Texas labor market continues to expand, more than 42,000 jobs added in April
The Texas labor market once again set record-high levels for jobs, employed Texans and the civilian labor force. The state's seasonally-adjusted total nonfarm employment increased to …
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Sales tax holidays for water-efficient and Energy Star products is this weekend
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar's office reminds families and businesses that they can save on the purchase …
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Analysis: Greg Abbott, Ken Paxton declare victory in attack on House GOP defectors
In a victory for Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton, at least nine House Republicans …
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State Elections In-Depth: Insurgent Republicans make major gains in Texas primaries
Texas voters on Tuesday handed more power to the insurgent wing of the Republican Party in an expensive and vengeful primary election, punishing GOP lawmakers, judges and a House speaker who defied …
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Trump, Biden to visit Texas in competing border trips Thursday
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are separately heading to Texas border towns on …
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Texas launches new property tax incentive program to lure new businesses
Texas on Thursday launched a new economic incentives program intended to bring new companies and jobs to …
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Texas gained more people than any other state in the last year
Texas’ population grew more than any other state in the country in the last year, by nearly half a …
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Texas’ main voucher bill seeks to avoid other states’ mistakes but keeps ideas that attracted criticism
The Texas Senate’s main school voucher proposal this special session, which was given approval in the …
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Texas parents who care for their disabled children full time will lose money after pay raise
Inside an Austin high-rise north of the Texas Capitol in August, tearful parents lined up for a …
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The summer’s record heat has caused costly damage to Texas water systems
The hottest summer on record for many Texas cities has brought millions of dollars in damage to …
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New Texas law bars animal cruelty offenders from owning animals for five years
Texas lawmakers are making it harder for those convicted of animal cruelty to own any animals – …
Average gasoline prices in the Austin metro area slipped an average of 8.1 cents per gallon over the last week, to an average of $3.31 on Monday, according to GasBuddy's survey of 830 stations. …
A federal judge said Thursday he will stop a new Texas law aimed at keeping sexually explicit materials off of school library shelves on the eve of the law going into effect, according to state …
A sweeping new Texas law aimed at undermining the ability of the state’s bluer urban areas to enact progressive policies is unconstitutional, a Travis County judge ruled Wednesday. State …
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Ex-Trump aide Meadows faces contempt citation next week
The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol will vote Monday night to recommend holding former President Donald Trump’s last chief of staff, Mark …
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Trump, Biden to visit Texas in competing border trips Thursday
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are separately heading to Texas border towns on …
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Texas launches new property tax incentive program to lure new businesses
Texas on Thursday launched a new economic incentives program intended to bring new companies and jobs to …
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Texas gained more people than any other state in the last year
Texas’ population grew more than any other state in the country in the last year, by nearly half a …
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Texas’ main voucher bill seeks to avoid other states’ mistakes but keeps ideas that attracted criticism
The Texas Senate’s main school voucher proposal this special session, which was given approval in the …
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Texas parents who care for their disabled children full time will lose money after pay raise
Inside an Austin high-rise north of the Texas Capitol in August, tearful parents lined up for a …
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The summer’s record heat has caused costly damage to Texas water systems
The hottest summer on record for many Texas cities has brought millions of dollars in damage to …
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New Texas law bars animal cruelty offenders from owning animals for five years
Texas lawmakers are making it harder for those convicted of animal cruelty to own any animals – …
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How ERCOT is narrowly getting through an extreme summer — and how experts say it could do better
After months of unrelenting heat during a particularly sweltering summer , the Texas power grid’s ability to meet high electricity demand hit …
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“Let’s clean house”: Paxton tells supporters to lead charge in removing his Republican rivals who impeached him
PLANO — Ken Paxton , the state’s embattled suspended attorney general, took jabs at his political opponents — including …
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Texas can keep buoys in the Rio Grande while legal challenge continues, federal appeals court rules
A federal appeals court granted Texas' request to leave its floating barrier in the Rio Grande Thursday evening, a victory for the state that …
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Gas prices mostly hold firm over last week
Average gasoline prices across the Austin metro area held mostly firm with a slight 0.9 cents per gallon increase in the last week, to an …
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Texas can now apply to import lower-priced Canadian medications
Texans struggling with skyrocketing medication costs could see relief under a new program that allows distributors to import cheaper drugs from …
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Texas National Guard member fires across Rio Grande, wounds Mexican citizen
A National Guard member on duty at the Texas-Mexico border in El Paso fired across the Rio Grande, injuring a 37-year-old Mexican man in Ciudad …
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Texas asked residents to conserve power for four consecutive days amid intense heat
The state's grid operator asked Texans to conserve electricity for the fourth consecutive day Sunday as intense heat threatened to cause a …
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ROUNDUP: Weather troubles worsen while Texans await reaction from leaders
We're following several stories about state leaders' response to the weather crisis. Here is a round up from The Texas Tribune. Nearly …
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