The Texas economy is expected to make a “soft landing” this year, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. Job increases are slowing. The bank expects jobs to grow by 1.4 percent this year, significantly lower than last year’s 3.5 percent job growth and below the state’s annual 2 percent trend. “That is consistent with…
‘Soft Landing’ for Texas Economy, Dallas Fed Forecasts
February 6, 2023
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Texas to Sue Biden Administration Over Endangered Species Listing
February 6, 2023
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Feb. 6 issued a notice of intent to sue two Biden administration agencies over an endangered species listing for the lesser prairie chicken, adding to a growing number of states resisting the decision. “This rule was a targeted attempt to implement an unlawful, top-down federal approach aimed at advancing…
Gov. Greg Abbott Announces Plan to Ban TikTok From Texas Government Devices
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Feb. 6 announced a plan to ban the use of TikTok on state-issued devices. The video-sharing app TikTok is owned and operated by ByteDance, which is a Chinese company that moved its headquarters to Singapore in 2020. It has long been controversial, particularly among Republicans, for potentially enabling the Chinese…
Texas Sheriffs Join Forces to Tackle Cartel, Border Crime
February 6, 2023
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KINNEY COUNTY, Texas—Cowboy hats filled a local BBQ restaurant in Brackettville last week as Texas sheriffs convened in a border county that’s being clobbered by human smuggling. The sheriffs, all from non-border counties, were responding to a call for help from Kinney County Sheriff Brad Coe. “I am requesting any aide that your county may…
Judge Dismisses $25 Million Defamation Lawsuit Against First Hospital to Impose COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
A judge in Texas has dismissed a lawsuit that was filed against the first hospital in the United States to impose a COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Dr. Mary Bowden filed the suit against Houston Methodist, alleging the system defamed her by calling her opinions about the COVID-19 vaccines and COVID-19 treatments were “harmful to the community”…
Fire in Houston Airport Locker Room Delays Morning Flights
HOUSTON—A fire at Houston’s largest airport delayed flights on Sunday and forced passengers and employees to temporarily evacuate a terminal, officials said. No injuries were reported. Houston firefighters were called to Bush Intercontinental Airport after a fire was reported in an employee locker room in Terminal C around 5:30 a.m., according to a statement from…
Texas Border Sheriff Wants Smugglers to Get 5 Years Per Illegal Immigrant
February 4, 2023
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KINNEY COUNTY, Texas—The number of human smugglers arrested by deputies in Kinney County, Texas, has more than quadrupled in the past two years and the sheriff wants the penalties to increase. Kinney County Sheriff Brad Coe said his deputies arrested 741 smugglers transporting illegal immigrants from the border in 2022, up from 169 in 2020….
Texas Power Woes Linger as Deep Freeze Covers New England
The mayor of Austin, Texas, responded to mounting criticism and apologized Friday for a lack of communication with residents as a winter storm coated the city in ice and cut power—and heat—to thousands of residents for days. The weather finally started to moderate Friday and bring some relief to frustrated Texans, particularly in Austin, where…
Man Arrested, but Motive Unknown in Dallas Zoo Monkey Theft
DALLAS—The arrest of a 24-year-old man accused of taking two monkeys from the Dallas Zoo has shed some light on a mysterious string of events there as police said Friday that they’ve also linked him to the escape of a small leopard and a gash in the fence of another monkey habitat. What’s still unclear:…
State Fair of Texas ‘Reigns Supreme’ as Highest-Attended Fair, Report Says
By Sarah Blaskovich From The Dallas Morning News Dallas—The State Fair of Texas had the highest attendance of all fairs in 2022, industry news source Carnival Warehouse announced last week. The State Fair of Texas saw 2.5 million people at Dallas’ Fair Park in 2022, edging it just above the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo’s…
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