WASHINGTON – The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has closed a civil rights investigation into the Texas General Land Office’s (GLO) distribution of disaster mitigation funds. Following a thorough investigation, HUD’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) determined prior allegations, based on a theory of disparate impact, that the Texas GLO engaged…

By Olivia Borgula, The Texas Tribune January 28, 2026 WASHINGTON — As recently as last year, Rep. Julie Johnson bought and sold stocks from Palantir Technologies, a contractor with the federal government that has been key to the Trump administration’s efforts to track and deport undocumented immigrants. Johnson, a Farmers Branch Democrat who was elected in…

Restoration is complete in Arkansas, Texas and Shreveport Areas   What You Need to Know   SWEPCO has shifted major resources to the Natchitoches service territory with an army of support now in the area.   Mansfield, La. and Hornbeck, La are some of the hardest-hit areas with heavy ice and tree damage.   Significant…

AUSTIN, TX | January 28, 2026 – The Texas Healthcare & Bioscience Institute (THBI), the statewide public policy voice of the healthcare and bioscience industry, proudly commemorates their 30th anniversary this year. Since its founding in 1996, THBI has championed policies that advance biotechnology innovation throughout Texas, strengthening the state’s position as a global leader…

AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) has revoked the massage school license of the ELM Health Institute LLC in Hurst and the massage therapist, massage instructor, and continuing education licenses of two people linked to the school. The school, located at 1212 Melbourne Road in Hurst, and its owners are alleged…