Bankruptcy filings in Texas jumped more than 20% in 2025, topping 38,000 cases and making the state about one in 15 U.S. filings as county dockets swell. Local courts and small businesses are feeling the strain.

Project filings show eight new Casey's travel centers in Texas — including a planned Austin outpost — with preliminary costs totaling roughly $4.4 million.

Lewisville ISD trustees will consider about $112.5M in guaranteed maximum prices covering Killough’s overhaul, elementary maintenance and two high‑school locker‑room projects.

Founders Classical Academy in Lewisville was briefly evacuated Friday after a bomb threat; police swept the campus, found no device and students returned to class.

A bomb threat Friday prompted a heavy police response on Heartz Road in Coppell; officers searched the area and later said residents could return.

Portland’s cult-favorite Salt & Straw will open its first Texas scoop shops this spring — one in Dallas and one in Fort Worth. The brand plans chef-driven flavors and local collaborations.

A DeSoto barricade on Thursday night ended after a man shot himself and later died; two relatives escaped unharmed.

Panther Island Brewing announced it will close its Fort Worth taproom after 11 years. The brewery plans its last full weekend of service Feb. 7–8 and a farewell event Feb. 13.

A former Crowley ISD teacher was arrested and faces multiple counts alleging an improper relationship with a student. The district says he’s no longer employed and is cooperating with investigators.

Coherent secured a $14.08M TSIF award to ramp six‑inch indium phosphide wafer production in Sherman, Texas. The project is tied to more than $154M in planned investment.

An 18-year-old was arrested Thursday in the Nov. 20 killing of Elizabeth Ann Juarez; he is the fourth teen detained in the case.

City and school leaders will meet Monday to review McKinney’s new $79M airport terminal and recently adopted attendance maps and to provide updates for residents.

Fort Worth startup Element3 says it will extract battery‑grade lithium from Permian produced water at a Midland plant, a move that could revive U.S. lithium production. Local reporting and company releases say commercial units will be installed in early 2026.