Latest Texas Headlines
All the headlines from our Texas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Lubbock, Texas to Vote on Marijuana Despite Attorney General Lawsuit
Feb 8 2024 // LUBBOCK — An effort to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana in Lubbock is moving forward, despite Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton suing five cities this week for doing the same. Lubbock Compact, the...
Texas Got Early Warnings About Costly Grid Policy, Records Show
Feb 7 2024 // Texas grid officials received repeated warnings last summer that their efforts to shore up the state’s increasingly strained electric grid risked driving up power prices, records show. Concerns first arose just days...
Creators of Biden Audio Deepfake Face Potential Charges
Feb 7 2024 // An AI-generated cloned audio message of President Joe Biden that attempted to dissuade registered Democrats from voting in the New Hampshire primary election was traced to a Texas company and its owner. Attorney General...
Bridge Specialty Opens Dallas, Texas Office
Feb 6 2024 // Bridge Specialty Insurance Brokerage (BSIB), who provides access to an extensive range of wholesale and specialty insurance solutions, announced the opening of its Dallas, Texas office. The new office will provide...
Business Moves
Feb 5 2024 // East Arthur J. Gallagher, Hughes Insurance Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired the Queensbury, New York-based independent insurance agency, Hughes Insurance Agency Inc. From its headquarters in Queensbury and an office...
People & Places
Feb 5 2024 // National Everest Insurance appointed Patrick Hagerty senior vice president and head of U.S. retail property. He is based in New York. Hagerty joined the company’s corporate underwriting team in 2021 and was most...
Texas Man Convicted of Arson in Historic Courthouse Fire
Feb 2 2024 // A Texas man was found guilty this week of starting fires at the historic Mason County Courthouse and an occupied residential structure on February 4, 2021. A McCulloch County jury this week found Nicholas Miller guilty of...
Texas Men Indicted in $70M University Athletic Billing Scheme
Feb 1 2024 // Four individuals, including two physicians, have been indicted in the Eastern District of Texas charged with federal violations involving a university athletic billing scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Damien M....
Texas Sues Five Cities Over Marijuana Amnesty Policies
Feb 1 2024 // Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched lawsuits against the cities of Austin, San Marcos, Killeen, Elgin, and Denton for adopting amnesty and non-prosecution policies that violate Texas laws concerning marijuana...
Texas Freeport LNG Unit Faces Month-Long Outage After Winter Storm
Jan 31 2024 // U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) company Freeport LNG said on Friday it expects one of three liquefaction units at its Texas plant will be out of service for about a month after it faced a technical issue during last...
Heavy Rains Cause Elevated Flooding Risks in Texas
Jan 25 2024 // HOUSTON (AP) —Heavy rains in Texas on Wednesday closed schools and elevated flooding risks around Houston in another round of soaking downpours that have made for a soggy and dangerous week across large portions of the...
Texas Mutual Reports Nearly 6% Increase in Severe Injuries in 2023
Jan 25 2024 // Texas Mutual saw nearly 6% more severe injuries reported in 2023 compared to the previous year, according to an incident trends report released by the insurer. The construction industry reported the most serious incidents...
Rice University Allocates $33M to Settle Antitrust Lawsuit Over Financial Aid Scheme
Jan 24 2024 // Rice University has set aside $33.75 million to settle an antitrust lawsuit filed against 17 prestigious private universities across the country accused of illegally running a scheme that limited the amount of financial...
ALKEME Acquires Texas-Based Mogul Wealth Strategies
Jan 23 2024 // ALKEME announced the acquisition of Mogul Wealth Strategies, a multi-line independent insurance agency and wealth management firm located in Frisco, Texas and serving the entire United States. Founded in 1996, Mogul Wealth...
Family of Texas Woman Killed in Propane Truck Collision Files $150 Million Lawsuit
Jan 23 2024 // The family of a Texas woman killed in a January collision with a propane truck has filed a $150 million lawsuit against the propane company and the driver of the vehicle, citing negligence and wrongful...
J&J Sets Up 3rd Talc Bankruptcy Bid by Moving Unit to Texas
Jan 22 2024 // Johnson & Johnson is seeking to move a unit to Texas as it prepares for a potential third bankruptcy court filing to resolve more than 50,000 lawsuits alleging tainted talc in its baby powder caused cancer. The company...
Business Moves
Jan 22 2024 // National Confie, Acceptance Insurance Confie has added Acceptance Insurance’s retail division to its family of brands. Confie said its latest acquisition expands its footprint to 26 states across the U.S. with the...
Texas Car Dealership Faces Lawsuit for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation
Jan 19 2024 // South Austin Nissan, a car dealership in Austin, Texas, operated by NICPA Central Auto Group, LLC, subjected female employees to sexual harassment and retaliated against employees when they reported the harassment the U.S....
Deep Freeze Across South Central US Forces LNG Exporters to Cancel, Delay Cargoes
Jan 18 2024 // The recent freeze across Texas and Louisiana disrupted scheduled exports of US liquefied natural gas, temporarily tightening some supply of the heating and power-plant fuel. The Cameron LNG export plant in Louisiana...
Inszone Acquires Texas’ Dina King Insurance
Jan 18 2024 // Inszone Insurance Services has announced the acquisition of Dina King Insurance. This acquisition is a major move for Inszone Insurance as they expand in Texas. Dina King Insurance, founded by Dina King in 1985, has been a...
