The state’s agriculture commissioner oversees a vast portfolio including farming and ranching, rural health care and the scales you use at grocery store checkout.
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Texas Indigenous leaders target banks in fight against natural gas export terminals in Rio Grande Valley
Since Congress lifted the U.S. oil export ban in 2015, three proposed LNG export facilities have fallen victim to the protest. But the war in Ukraine is an impetus for two remaining projects.
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By Lone Star National BankLone Star National BankLone Star National Bank opened for business on January 23, 1983, in Pharr, Texas. Conducting business in a small, 3,000 square-foot, temporary building and with only ten employees, the bank opened its doors with the objective of making the future more prosperous for the community.Lone Star National BankToday, […]
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Cryptocurrency firm FTX, billionaire CEO focus of Texas securities investigation
The state is looking at whether FTX is selling unregistered securities to Texans. The firm’s CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried, is a major donor to Beto O’Rourke’s campaign.
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“An inverse tsunami”: How inflation and drought are making it harder to feed West Texans in need
Food banks across Texas are now struggling to keep up with growing demand even more than they were during the pandemic.
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Kickapoo Tribe is getting a $2.6 million grant from the federal government to connect to the internet
Large swaths of rural Texas have poor or no access to the internet. This grant aims to close that gap for more than 300 Native American households.
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With rents rising fast, Texas homeless shelters see more families seeking help
Amid rising housing costs and relentless inflation, an increasing number of Texans are struggling to pay their rent and stay in their homes.
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Cryptocurrency miners line up to come to Texas, and rural counties are welcoming them
Eager to bring new jobs to their towns and boost their tax base, rural Texas counties are courting companies that produce cryptocurrencies.
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Lackluster employment numbers signal economic slowdown for Texas, Dallas Fed says
A new report shows the number of employed Texans remained virtually unchanged from July to August, while unemployment ticked up slightly.
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State agencies push for better worker pay as critical staffing crunch hits Texas government
Texas agencies say they are being hammered by a historic staffing crisis, particularly when it comes to those in the trenches serving the state’s most vulnerable populations.