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- Texas isn’t just growing — its economy is getting richer per resident - Texas economy grows faster per capita than any major state from 2021-2024, proving economic strength beyond just population gains and demographic shifts.
- Gov Abbott issues disaster declaration to prevent screwworm fly infestation from spreading into Texas - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a statewide disaster declaration to prevent New World screwworm fly from spreading from Mexico and protect livestock and wildlife.
- Texas Gov Greg Abbott calls for CAIR to be stripped of non-profit status - Texas Governor Greg Abbott called on AG Ken Paxton to strip CAIR of its non-profit status on Thursday.
- Officer clings to life after homicide suspect allegedly unloads gun on police during high-risk arrest - Texas police officer Alexandria Cano-Castro is in critical condition after allegedly being shot by a homicide suspect during an incident in Corpus Christi.
- Second teen dies after Texas sledding accident that killed best friend: ‘They were holding on to each other’ - Texas community mourns loss of two high school sophomores killed in sledding accident. Grace Brito was a cheerleader, Elizabeth Angle played soccer.
- Texas killer asks victims' families for forgiveness before becoming first execution of 2026 - Texas carried out the nation’s first execution of the year, putting to death a man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend in a 1998 double murder.
- NASA research plane lands on belly, sending sparks flying, after 'mechanical issue' - A NASA aircraft had to perform a "gear-up landing" in Houston due to a mechanical problem, a NASA spokesperson indicated in a post on X.
- Young brothers die after trying desperately to help each other in icy pond during winter storm: report - Three elementary school brothers, ages 6, 8 and 9, tragically died after getting into difficulty in an icy pond during a Texas winter storm, authorities said.
- Texas Gov Greg Abbott halts H-1B visas through 2027 after 'egregious schemes' allegedly displaced workers - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott freezes new H-1B visa petitions by state agencies pending investigation into alleged program abuse and worker displacement.
- Repeat offender on parole for murder tied to brutal jail assault, escape hours after robbery - Murder parolee Edmound Guillory allegedly cut ankle monitor before CVS robbery and jail escape. The 19-year-old Texas teen was reportedly convicted in 2022 fatal shooting but released early.