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More than half of Texas renters were cost-burdened by housing, and the share of cost-burdened homeowners with a mortgage rose to about 32%, according to new Census Bureau data analyzed by The Texas Tribune.
The drugmaker denies wrongdoing in the agreement, which settles a 2023 lawsuit in Harrison County. The attorney general's office says the programs steered prescriptions billed to Texas Medicaid.
A Texas Tribune review counts $4.9 million from donors who build or run data centers and $4.1 million from those with indirect ties. Abbott's campaign calls the reporting 'disingenuous'; Hinojosa says he invited the industry in.
Jon Rosenthal and Bo French are running for a Railroad Commission seat that votes on drilling permits and pipelines. A poll released Oct. 14 shows a one-point race as early voting starts Monday.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has proposed updated enforcement rules for Senate Bill 17, creating a public mapping portal modeled after the state sex-offender registry to track foreign adversary real estate holdings and establishing a dedicated investigative task force.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has opened a formal investigation into UnitedHealth Group, issuing Civil Investigative Demands under the Deceptive Trade Practices Act over alleged deceptive coverage denials, nursing home delays, and improper prior-authorization revocations.
A federal judge in El Paso has granted a preliminary injunction temporarily halting border barrier construction and ground-clearing activity across the Big Bend region of West Texas.
Texas state sales tax revenue reached $4.4 billion in September, reflecting an 11.5% increase over the previous year driven by robust commercial activity.
Five Texas community colleges have received federal authorization to offer Workforce Pell aid for short-term career training, alongside a new $10.4 million federal grant to expand technical credentials statewide.
State prosecutors finalized a resolution concluding allegations that the pharmaceutical manufacturer misled Medicaid providers regarding how quickly an ADHD medication acted for pediatric patients.
Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a civil demand investigating whether the association's law school accreditation standards unlawfully inflate educational expenses and restrict competition.
State and federal officials celebrated the start of construction on a private $3 billion maritime manufacturing shipyard at the Port of Brownsville expected to generate up to 10,000 jobs.
Texas has awarded $51 million in federal grant funding to 68 rural hospital districts statewide to expand community wellness, chronic disease prevention, and local healthcare access.
Texas regulators and Plum Organics have finalized an agreement establishing strict testing protocols, purity limits, and public disclosure for heavy metals in baby food products across Texas.
The new-food listings combine Texas barbecue with dumplings, snack cakes and Korean-style corn dogs.
The Texas Comptroller's office has deployed advanced account validation and analytics to strengthen electronic payment safeguards and prevent fraud across all state agencies.
Federal emergency officials have expanded a major disaster declaration across Texas, adding four more counties to receive public assistance funding following severe summer storms and flooding.
County election offices across Texas are processing more than 200,000 delayed voter registration records after a state portal technical glitch held up driver's license submissions ahead of the October deadline.
Attorney General Ken Paxton initiated a statewide enforcement investigation into hundreds of commercial data centers across 18 Texas counties over failure to submit mandatory water use surveys.
A divided Fifth Circuit panel ruled that federal restrictions barring direct out-of-state handgun sales violate the Second Amendment, invalidating key provisions of the 1968 Gun Control Act.
Detectives still hunting two drivers, a month after an east Plano hit-and-run left a bicyclist badly hurt
November 12, 2026
Silver Line to Shiloh Road posts 597,000 boardings in its first year, DART's annual report says
November 11, 2026
Aldridge Elementary's counseling program earns a state gold award, and Plano West takes silver
November 11, 2026
Fire-Rescue paramedics now give blood transfusions before patients reach the hospital, and a soccer league is donating a medical cart
November 10, 2026
AT&T breaks ground on its Legacy Drive headquarters, a campus planned for 10,000 workers
November 12, 2026
19 New Businesses in Plano: Week of Nov. 9
November 11, 2026
Ericsson installs private 5G system for Minneapolis airport
November 9, 2026
Brown & Brown registers a $2.4 million, 22,591-square-foot office build-out at Legacy Town Center
November 9, 2026
Plano Weather: Sunny and Mild This Afternoon - Nov 11, 1 PM
November 11, 2026
Plano Weather: Sunny Start, Slight Cool-Down Tomorrow - Nov 11, 5 AM
November 11, 2026
Plano Weather: Mild Afternoon, Warmer Tomorrow - Nov 10, 1 PM
November 10, 2026
Plano Weather: Steady Afternoon, Warmer Tomorrow - Nov 9, 1 PM
November 9, 2026
