Texas launches seat belt campaign targeting teens, offering $5,000 prize to encourage safe driving.

Early voting starts in Texas and Arkansas ahead of March 3, 2026, primary, with photo ID required.

VoltaGrid Power expands West Texas operations to support AI demand, hiring locally and sponsoring a music festival for charity.

Bun B celebrates his wife Angela Wells' cancer-free status after overcoming stage two breast cancer, confirmed on February 19, 2026.

Dallas Mavericks' 1.8% draft win in Feb 2025 sparks manipulation claims despite NBA's denial and no evidence.

Dallas Fed's Logan sees inflation progress but urges caution, backing steady rates amid ongoing economic risks.

Texas prisons ban hardback and used books starting April 1, 2026, to stop drug smuggling, allowing only new softcovers via a vetted donation system.

American Cruise Lines and Baton Rouge agree to renovate the City Dock, investing $2M and bringing 16,320 out-of-state passengers annually, boosting downtown.

Texas sues Dow, Union Carbide, and Braskem over repeated pollution violations at Seadrift facility since 2020.

A Texas jury gave a father custody of his 4-year-old son, citing the mother’s adultery, in a rare fault-based custody ruling.