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TDI presses insurance discounts for Texans who strengthen their homes
Español The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) issued a bulletin pushing home insurance companies to give premium discounts to homeowners who make their homes more resistant to damage from storms and wildfires. Homes built with stronger materials and methods – like roofs that meet the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety FORTIFIED Home™ standard…
Read MoreWhat Makes a Trailblazer: TSTC graduate always dreamed of business ownership
What do dyslexia, jewelry and an angry mother all have in common? Give up? They all put Mathew on the path to business ownership. Mathew Joseph is a graduate from Texas State Technical College’s Industrial Electrical Technician (now Advanced Manufacturing – Industrial Maintenance) program. He is also the owner and president of C3 Industrial Technologies…
Read MoreVideo: Diesel fuel prices skyrocket across North Texas FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth
US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting
By Jacob Fischler, Stateline September 15, 2026 The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday kept in place a lower court’s order blocking President Donald Trump’s embattled plan to place new restrictions on mail ballots for this year’s midterm elections. The unsigned, one-paragraph order upheld a Massachusetts federal court’s injunction on a U.S. Postal Service rule until after…
Read MoreMore states embrace ‘50-50’ child custody in divorce cases
By Anna Claire Vollers, Stateline September 16, 2026 A growing number of states are making an equal split between parents the default child custody option in divorce cases. Louisiana and Mississippi this year joined at least five other states that have adopted the so-called 50-50 standard — four of them since 2021, as more legislators rework divorce-related…
Read MoreOutcome of Suit Against Department of Labor Could Boost Skimpy Employer Health Plans
By Julie Appleby Sep 16, 2026 A long-running lawsuit challenging what it means to be an employee and therefore have access to work-based health plans is being closely watched by health policy analysts. Its outcome could spur the availability of lower-cost but potentially skimpier health coverage that skirts some consumer protections. Court papers indicate a…
Read MoreStates Bet Big on Rural Health Startups, With a Silicon Valley Twist
By Sarah Jane Tribble Sep 16, 2026 When Josh Fleig, Louisiana’s chief innovation officer, learned his state had set aside $20 million a year, for five years, to invest in startup rural health companies, his reaction was not surprising: “Wow!” In rural America, where people are often reported to be sicker with poor access to…
Read MoreTribCast: Weighing the impact of Paxton’s political baggage by Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune September 15, 2026 As the GOP Senate nominee, Ken Paxton’s history of alleged personal and professional improprieties have been dredged up and splashed across the internet by his opponent. Paxton has emerged relatively unscathed from more than a decade under indictment…
Read MoreU.S. Rep. Brandon Gill seeks top Republican oversight post
By Will Hammann, The Texas Tribune September 15, 2026 First-term U.S. Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Flower Mound, is seeking to become the top Republican on an influential oversight committee, a key position another Texan also has in mind. The youngest Republican in the House, GIll has risen fast, drawing praise from senior colleagues and building a…
Read MoreTexas and federal officials announce charges against 7 related to noncitizen voting
This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Natalia Contreras, Votebeat Sep 15, 2026 at 7:35pm EDT Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Texas’ free newsletter here. State and federal…
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