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The Texas Observer found at least 131 confirmed overdose deaths in Texas prisons in 2025, up from four in 2020. The agency's budget request asks only to keep rehabilitation funding flat.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has proposed updated enforcement rules for Senate Bill 17, creating a public mapping portal modeled after the state sex-offender registry to track foreign adversary real estate holdings and establishing a dedicated investigative task force.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has opened a formal investigation into UnitedHealth Group, issuing Civil Investigative Demands under the Deceptive Trade Practices Act over alleged deceptive coverage denials, nursing home delays, and improper prior-authorization revocations.
A federal judge in El Paso has granted a preliminary injunction temporarily halting border barrier construction and ground-clearing activity across the Big Bend region of West Texas.
Texas state sales tax revenue reached $4.4 billion in September, reflecting an 11.5% increase over the previous year driven by robust commercial activity.
Five Texas community colleges have received federal authorization to offer Workforce Pell aid for short-term career training, alongside a new $10.4 million federal grant to expand technical credentials statewide.
State prosecutors finalized a resolution concluding allegations that the pharmaceutical manufacturer misled Medicaid providers regarding how quickly an ADHD medication acted for pediatric patients.
Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a civil demand investigating whether the association's law school accreditation standards unlawfully inflate educational expenses and restrict competition.
State and federal officials celebrated the start of construction on a private $3 billion maritime manufacturing shipyard at the Port of Brownsville expected to generate up to 10,000 jobs.
Texas has awarded $51 million in federal grant funding to 68 rural hospital districts statewide to expand community wellness, chronic disease prevention, and local healthcare access.
Texas regulators and Plum Organics have finalized an agreement establishing strict testing protocols, purity limits, and public disclosure for heavy metals in baby food products across Texas.
The first sensory-friendly morning is Sept. 30, while a sensory room and Sunflower accessories are available throughout the run.
The Texas Comptroller's office has deployed advanced account validation and analytics to strengthen electronic payment safeguards and prevent fraud across all state agencies.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A formal legal opinion issued by the Texas Attorney General clarifies that school district police must refer suspected abuse cases to outside law enforcement.
County would pay $11.25 million for a crisis center where police in Richardson and North Dallas could take people instead of jail
October 26, 2026
Bronze golfer honoring the South's first public course for Black players is stolen near Love Field
October 26, 2026
Three new traffic signals for Coit Road and Spring Valley Road are filed with the state, with construction set for 2027
October 26, 2026
UT Dallas survey finds most North Texans like where they live, yet 53% say food money sometimes runs out
October 25, 2026
32 New Businesses in Richardson: Week of Oct. 19
October 21, 2026
Raytheon Selected to Upgrade US Space Force Radar Systems
October 16, 2026
Raytheon wins $729 million in counter-drone orders for U.S., Qatar and Jordan
October 15, 2026
Raytheon wins Air Force contract worth up to $8 billion for strategic communications terminals
October 15, 2026
Richardson Weather Check-In: Clear Skies and Mild Temperatures - Oct 25, 2 PM
October 25, 2026
Richardson Weather: Sunny Start, Mild Cool-Down Ahead - Oct 24, 2 PM
October 24, 2026
Air Quality Alert in Effect for Richardson as Temps Rise - Oct 23, 2 PM
October 23, 2026
Air Quality Alert in Effect for Richardson as Sunny Weather Continues - Oct 22, 2 PM
October 22, 2026
