The most viewed headlines from our Texas Topic Page over the last 30 days.
Jan 12 2026 // After lawmakers blunted expansion for years, Texas’ medical marijuana industry is slated to see more marijuana operators coming online, current ones opening more facilities and more Texans enrolling in the program...
Jan 22 2026 // With many Americans still recovering from multiple blasts of snow and unrelenting freezing temperatures in the nation’s northern tier, a new storm is set to emerge this weekend that could coat roads, trees and power...
Feb 5 2026 // The six people killed in a fiery plane crash in Maine were flying to France’s Champagne region to scope out the next travel destination for high-net-worth clients when their small jet flipped on the runway during...
Jan 27 2026 // Kin, a direct-to-consumer digital personal lines insurer, announced the launch of auto insurance in Florida and Texas.The auto insurance is currently available as part of a bundle or as a standalone product. Home insurance...
Jan 8 2026 // Texas Gov. Greg Abbott named Amanda Crawford Commissioner of Insurance to replace Cassie Brown.Brown retired after more than four years overseeing the Texas Department of Insurance. Crawford was appointed for a term set to...
Jan 16 2026 // Allstate can move forward in its recovery of $4.7 million it paid to settle fraudulent medical claims with a Houston, Texas medical facility, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said.The federal appellate court reversed...
Feb 2 2026 // Cannabis is here to stay in Texas, lawmakers and industry leaders said last week, as efforts to ban consumable hemp are losing steam. However, figuring out how to regulate the market remains a glaring problem that...
Jan 21 2026 // A massive winter storm will sweep across a huge swath of the US starting Friday, freezing Texas before roaring up the East Coast, where New York City and Boston are seeing a strong chance of heavy snow by Sunday.Air travel...
Jan 26 2026 // The winter storm sweeping the US has begun disrupting the operations of industrial oil and gas consumers on Texas’ Gulf Coast, including refiners, chemical plants and manufacturers.With almost 10% of US natural gas...
Feb 5 2026 // Six people aboard a private business jet registered to the same address as a prominent Houston law firm were killed on Jan. 25 when the jet crashed on takeoff in Bangor, Maine. Local officials on Tuesday named four...
Jan 29 2026 // It’s getting harder to afford living in Texas — even as incomes and educational attainment grow and poverty declines.Despite the state’s robust economic growth since the start of the decade, incomes in Texas...
Jan 26 2026 // A massive winter storm that swept the US over the weekend crippled oil and gas producers and the industrial plants that refine the raw commodities into everything from gasoline to plastics.Refinery flares lit up the...
Jan 9 2026 // Procter & Gamble has begun rolling out new packaging and marketing for Crest children’s toothpaste under an agreement with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, after he expressed concern that encouraging excessive...
Jan 26 2026 // In 2024, the Texas House Republican primaries were a bloodbath.The cutthroat cycle saw historic levels of campaign ad spending, including the usual cash influx from West Texas oil billionaires Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks...
Jan 14 2026 // The first 911 call from the historic Camp Mystic on the Guadalupe River came in at 3:57 a.m., when a caller told the dispatcher she was stranded on a hill and cabins around her were filling with water. Around the same...
Feb 4 2026 // Last month’s sprawling winter storm from Texas to New England was one of the first multi-grid tests in the US for big batteries. They passed.Texas in particular benefited from energy storage, which helped cushion the...
Jan 16 2026 // Texas state health officials have proposed raising licensing fees by as much as 13,000% for some hemp businesses, among a slate of changes that many industry members and advocates say will shutter small operations in favor...
Feb 2 2026 // Novacore, the specialty insurance managing general agent (MGA) formerly the U.S. commercial division of NSM Insurance Group, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire CP Insurance Associates, a...
Jan 22 2026 // A powerful winter storm descending on Texas on Friday will be one of the toughest tests of the state’s electric grid since the system collapsed during a deadly 2021 freeze.Ice is predicted for the Dallas area, the...
Jan 9 2026 // U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz promised to explore new ways for migrants to work legally in the construction industry.The Edinburg Republican announced on Monday her plans to meet with the U.S. Department of Labor, after...