Biden Seeks to Revive Texas Bullet Train Project
Texas’s long-stalled bullet train project may be getting a shot in the arm from President Joe Biden.
Biden will be meeting with Japanese Prime Minister...
Texas Bars Won’t Reopen Anytime Soon
Gov. Greg Abbott has kept Texas bars closed for almost two months now, and there are no signs he plans to reverse that decision...
Why Is Texas Recruiting Crypto Farms When The Electric Grid Is Under Stress?
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is confident that crypto mining in Texas would not negatively affect the power grid even as they...
Texas COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations Hit New Records but No Slowing of Reopening
Texas broke two COVID-19 tracking records this week. On Thursday, the state saw its largest single-day increase in positive cases, 2,504, breaking the previous...
Texas Retailers Ready to Start To-go Service
Retailers in Texas can start offering curbside pickups today. The partial reopening is part of Gov. Greg Abbott’s phased plan to help the state’s...
Senate Approves Ike Dike Plan
The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved the Galveston Bay coastal barrier plan known as the “Coastal Spine” or the “Ike Dike.” The project –...
Unemployment Claims Falling, but Still at Record Highs
The number of Texans filing first-time unemployment claims totaled 89,736 last week, down from 106,820 the week before and significantly lower than in the...
Texas is One of Only 3 States to Begin Paying Extra Unemployment Benefits
Unemployed Texans have begun receiving the extra $300 a week President Donald Trump approved earlier this month. Cisco Gamez with the Texas Workforce Commission...
Abbott And Patrick Double Down On Natural Gas: $10 Billion Expansion Announced
Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced they would double the funding for a taxpayer-backed program that provides low-interest loans to build...
