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Potential Texans: 8 Questions You Should Answer Before Moving to Texas

A move to Texas promises big skies, bold flavors, booming cities, and a lifestyle that rarely sits still. But excitement alone should never drive a relocation decision, especially when the destination stretches across more than 260,000 square miles and delivers everything from desert landscapes to coastal humidity.

Everybody Loves Your Money

Oracle and OpenAI drop plans for mega Stargate AI US data center

Abilene, Texas will probably top out at 1.2GW, meaning OpenAI can focus on developing new data center campuses with newer chips.

TechRadar

Questions about self-driving cars amplify after one blocked an ambulance responding to Austin shooting

While the encounter didn’t significantly hinder response to the shooting, it has raised concerns about the vehicles as they expand to more Texas cities and before new state regulations kick in.

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Texas hemp businesses fear an uptick in police raids after more than 15 in the last two years

Attorneys for hemp businesses say the raids have hurt their revenue and reputation, while police said they’re necessary to root out products with illegal levels of THC.

The Texas Tribune

Asante spider: A rare African sword ornament from Ghana's Gold Coast that later helped a man in Texas barter for his life

The spider-shaped sword ornament was created in Ghana in the 19th century and was passed down in a Texas family for generations.

LiveScience

After Winning the SEC Tournament Gauntlet, This May Finally Be the Year for Texas

Vic Schaefer’s Longhorns have long been knocking on the door of being a title contender and after dismantling South Carolina into an unrecognizable team Sunday, it feels like their time is now.

Sports Illustrated

Sofia Gomez Villafañe wins a third consecutive Valley of Tears in tight battle with Paige Onweller while Alexey Vermeulen earns men's title at Texas gravel race

Simen Nordahl Svendsen second and Adam Roberge third as sprint decides men's podium from breakaway group

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Trump is the GOAT in swaying GOP races — and prediction markets say he’ll decide Texas this way

IN FOCUS: Betting markets think Trump’s will decide who to back in Texas soon enough. But, Eric Garcia flags, his batting average has significant caveats.

The Independent UK

After a decade of missteps, Corpus Christi careens toward water catastrophe

City officials expect to reach a “water emergency” within months and run out of water next year. That would halt jet fuel deliveries to Texas airports, hike gas prices and trigger a local economic disaster without precedent, former officials say.

The Texas Tribune

Anti-drone laser weapon tested in US skies amid airspace closures

The US military used a laser to shoot down a ‘seemingly threatening’ drone near the US-Mexico border

The Independent UK

Texas ICE Guards Bet on Which Detainees Would Take Their Life Amid Horrific Facility Conditions

Explore the shocking living conditions in ICE detention centres, where detainees face severe challenges, including inadequate medical care and mental health struggles.

International Business Times UK

What the Passage of Proposition 8 Means for Estate and Inheritance Taxes in Texas

When Texas voters overwhelmingly approved Texas Proposition 8 in November 2025, they didn’t just pass another amendment. They locked in a permanent protection for families...

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Texas woman gets piece of clothing altered, goes to tip. Then the worker stops her: ‘I just realized how out of control tipping culture has gotten’

Establishments asking for a tip has become the norm. As soon as you swipe your card, we expect the percentage amounts to appear on the screen.

The Mary Sue

'Blaming H-1Bs when suspect was US citizen': Hindu American group slams Texas politicians for linking Austin shooting to immigrants

The Hindu American Foundation has criticised Texas politicians for linking the recent Austin shooting to immigration and skilled worker visas (H1-B), calling the reaction “absurd political theater”.

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The Free Financial Advisor

Texas vs. Florida: Which No-Income-Tax State Actually Leaves You With More Money?

People love hearing that a state charges zero income tax because it sounds like an automatic win for the wallet, almost like finding extra cash inside a jacket pocket you forgot about last winter. Both Texas and Florida market themselves as tax-friendly places that let workers keep more of what…

The Times of India

Watch: New bodycam video questions ICE claims in fatal shooting of US citizen in Texas

Newly released body camera footage of a fatal shooting in Texas last year is raising questions about the US Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) initial claim that a driver intentionally rammed a federal immigration agent before he was killed.

Budget and the Bees

Texas Schools Crack Down on Attendance, Leaving Parents Stressed

The morning rush in Texas homes is already chaotic enough with backpacks half-zipped, missing sneakers, and kids rubbing tired eyes. Families across the state are now facing a new kind of stress as stricter attendance enforcement policies feel more like legal warnings than school reminders. You want your child to…

Latin Times

Texas Begins Removing Rio Grande Island Officials Say Is Used to Hide and Smuggle Migrants into U.S.

A couple of years ago, the Texas Military Department, under Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's Operation Lone Star, cleared another river island near the town of Fronton, commonly known as Fronton Island.

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The Guardian - US

Texas fracker turned escort says repression allowed business to flourish

Mickey says his stint as a handyman transformed into a lucrative sex business due to the region’s ‘self-denial’

The Independent UK

New Texas law enforcement footage raises more questions about DHS story on shooting of American citizen

Martinez’s death was the earliest of at least six fatal shootings by federal agents amid an immigration crackdown

Kiplinger

Feeling Frustrated With Your Medicare Advantage Plan? You’re Not Alone — Member Trust Is Falling

Medicare Advantage plans scored lower in overall satisfaction among members in 2025. Eroding trust and policy confusion drove the drop in customer satisfaction.

Roll Call

After redistricting, Issa joins the ranks of the retiring

California Rep. Darrell Issa, a fierce defender of President Donald Trump and one of the GOP’s top attack dogs during the Biden and Obama administrations, will retire next year. After his San Diego-area district grew several shades bluer following California’s recent redraw of its congressional map, Issa briefly pondered seeking…

The Independent UK

200 Texas workers will be laid off at Campbell’s plant as famed brand moves from producing soups to sauces

The plant in Paris, Texas, will soon focus on producing Prego sauce and Pace salsa

The Independent UK

Plane that crashed in Maine spent more time on runway than typical after de-icing, NTSB says

A preliminary report shows that a private jet that crashed in Maine in January spent more than the standard amount of time on a runway after deicing before it took off

The Independent UK

Trump voter whose son, an American citizen, was killed by ICE says she ‘doesn’t blame’ the president for his death

A federal immigration agent killed Ruben Ray Martinez in Texas last year

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