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A federal judge in Galveston declined Sunday to halt the state's ban on delta-8, delta-10 and other hemp-derived THC products. The broader lawsuit is still pending, and possession is now chargeable as a state jail felony.
The new Terafab plant will create 3,000 jobs and produce chips for Tesla and SpaceX.
The two U.S. Senate nominees have put out competing economic agendas ahead of the Nov. 3 general election. Paxton's centers on federal tax deductions; Talarico's on wages, medical debt and repealing tax cuts for top earners.
In an interview released Friday, the president said Texas was wrong to hold up data center approvals. Gov. Greg Abbott's office said fewer than 10 percent of operators had supplied the power and water data the state asked for.
Gov. Greg Abbott ordered ERCOT and the PUC to audit power and water use before approving new data centers. Dallas-Fort Worth has more in the pipeline than anywhere else in the state.
The former Fort Worth mayor represented Texas' 12th District for nearly 28 years and became the first Republican woman to chair House Appropriations. She died Sunday.
TXSE finished its phased launch Friday, opening all National Market System symbols for trading from its Dallas headquarters. Corporate listings are planned for the fourth quarter.
A SmartAsset study ranks Plano as the second safest big city in the U.S., while Dallas falls short.
An SMU and Texas A&M study models a 33 percent drop in Dallas-Fort Worth traffic delays under full autonomous adoption. Meanwhile Texas has become the country's proving ground for driverless freight, with the first commercial routes already running on I-45.
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 Texas Secretary of State will host a one-day apostille service event in Houston on August 26, 2026, marking the first satellite location for this authentication service.
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.
Governor Greg Abbott announced that Diode will not proceed with a proposed data center near Cedar Creek Lake, citing failure to meet new state directives.
University officials reported to lawmakers on the effects of a new law increasing regents' control.
New Texas legislation is directing significant funding toward flood preparedness and grid security.
Texas utility regulators and ERCOT outlined steps meant to keep households from paying for the power infrastructure that new data centers require, responding to a directive from Governor Abbott.
Texas is giving colleges and technical schools more time to submit short-term training programs for the new federal Workforce Pell Grant, a move state officials say will widen access to career credentials across the state.
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El Rincon Mexicano Special Events Gets Dallas Sales Tax Permit
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Dallas Heat Advisory in Effect as Temperatures Soar Near 102°F - Aug 13, 11 AM
August 13, 2026
Dallas Heat Advisory in Effect as Temperatures Soar Near 102F - Aug 13, 5 AM
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