By Naveen Athrappully Google has agreed to settle multiple data privacy lawsuits brought by Texas Attorney General (AG) Ken Paxton by paying $1.375 billion, the AG’s office said in a May 9 statement. This is the “highest recovery nationwide against Google for any attorney general’s enforcement of state privacy laws,” said the statement. “To date, […]
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Trump Says He’ll Choose Between Ken Paxton and John Cornyn in Texas US Senate Race
By Arjun Singh WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump has said that he will endorse a candidate in the U.S. Senate election in Texas in 2026, in which two of his political associates are running against each other. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), who has held the seat since 2002, is running for reelection to a fifth term in […]
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Siemens Building $285 Million Manufacturing Facilities in California, Texas
By Katabella Roberts Siemens unveiled two new state-of-the-art facilities for electrical products in California and Texas this week as part of a $285 million investment in manufacturing in the United States, the tech giant announced on March 7. The German technology company said in a statement that the new factories in Pomona, California, and Fort […]
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CDC Says It’s on the Ground Responding to Texas Measles Outbreak
By Jack Phillips The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed it is on the ground in Texas on Tuesday to respond to an outbreak of measles that has grown to nearly 160 cases as U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the agency is seeing “very good” results. In a post […]
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Texas Demands Citizenship Data From Federal Government on 454,000 Voters
By Zachary Stieber Texas officials are asking the federal government for citizenship information on voters after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said he obtained a list of approximately 454,000 individuals who are registered to vote in the state but haven’t had their citizenship verified. Paxton told Ur Jaddou, director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration […]
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Texas City Shuts Down Hotel Occupied by Venezuelan Gang After 693 Police Calls
By Darlene McCormick Sanchez Texas authorities say they are shutting down a crime-ridden hotel housing Tren de Aragua gang members and investigating the gang’s criminal involvement in other cities. El Paso County Attorney Christina Sanchez filed a lawsuit on Aug. 27 to close the Gateway Hotel on Stanton St. in downtown El Paso, Texas, for […]
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Texas Conducts Raids on Several Democrats’ Homes in Election Fraud Investigation
By Darlene McCormick Sanchez A Latino civil rights group is calling for a federal investigation into the Texas attorney general’s office for raiding the homes of several Democrats in the San Antonio area in connection with a vote harvesting investigation. Manuel Medina, chief of staff for Democrat state Rep. Elizabeth “Liz” Campos, along with others, […]
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Chevron to Move Headquarters From California to Texas by End of Year
By Jana J. Pruet Chevron Corporation announced Friday its plans to relocate its headquarters from California to Texas before the end of the year. The oil giant said it will move its headquarters from San Ramon to Houston to allow for better collaboration among Chevron Chairman and CEO Mike Wirth, Vice Chairman Mark Nelson, and […]
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Hurricane Beryl Makes Landfall on Texas Coast
Melanie Sun Hurricane Beryl made landfall on the Texas coast near Matagorda early Monday with a dangerous storm surge and strong winds. According to the National Weather Service, the storm’s center hit land as a Category 1 hurricane around 4 a.m. CT about 85 miles southwest of Houston with top sustained winds of 80 mph […]
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Texas Launches Most Wanted Criminal Illegal Immigrants List
By Tom Ozimek Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has announced the launch of the state’s “10 Most Wanted Criminal Illegal Immigrants” list, aiming to bolster law enforcement efforts to capture repeat offenders who entered the United States illegally and have committed serious crimes in Texas. The new initiative, created in partnership with the Texas Department of […]
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Texas Judge Orders New Election for Harris County Judicial Seat
By Jana J. Pruet A Texas judge has ordered Harris County to hold a new election for judge in the 180th District Court following a lawsuit filed by Republican candidate Tami Pierce, who lost by fewer than 450 votes in a race against Democrat Judge DaSean Jones in 2022. Visiting Judge David Peeples of Bexar […]
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Tesla Laying Off Over 2,000 Employees in Texas Amid Global Workforce Slash
By Tom Ozimek Tesla is pressing ahead with its workforce-reduction plans, with a notice the carmaker filed with the Texas Workforce Commission showing it is slashing 2,688 jobs in Austin, the location of its headquarters and site of a major factory. The notice, which was issued under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act […]
