Despite the efforts of local governments and others, the move to provide internet access to millions of Texans has been slow and faces new challenges.

The federal investment follows the $1 billion approved by Texas taxpayers to help connect the state.

Three Texas lawmakers are proposing to increase the state minimum wage, doubling the rate that’s been around for nearly two decades.

Although Texas counties are not required to provide ambulance services, many are digging deep to pay for their own fleet or to contract out services.

It’s unclear how much water resides underneath this booming West Texas tourist haven. That makes conservation critical.

A yearslong dispute over exporting water to growing Texas cities offers a hint at the battles to come as the state’s population booms and water supply dwindles.

Texas builds more homes than other states but hundreds of thousands more are still needed, the report said, contributing to higher housing costs.

The Texas Tribune examined the state’s housing affordability crisis and why the state has struggled to build enough homes to meet demand.

A new breed of activists wants Texas to tame costs by building more housing. But longstanding opposition to such policies remains strong.

Farmers say they want the water, but not if it goes against the allotment they need for the spring planting season.

Denton has renamed itself Halloween, Texas, and has planned 31 days of events to drive up tourism and family entertainment.

Incumbent Christi Craddick is touting the health of the Texas energy industry and its impact on the economy. Her top opponent says regulation on the commission is too lax.

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Directors, producers and actors say better incentives in other states pull projects away from Texas, which is losing out on millions of dollars.

Residents were worried about the impact on their drinking water while business leaders were excited for the new jobs.

A strike by the ILA workers would be the first by the union since 1977 and could have major impacts on the U.S. economy

A 2019 state law requiring schools to offer full-day pre-K is capturing child care’s most profitable customer base: 3- and 4-year-olds.

About 45,000 dock workers are poised to walk off the job at midnight Tuesday if a deal is not reached between the union representing the workers and the United States Maritime Alliance, which represents the ports.

Millions of Texans would lose food subsidies and farm insurance if Congress doesn’t act before the end of the year.

On Wednesday, the United States’ Federal Reserve announced that it was cutting its benchmark interest rate by 0.5%, an unusually large reduction.

The Texas Tribune is writing about the state’s housing affordability crisis. Help us tell the story.

Texas Republicans have been trying to reduce the state’s high property taxes for years, but some acknowledge eliminating them would be too expensive.

A Senate committee discussed the potential pitfalls of artificial intelligence — and overregulating it.

Texas needs hundreds of thousands more homes than it has, per one estimate. That shortage has driven up home prices and rents.

To help raise money the Lubbock-area food bank recruited a Michelin-recognized chef.

According to a new report by BadCredit.org, a financial education platform, 59% of retirees lack sufficient funds for retirement, with more than half forced to change their lifestyle due to financial hardship.

Before the pandemic, Ben Bilbrey worked with some of the largest oil companies. Now he’s waiting for the phone to ring.

The City Council did approve $5,000 for security, about one-fifth of the money it withheld over last month.

Texas is producing so much natural gas right now companies are losing money.

This week’s ruling was the latest twist since cities and groups in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley sued to block the projects.

The growth in union membership came from the technology and nonprofit sectors, as well as coffee shops.

Some Texas lawmakers have signaled an appetite to tackle the state’s housing affordability crisis when they convene next year.

In today’s economy, Houstonians are more mindful than ever of where their money is going.

When disaster strikes, Polk County Judge Sydney Murphy takes command of her county’s emergency communication channels, including a text service and Facebook page.

Homeowners typically pay $2,300 a year for a Texas Windstorm Insurance Association policy. The rate increase would bump premiums by 10%.

The company’s power outages in July have drawn the ire of state leaders. Here’s what you need to know.

The arts center that organizes the monthly art walk, which draws 20,000 to downtown Lubbock, said the drag show happened at an off-site location and had no association with it.

Despite all the wonderful things Texas has to offer, a recent study is making some bold suggestions about how the Lone Star State looks after its residents living in poverty.

The state’s booming population, congestion problems and billions of federal dollars on the table have officials eyeing ways to boost passenger rail.

Here is a timeline of events thus far for the project, with more milestones obviously to come for a project expected to be done in 2025.

The Odessa City Council approved the budget to replace nearly 200 water valves and 17,000 feet of pipe.

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Advocates say public pools are necessary community infrastructure and save lives. Splash pads have become a more affordable option.

Power companies and Texas officials say restoration efforts could take days. Experts say Texans without electricity are facing a dangerous situation.

Tens of thousands of households and businesses aren’t expected to have electricity for most of this week.

After years of competing with each other for new businesses, Valley cities want to present a united front to highlight the region’s assets.

The ruling comes amid a nationwide surge in homelessness as high rents put pressure on low-income households and pandemic-era protections expire.

A new housing report from Harvard University found that would-be homebuyers need to make more money than ever if they want to buy a home in Texas’ urban areas.

Texas is losing an estimated 1,000 acres of farm land a day, mostly to other industries. The Rio Grande Valley is losing land at a faster clip.

On Friday, the Texas Supreme Court ruled against Harris County from sending financial assistance to in-need families under a new income pilot program after a political match between the Texas Attorney General.

First of all... mind your own business.

The Texas Legislature created the court last year, with proponents saying it would increase efficiency and opponents arguing that it was an effort by Republicans to circumvent Democrat-dominated courts.

The Democrats’ recently approved platform includes calls to loosen zoning rules, which housing experts believe contribute to high housing costs.

Guaranteed income programs let participants use funds however they see fit. Critics argue they're not a good use of taxpayer dollars.

Rising temperatures intensify drought and increase costs for the heavily subsidized crop insurance program.

Everything is bigger and better in Texas, and a recent study confirmed this about our state’s economy.

Housing advocates say Texas laws fall short when it comes to property trespassers but they warn changes could worsen the state’s evictions crisis.

The American side isn’t far behind, with 104 cables installed.

One organization helping Texans pay their electric bills said the average household was $1,400 behind.

City leaders and advocates hope reducing the size of lots used to build homes will increase housing supply.

The new fines underscore the challenges college students face when looking for affordable housing — and how cities struggle to provide it.

Inflation continues to impact the U.S., and a recent study suggests Houston is not experiencing much of the brunt of high prices, compared to other cities, but if that's the case, how come I'm broke all the time?

From brisket to carne asada, Texas is known for meat, making this annual gathering in a small Rio Grande Valley town stand out.

Thousands of hemp dispensaries have sprung up in Texas in the years since consumable hemp became legal.

The British economy bounced back strongly in the first three months of the year, bringing to an end to what economists termed a “technical recession.”.

In the state’s larger counties, voters can now elect people to the agencies that appraise property values.

There is no process in Texas for a voter-driven statewide referendum. So, supporters are going city by city to build statewide momentum.

The rules will require coal-fueled plants, including Texas plants that produced about 12% of power on the state’s grid this year, to reduce carbon emissions and mercury pollution and handle disposed coal ash more safely.

In Kennard, City Council members have been appointed after previous members retired or died.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is challenging the program, saying it violates the Texas Constitution.

With the hottest days still ahead, local leaders have declared emergencies. And farmers are lobbying for the U.S. government to pressure Mexico to release water.

The NAACP Houston Branch and partners held a news conference Wednesday to announce their support for Uplift Harris, a pilot program to help low-income households in Harris County.

Citing community concerns about a planned cement plant in Grayson County, Patrick’s letter asks TCEQ to reject the permit and halt permit approvals statewide.

In testimony to state lawmakers, Dale Jenkins and his Panhandle peers shared the “hidden cost” of the wildfires.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is negotiating a land trade involving part of Boca Chica State Park.

The program would give roughly 1,900 households payments of $500 for 18 months with no strings attached. Paxton called it “plainly unconstitutional.”

The Affordable Connectivity Program provides a $30 monthly subsidy to help low-income households pay for internet service. The program is slated to run out of money at the end of the month.

Republican lawmakers may try to force Texas cities to allow greater housing density as the state faces a housing crunch.

Federal officials said the nation’s milk supply should be not at risk after a bird flu outbreak hits dairies in Texas, New Mexico and Kansas.

Applicants for the pilot program to help low-income residents living below the poverty line in Harris County will be notified on their status by March 22, 2024

It’s a marvel being built right in front of the public eye.

Most cities require homes and businesses to have parking. Critics say they drive up housing costs, foster car dependency and raise carbon emissions.

A series of deadly wildfires have burned for nearly three weeks, destroying farms and ranches in several counties.

So-called institutional homebuyers noticeably ramped up home purchases during the COVID-19 pandemic. But housing experts point out investors have retreated amid high interest rates.

As ranchers recover from the Smokehouse Creek fire, they face the agonizing choice of what to do with an unknown number of injured cattle.

A new report by the Environmental Integrity Project compiled data on every U.S. plastics plant built, expanded or proposed since 2012, revealing massive growth in Texas.

Laredo residents who live near a sterilization plant say the new federal limits on the pollutant will improve air quality and reduce their city’s high cancer risk.

The panel of three lawmakers and two residents will also look at disaster preparedness.

Flippa identified the counties in Texas where applicants were approved for the most Small Business Administration loan funds per capita in 2023.

Ranchers have likely lost thousands of cattle in the wildfires, according to some preliminary estimates.

Rural Texans are more than twice as likely to go without homeowners insurance than their urban peers.

The full scope of damage still isn’t known, but some Panhandle residents have returned home. Firefighters continue battling the infernos.

The fire that engulfed their town was only 15% contained over the weekend, but Canadian residents were back to selling flowers and preparing for an election.

Texas wildfires have consumed acres of agricultural land, killing thousands of livestock, destroying crops and exacerbating challenges lingering from last year’s drought.

When the two presidents used the Texas-Mexico boundary as a backdrop for the national immigration fight, residents felt they were left out of the conversation.

The Huntington City Council has flip flopped twice on a mobile home ordinance since 2020.

Texas has little to show for conservative leaders’ uproar — or previously unreported complaints about the community developer.

The Jobs, Energy, Technology, and Innovation program cuts property taxes for new manufacturing, research and development facilities. It replaces a shuttered program criticized for its impact on school finance.

Legal aid groups and housing advocates say there simply aren’t enough lawyers to keep up with the sheer volume of eviction filings.

With menu items like birria brisket ramen, the Bar-B-Que Bandidas in Lubbock are challenging the norm of Texas barbecue and a male dominated industry.