Texas’ oil and gas commission to reinstate public comment after suspending it a few months ago

Bill filed to give every Texas household $1,500, a Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa campaign promise

The money would come from the state’s rainy day fund and be distributed by the end of next year.

SpaceX to build $24 billion data center in South Texas, sidestepping moratorium

The city of Starbase has scheduled a public hearing on a possible tax abatement agreement for the data center and power plant project.

Lt. Gov.-elect Vikki Goodwin taps bipartisan transition team as she prepares to lead a GOP-majority Senate

A week after unseating GOP incumbent Dan Patrick, the Austin Democrat announced a team that included Patrick’s former rivals on both sides of the aisle, along with several registered lobbyists.

After Democratic wins, Texas could more closely review deaths related to the abortion ban

The state’s maternal mortality committee could provide one of the few windows into the impact of the state’s abortion ban.

Ken Paxton drops lawsuit seeking to shut down immigration aid group FIEL Houston

The Texas attorney general also ended his effort to dissolve Annunciation House, another immigrant-serving nonprofit, as he prepares to leave office in January.