivors of human trafficking, and pointed to newly signed laws that stiffen penalties for traffickers.
Governor Greg Abbott reappointed all ten judges of the Texas Business Court to new two-year terms beginning September 1, keeping the specialized commercial court's full inaugural bench in place.
Twenty-four grants to graduate medical and nursing schools will expand emergency and trauma care training partnerships between hospitals and medical programs across Texas.
