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.
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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.
Governor Abbott has paused new data center approvals while state agencies conduct an audit.
League City voters will decide on the future of Flock Safety's cameras in November.
A federal judge has upheld Texas' ban on most hemp-derived THC products while litigation continues.
The Texas government is backing SpaceX's semiconductor plant with a $30 million grant.
Ken Paxton and James Talarico have both proposed plans aimed at improving affordability.
President Trump criticized Texas's pause on data center approvals, calling it a mistake.
Texas has paused new data center connections to assess their water and power demands.
Kay Granger, a prominent political figure in Fort Worth, has died at the age of 83.
A recent study ranks Plano as the second safest large city in the U.S.
A recent study indicates that fully autonomous vehicles could decrease traffic congestion 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.
The Public Utility Commission of Texas and ERCOT are adopting measures requiring data centers to cover transmission costs and contribute to residential bill relief following Governor Abbott's directive.
The Texas Attorney General has obtained a temporary injunction requiring Discord to implement age-verification and safety protocols for users in the state.