Across the Texas workforce, 20% of firms surveyed by the Dallas Fed said immigration policy has already hampered or will hamper both the hiring and retention of immigrant workers this year.

Immigration bolstered population growth and housing demand in big cities like Houston. What happens when immigration declines?

They’re vexed by uncertain commodity prices and general uncertainty.

A small U.S. cattle herd is keeping prices the highest they’ve ever been.

The Texas suburbs have been a major driver of home building, but new housing construction in the state has slowed and single-family housing permits are down 8%.

The two neighbors are bound by a 1944 water-sharing treaty. But much of northern Mexico is in the grip of severe drought, and the country has fallen well behind in its water deliveries.

The Lone Star State sells about $100 billion of goods and services to Europe each year, more than any other state.

Texas lawmakers failed to pass a bill in the regular legislative session that would have improved local governments’ emergency communications infrastructure.

“I want a house so badly,” said Ashley Ayala of Texas. “But for work, I travel three weeks out of the month... It is very hard for me to justify the largest purchase of my life when I am only home one week a month.”

A Houston nonprofit helps homeowners rebuild after storms.