In 2025, United States recorded the most measles cases in more than 30 years, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data shows. A large share of the infections were connected to an outbreak in West Texas that led to the deaths of two children. The total number of cases nationwide topped 2.000 by the end of the…
The Texas shale boom is showing signs of cooling, but demand from the AI boom could help steady the state’s flagging energy industry. Production activity in America’s oil and gas sector, concentrated in Texas, fell in the third quarter, according to data released in September by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. This marked the…
AMARILLO, Texas (NEWS RELEASE) – Governor Greg Abbott today ceremonially signed Senate Bill 2420 and House Bill 1481 into law to create phone-free learning environments in classrooms and protect the safety and online privacy of Texas children. “Educators and researchers have raised concerns about the impact that smartphones have on student learning and student engagement,”…
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LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – “The international conflicts we have going on could funnel back down to not only the United States, but here in Texas.” That concern is exactly why Texas DPS Sergeant Adrian Briseno is pushing for residents to use iWatchTexas, an app that could help stop any potential threats from being acted on….