Dallas‑Plano‑Irving tumbled to 35th in Milken's 2026 index as job, wage and housing pressures cut into the metro's recent gains.

A federal judge in Austin blocked Texas SB 664, ruling that forcing large disclaimers on plant-based meat packaging violated manufacturers' First Amendment rights.

Carrollton will ask voters on May 2, 2026, to decide a mayoral race, three at‑large council seats and a roughly $235 million bond package; early voting runs in late April.

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.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued CAIR‑Texas, seeking injunctions to bar land purchases and recruiting and escalating a legal fight after Gov. Abbott's designation.

Commissioners will vote next Tuesday on a proposal to cap speaker times and restrict sign-ups to one initial window.

A federal judge has enjoined Texas' SB 13, pausing enforcement of the state's blacklist of firms accused of 'boycotting' fossil fuels and halting recent divestments. The order leaves state investment decisions in legal limbo.

A federal jury awarded more than $1.6M after finding Texas DPS failed to address racial harassment and retaliation against two troopers.

Newly released records show Dallas PR veteran Merrie Spaeth reached out to Jeffrey Epstein in 2011 and 2015 after work she says she ended in 2008; she says she’s embarrassed.

City Manager Don Magner told council Richardson has lost roughly $21M in new revenue since the state cap and that the city may face a budget shortfall without new revenue or cuts.

TEA named Levi Fuller to a new inspector-general role to centralize educator-misconduct enforcement and coordinate sanctions statewide.

UT Arlington's academic review has flagged some undergraduate and master’s programs as candidates for transition while officials stress that no final decisions have been made.

City staff proposed eight charter amendments that would raise mayor and council pay and expand the city manager’s authority; council could vote Feb. 10 to place them on the May 2 ballot.