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Texas' electric grid is feeling the strain, and it's not even that hot yet
Apr 16, 2024
A big part of the problem: Power plants usually go offline for maintenance in April.
After dreaming of living in a dome home for decades, this Texas woman made it a reality
by
Sarah Leeson
Mar 7, 2024
"I'm not getting any younger. If I'm going to have a dome, I need to get on with it," said Paula Stone of Fredericksburg, Texas.
When the local paper folds, who's left to cover the news?
by
David Brancaccio
and Alex Schroeder
Feb 27, 2024
Checking in with the remaining reporters in Val Verde County, Texas, three years after its last daily newspaper folded.
How voters in a Texas news desert get their information
by
David Brancaccio
and Alex Schroeder
Feb 26, 2024
Researchers have labeled 204 counties in America as "news deserts" — places that lack access to credible, reliable news sources. That includes Val Verde County, Texas.
Amid a national housing shortage, Texas is an exception
by
Amy Scott
and Sarah Leeson
Feb 7, 2024
"This market is just really wacky right now," says Houston-based broker LaTisha Grant.
Why do so many companies incorporate in Delaware?
Feb 2, 2024
More than two-thirds of the Fortune 500 are incorporated in the First State, but Texas is gunning for a share of that.
Texas' education funding revamp brings big changes
Jan 5, 2024
The new funding approach puts more money into the system and more emphasis on outcomes rather than enrollment totals.
For public good, not for profit.
Oil-rich Permian Basin attracts buyers with resources
by
Lily Jamali
Jan 1, 2024
Big companies have been paying billions to acquire smaller competitors — and their drilling rights.
In sale of Mavericks, Mark Cuban pushes for legalized gambling in Texas
Dec 5, 2023
The Texas legislature has kept sports betting illegal for now, but there's a massive amount of revenue to be made in the state.
Retirement doesn't appeal to a notary in Texas who's still enjoying work
by
Sarah Leeson
Oct 31, 2023
"This particular job, one of the reasons I took it is because I knew that you'd never stop learning, and I find that really exciting," said Violet O'Brien, a notary in Houston.