SWEPCO Settlement Would Raise Texas Residential Bills 7.7%

SWEPCO Settlement Would Raise Texas Residential Bills 7.7%

Raeylee Barefield
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October 22, 2026
Southwestern Electric Power Company customers in Texas could see monthly electricity bills increase by 7.7% under a proposed rate settlement...
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Texas Comptroller Bars COVID Vaccine Proof Businesses From State Contracts

Texas Comptroller Bars COVID Vaccine Proof Businesses From State Contracts

Raeylee Barefield
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October 22, 2026
Texas Comptroller Don Huffines announced an executive order barring businesses that require customers to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or...
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LONESTAR — 10.22.2026 —Gina Hinojosa Sues Greg Abbott—Dade Phelan Refuses to Back Ken Paxton— and More...

LONESTAR — 10.22.2026 —Gina Hinojosa Sues Greg Abbott—Dade Phelan Refuses to Back Ken Paxton— and More...

Staff Reports
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October 22, 2026
Gina Hinojosa Sues Greg Abbott Over Redacted Elon Musk Emails At a rally in San Antonio, Texas, gubernatorial candidate Gina...
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Texas Republicans Cite France Riots as Warning About Socialism and 'Woke' Politics

Texas Republicans Cite France Riots as Warning About Socialism and 'Woke' Politics

Raeylee Barefield
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October 21, 2026
Texas Republican Representatives Dan Crenshaw and Randy Weber pointed to violent unrest in France as a warning about America's political...
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Gina Hinojosa Blasts Abbott as Data Center Permits Advance Despite Pause

Gina Hinojosa Blasts Abbott as Data Center Permits Advance Despite Pause

Raeylee Barefield
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October 21, 2026
Texas Democratic gubernatorial nominee Gina Hinojosa (D) criticized Gov. Greg Abbott (R) after a new watchdog report found state regulators...
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Texas Grid Meets Record Power Demand as Clean Energy Gains Ground

Texas Grid Meets Record Power Demand as Clean Energy Gains Ground

Raeylee Barefield
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October 21, 2026
Texas' electricity grid weathered a record-breaking summer as renewable energy supplied a growing share of power, according to a new...
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LONESTAR — 10.21.2026 —Texas Revealed to Not Comply With Data Center Pause —Trump Calls Out Republican Leaders— and More...

LONESTAR — 10.21.2026 —Texas Revealed to Not Comply With Data Center Pause —Trump Calls Out Republican Leaders— and More...

Staff Reports
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October 21, 2026
Report Questions Texas Compliance with Abbott's Data Center Permit Pause A new review by FracTracker Alliance and Public Citizens found...
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Report Questions Texas Compliance with Abbott's Data Center Permit Pause

Report Questions Texas Compliance with Abbott's Data Center Permit Pause

Raeylee Barefield
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October 20, 2026
A new review by FracTracker Alliance and Public Citizens found that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality continued processing permits...
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Texas Port Railway Lands $30 Million Federal Grant for Expansion

Texas Port Railway Lands $30 Million Federal Grant for Expansion

Raeylee Barefield
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October 20, 2026
The U.S. Department of Transportation is awarding $30 million to the Texas City Terminal Railway Company to improve rail infrastructure...
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East Texas Lithium Project Targets 70,000 Tons a Year as Study Projects $5.9 Billion Value

East Texas Lithium Project Targets 70,000 Tons a Year as Study Projects $5.9 Billion Value

Raeylee Barefield
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October 20, 2026
Standard Lithium and Equinor have filed a preliminary economic assessment for their Franklin lithium project in East Texas, outlining a...
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