Prediction-market company Kalshi and its executives have contributed at least $22,600 to Texas candidates and political committees since 2025 as the company faces legal challenges over whether states can regulate its event contracts.
A Texas Windstorm Insurance Association committee rejected a proposal Tuesday that would have eliminated residential windstorm coverage for secondary homes in coastal counties after public officials and residents overwhelmingly opposed the measure.
North Texas has become the world’s leading primary data center market as developers expand facilities to meet demand for artificial intelligence, while cities and residents across the region raise concerns about water use, electricity demand, infrastructure and environmental impacts.
More than 27 inches of rain fell overnight north of Kountze in Hardin County as Tropical Depression Edouard continued to produce torrential rain Wednesday morning, prompting a Flash Flood Emergency for parts of Hardin and Tyler counties and a disaster declaration in Polk County.
Amazon-owned Zoox will begin testing autonomous vehicles in Houston later this month, using modified Toyota Highlander SUVs to map city streets and evaluate its self-driving technology before deploying its purpose-built robotaxis.
Phantom Hill Lake near Abilene has become the latest Texas lake with an established, reproducing population of invasive zebra mussels, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
More than 15,000 people have signed an online petition seeking accountability after a 2-year-old Goldendoodle named Rocco allegedly died after spending time chained outside in the Texas heat, as DeSoto authorities continue investigating the case.
Houston City Controller Chris Hollins called a proposed agreement that would give the city $50 million in exchange for not annexing The Woodlands a “bad deal,” as City Council prepared to vote on the measure Wednesday.
Texas’ backlogs for Medicaid and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program applications have surged since January, with more than 210,000 Medicaid applications and 150,000 SNAP applications awaiting processing in August, according to data from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.
Collin County commissioners are set to vote Sept. 14 on a proposed property tax increase that would mark the county’s first rate hike in 33 years as officials weigh growing demands for public services against concerns about spending and taxpayers’ costs.