Little Elm Retailers Embrace THCP After Texas Bans Smokable THCA Hemp
A statewide Texas ban on smokable hemp containing THCA has taken effect, and Little Elm-area smoke shops are turning to products made with THCP.
Una ChoJuly 8, 20262 min read
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Texas Law Mandates Age Verification for App Downloads Amid Legal Challenges
The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed Texas to enforce a law requiring age verification for app downloads.
Tessa ChoJuly 7, 20261 min read
Texas Attorney General Secures $13 Million Settlement From Walmart Over Delivery Driver Pay
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a settlement exceeding $13 million with Walmart over compensation practices affecting drivers in the company's Spark delivery program.
Tessa ChoJuly 7, 20262 min read
Texas Stock Exchange Plans July 10 Live Trading Launch From Dallas
TXSE is scheduled to move from test validation to live trading July 10, a Dallas-based capital-markets milestone with regional significance for Little Elm.
Tessa ChoJuly 6, 20262 min read
Texas Hill Country Flood Relief Fund Reaches $82 Million One Year After Disaster
A nonprofit foundation has distributed about $82 million of the $150 million it raised to help families rebuild after the July 4, 2025, Hill Country floods that killed more than 130 people, marking one of the deadliest natural disasters in Texas history.
Esme WhitmanJuly 6, 20262 min read
Caterpillar Commits $5 Million to Texas Manufacturing Workforce Initiative
Caterpillar Inc. will invest up to $5 million in Texas through a five-year workforce initiative aimed at advanced manufacturing training, Governor Greg Abbott announced at the company's Seguin facility.
Una ChoJuly 5, 20261 min read
Texas Attorney General Investigates StubHub Over Undelivered FIFA World Cup Tickets
Attorney General Ken Paxton opened an investigation into StubHub after Texas fans reported paying for World Cup tickets they never received, a pattern critics call 'ghost ticketing.'
Una ChoJuly 5, 20261 min read
Texas Awards $24.2 Million Semiconductor Grant to FormFactor for Farmers Branch Facility
Little Elm, Texas — Governor Greg Abbott announced a $24.2 million Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund grant to FormFactor Inc. on July 2 for a new probe card manufacturing facility in Farmers Branch expected to create more than 600 jobs.
Tessa ChoJuly 5, 20261 min read
Governor Abbott Appoints Don Huffines as Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
Little Elm, Texas — Governor Greg Abbott appointed Don Huffines as Comptroller of Public Accounts on July 2, tapping the former state senator and Dallas-area businessman to oversee the state's finances and tax collections.
Tessa ChoJuly 5, 20261 min read
Texas Stock Exchange Opens Trading Monday in First Real Test of Challenge to Wall Street
The Dallas-based Texas Stock Exchange begins a phased trading rollout on July 6, marking the most well-funded challenge to the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ duopoly in decades, backed by $275 million from firms including BlackRock and Citadel Securities.
Una ChoJuly 4, 20262 min read
Governor Appoints New Comptroller to Lead Texas State Finances
Gov. Greg Abbott appointed former state Sen. Don Huffines as Texas comptroller, tapping the Dallas-area businessman and one-time political rival to oversee state revenue collection, tax disbursements and the Economic Stabilization Fund.
Tessa ChoJuly 4, 20262 min read
Texas Military Installations Contribute Nearly $149 Billion to State Economy, Comptroller Report Finds
A Texas Comptroller analysis estimates that 14 military installations contribute $148.8 billion annually and support more than 628,000 jobs across the state.
Tessa ChoJuly 4, 20261 min read
Texas Broadband Grant Rules Draw Senate Scrutiny
A Texas Senate committee hearing put new scrutiny on broadband grant rules after lawmakers questioned whether recent changes give satellite internet providers different treatment from traditional rural broadband companies.
Foster TrappJuly 3, 20261 min read
State Finance Office Faces Leadership Shift After Hancock Resignation
Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock plans to leave office at the end of July, putting the state’s chief financial office in transition after the launch of the $1 billion school voucher program.
Foster TrappJuly 2, 20261 min read
Texas Deregulates Food Truck Operations Across the State
Texas House Bill 2844 replaces local food truck permits with a single statewide license, taking effect July 1, 2026.
Foster TrappJuly 2, 20261 min read
Texas Governor Calls for Blocking AI Data Centers from Rural Neighborhoods
Texas Governor Greg Abbott urged a prohibition on building AI data centers in rural neighborhoods during a campaign stop in East Texas, signaling a shift in policy on the controversial facilities.
Foster TrappJuly 1, 20262 min read
Supreme Court Allows Trump to Revoke Protections for Immigrants Across Texas
**WASHINGTON** — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Trump administration may revoke Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from Haiti and Syria, a 6-to-3 decision that places more than 1.3 million TPS holders nationwide at imminent risk of arrest and deportation. A
Foster TrappJuly 1, 20262 min read
Texas Election Administrators Brace for Leadership Change as Secretary of State Race Nears
Texas faces a leadership gap at the top of its election system just months before the November midterms, with local officials calling for steady guidance.
Foster TrappJuly 1, 20262 min read
Texas Voters Evenly Split on Senate Race, UT Poll Finds; Data Center Opposition Surges
June UT poll finds statistical tie in Texas Senate race; majority of voters oppose local data center construction across the state.
Foster TrappJuly 1, 20262 min read
Texas Democrats Rally Thousands in Corpus Christi, Target November Elections
Texas Democrats concluded their 2026 state convention in Corpus Christi, rallying behind gubernatorial nominee Gina Hinojosa and Senate nominee James Talarico with a unified push to end 30 years of GOP control in November.
Foster TrappJune 30, 20262 min read
Texas Takes First Step on Data Center Grid Queue With Batch Zero Approval
The Public Utility Commission of Texas approved ERCOT’s batched-study interconnection process, designed to manage 438 GW of large-load requests, overwhelmingly from data centers.
Foster TrappJune 30, 20262 min read