The cost of owning a home in Texas is on the rise, census shows
Despite efforts by Texas lawmakers to ease property tax bills, increases in expenses like insurance and utilities ate into that tax relief. Full Story
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Despite efforts by Texas lawmakers to ease property tax bills, increases in expenses like insurance and utilities ate into that tax relief. Full Story
While Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick remains adamant about a ban, hemp industry representatives say they would compromise on creating a 21 age limit to purchase. Full Story
More than 10,000 people met over Labor Day weekend in Slaton to sample the banana pudding — a major boost to the rural town’s economy. Full Story
Two California-based companies accuse the state of government overreach for banning the sale of their products for the next two years. Full Story
Years of blundering and project delays have pushed the South Texas city to the brink of crisis as drought bears down and industrial water use grows. Full Story
Suburban officials in the Dallas-Fort Worth region have enacted rules aimed at curtailing a sweeping new state law to allow more apartments. Full Story
Texas’ rubber-stamp system allows drillers to release vast amounts of natural gas into the atmosphere. Full Story
We’ll gather RGV leaders to discuss how to prepare the region’s young people for the home-grown jobs of the future. Full Story
We’ll gather McAllen and Edinburg business leaders to discuss the outlook for the region and how to protect its upward trajectory. Full Story
New laws range from school vouchers and water infrastructure funding to a ban on city and county-funded abortion travel funds. Full Story
An enrollment drop could cost the Texas economy hundreds of millions of dollars, the reports say. Full Story
Experts say the Texas Energy Fund is facing an energy market that makes new power plants more expensive and less profitable. Full Story
A Dallas businessman has proposed studying the aquifer to see if he can pump millions of gallons out of East Texas, a plan that residents distrust. Full Story
Texas cities and counties have already had their budgets compressed by a variety of factors, including the state’s current property tax limits. Full Story
Mounted patrol officers, known as tick riders, who typically patrol the southern border to protect cattle from fever tick, will also now serve as the first line of defense against screwworm. Full Story
Increasing tariffs on foreign goods and the impact of deportations on the work force cited as job growth slows in Texas. Full Story
The North Texas city councils said hundreds of millions of dollars were in jeopardy if they didn’t shut certain programs to comply with the Trump administration. Full Story
The proposal would put tighter limits on how much property tax revenue cities and counties of a certain size can collect each year. Full Story
The ingredient that gives the popular soft drink its bright color, red dye No. 40, is supposed to be removed from food and beverages by the end of 2026. Full Story
Republican state lawmakers want to curb property tax bills by further limiting how much can be collected by cities and counties. Full Story