Texas Ranks 11th in the U.S. for Wind Energy Generation
iSelect has analysed wind energy generation trends across the United States, revealing significant differences in how states are progressing compared to the national average. Between 2020 and 2024, wind’s share of total U.S. electricity generation increased from 8.4% to 10.5%, a gain of 2 percentage points. However, several states are far outperforming the national growth rate. Texas saw a…
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Even Patients Are Shocked by the Prices Their Insurers Will Pay — And It Costs All of Us
By Elisabeth Rosenthal March 3, 2026 Samantha Smith of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, went into the operating room for emergency removal of an ectopic pregnancy. “I’m grateful I didn’t die,” she said, but she was shocked to see that the outpatient surgery was billed to her insurer for about $100,000. Jamie Estrada of Albuquerque, New Mexico, twice…
Read MoreFederal Aid for Lead Cleanup Is Receding. That’s a Problem for Cash-Strapped Cities.
By Halle Parker, Verite News March 3, 2026 Tighter regulations and an influx of federal money in recent years have helped communities across the U.S. initiate efforts to clean up lead contamination in soil, drinking water, and older homes. But Congress and the Trump administration have partially rolled back those rules and resources, potentially making…
Read MorePolls close today in the Texas primaries. Here are five things to watch.
By Gabby Birenbaum, Kayla Guo, Eleanor Klibanoff, Alejandro Serrano and Renzo Downey, The Texas Tribune March 3, 2026 It’s election day in Texas, which means voters are heading to the polls across the state to decide who will represent their parties on the November ballot. Much of the spotlight has focused on the state’s two…
Read MoreLand Commissioner Buckingham Announces Donation of Historic Frank and Carol Holcomb Map Collection to GLO
AUSTIN, Texas— Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is proud to announce the donation of the Frank and Carol Holcomb Map Collection to the Texas General Land Office (GLO). Valued at more than $3.5 million, the generous donation includes 76 historic maps dating from 1513 to 1904 and will help fund the Frank and Carol Holcomb Map Gallery at the GLO.…
Read MoreTexas House Republicans ask Congress to halt all immigration after Austin shooting
By Alex Nguyen, The Texas Tribune March 2, 2026 Some Texas Republicans are demanding a halt on all immigration into the country after authorities named a naturalized U.S. citizen as the suspected gunman who killed two people and wounded 14 others in downtown Austin early Sunday. More than 70 Texas House Republicans on Monday signed…
Read MoreBusiness owners sue comptroller after their removal from state minority business program
By Paul Cobler, The Texas Tribune March 2, 2026 Four business owners and a trade association sued the state of Texas on Monday, seeking to reverse acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock’s emergency rules altering a state program intended to give additional exposure to economically disadvantaged groups in government contracting. During an afternoon news conference in Austin,…
Read MoreAustin downtown shooting: What we know about the gunman, victims and motive
By Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune March 2, 2026 This article was co-published with the Austin Current, a local nonprofit newsroom that provides Austinites with the information they need to navigate daily life. Subscribe to the Current’s newsletter for the latest news and updates from across Austin. A gunman opened fire outside a bar in…
Read MoreAnti-Muslim backlash shadows Austin after downtown shooting
By Andrea Ball, Acacia Coronado and Austin Current, The Texas Tribune March 2, 2026 When Austin Councilmember Zo Qadri heard the man accused of killing two people and wounding 14 at Buford’s Sunday morning might be Muslim, three feelings rushed through him. Disbelief. Shock. Worry. Disbelief and shock? Expected. Worry? That wasn’t just for Austin…
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