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Fort Bend Offers Tesla Up to 35 Years of Tax Breaks
Fort Bend County approved abatements and rebates that could spare a $10 billion Tesla solar cell factory equipment taxes for up to 35 years.
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Frisco Approves Hotel Tax Incentives for Toyota Stadium Hotel and Convention Center
Frisco approved a Chapter 380 deal passing state hotel and sales taxes, plus up to $5 million in city hotel tax, to the developer of a Toyota Stadium hotel and convention center.
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Texas Sues OpenAI and Sam Altman Under State Consumer Protection Law
Texas sued OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman in Collin County under the Deceptive Trade Practices Act and the SCOPE Act, seeking to bar ChatGPT for minors in Texas.
- Daily Briefing
Daily Briefing: Sunday, October 25, 2026
An investigation finds Ingram police handed at least 70 people to immigration agents, a new federal law sends flood warnings by satellite, Alberta’s premier tells party members to accept the referendum result...
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Tens of Thousands of Texas Homeowners Leave Homestead Tax Savings Unclaimed
About 57,000 Dallas County homes appear to lack a homestead exemption worth an estimated $310 million. Homeowners can still claim it up to two years late.
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Comptroller Huffines Bars State Contracts for Businesses That Demand COVID Vaccine Papers
Comptroller Don Huffines ordered that businesses demanding COVID-19 vaccination or recovery papers from customers cannot receive his agency's contracts or grants, enforcing a 2021 state law.
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Washington Asks Supreme Court to Let It Build Border Barriers Through Big Bend
The Solicitor General asked the Supreme Court to lift an El Paso court's order halting about 340 miles of border barrier and road work in the Big Bend Sector.
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Fifth Circuit Upholds Texas Law Keeping Chinese-Owned Company Off the Grid
The Fifth Circuit held that federal foreign-investment review does not preempt the Lone Star Infrastructure Protection Act, keeping a China-owned solar developer off the Texas grid.
- Daily Briefing
Daily Briefing: Saturday, October 24, 2026
A federal appeals court rules detained immigrants have no right to a bond hearing, the head of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department resigns, the attorney general sues OpenAI and collects $45 million...
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Railroad Commission Plugs Record 2,022 Orphaned Wells as San Antonio Well Keeps Leaking
The Railroad Commission plugged 2,022 orphaned wells in fiscal 2026 for $125.6 million. A San Antonio well plugged several times is on its list again, at an estimated $700,000.
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Dallas ISD Pays $1 Million to Settle Claims It Failed to Report Teacher
Dallas ISD will pay $1 million to settle federal claims it certified compliance with Texas reporting law while never reporting a teacher accused of misconduct with minors.
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Texas and Washington Tell Supreme Court Out-of-State Cities Cannot Revive Immigration Rule
Texas and the Justice Department told the Supreme Court that Baltimore, Columbus and New Haven lack standing to revive a vacated immigration-court rule.
- Daily Briefing
Daily Briefing: Friday, October 23, 2026
Fort Bend County’s tax assessor-collector is indicted on federal fraud charges, a federal prosecutor says past Texas elections are under investigation, the comptroller launches a fraud strike team, and Elections Alberta misses...
