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Texas Bans Lab-Grown Meat, Citing Consumer Protection and Agricultural Interests
Texas has passed a law banning lab-grown meat: Governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 261, which prohibits the manufacture, sale, and distribution of cell-cultured protein in the state starting September 1, 2025. Supporters point to safety and...

Texas Company Unveils Plans to Build World’s Largest Data Center Complex
A Texas company co-founded by former U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry says it will build “the world’s largest Artificial Intelligence complex” in a “first-of-its-kind, behind-the-meter ‘HyperGrid’ campus” near Amarillo. Dallas-based Fermi America...

New Texas Law Targets 44 Food Additives With New Warning Labels — Here’s What That Means for You
Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 25 on June 22, requiring warning labels on foods containing 44 additives — such as titanium dioxide, Red 40, Yellow 5, and olestra — by 2027. These additives are banned or restricted in countries like...

Davis: Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course set Aug. 4-6
Registration is open for the 71st annual Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course on Aug. 4-6 in Bryan-College Station. The event is hosted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department...

Oil prices edge up, weekly loss hits 12% amid OPEC+ production plans
Houston: Markets closed the week with their steepest decline in over a year, falling nearly 12%—the biggest weekly drop since March 2023. Brent crude futures settled at $67.77 a barrel, inching up by 4 cents (0.1%), while U.S. West Texas...

The Rise of Elon Musk’s New Rocket City Starbase Is Dividing the Texas Gulf Coast
STARBASE, Texas – The brand-new town of Starbase sits next to the SpaceX facility on Boca Chica Beach, a narrow sandbar on the southernmost tip of Texas, directly along the border. The surrounding area has long been a sparse stretch of the Gulf...

Texas Tech alum shines in Netflix series 'Forever'
Michael Cooper Jr., a Texas Tech University graduate and Dallas native, is making waves in the entertainment industry with his role in the popular Netflix series "Forever." Cooper, who has never lived outside of Texas, said, "I'm Texas born and...

Bitcoin Depot blasts police tactics after Texas ATM raided for $32,000
Bitcoin Depot CLO Chris Ryan has said that United States law enforcement using brute force to seize cash from Bitcoin ATMs is overstepping their authority. According to Ryan, the funds that police seize from these Bitcoin ATMs belong to Atlanta,...
Texas Becomes Seventh State to Ban Lab-Grown Meat
Michigan football secures a pair of commits over Georgia, Texas, and SMU
The post Michigan football secures a pair of commits over Georgia, Texas, and SMU appeared first on ClutchPoints. Michigan football secured a pair of commits over Georgia, Texas, and SMU. The Wolverines are coming off an uneven season under...

Texas keeps porn age-check law after US Supreme Court rejects free speech challenge in major online content ruling
WASHINGTON, June 28 — The US Supreme Court yesterday upheld a Texas law requiring pornographic websites to verify visitors’ ages, rejecting arguments that this violates free speech and boosting efforts to protect children from online sexual...

Yuma’s wheat fields fuel global pasta production
YUMA, AZ (AZFamily) — Yuma is widely recognized as the nation’s Winter Salad Bowl, but after the leafy greens season wraps up, farmers turn to rotational crops, with durum wheat being one of the most commonly planted. Currently, the wheat harvest...

House passes Military Construction-Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act with narrow margin
Michael Cloud U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 27th district | Official U.S. House HeadshotMichael Cloud U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 27th district | Official U.S. House Headshot After extensive discussions, the House of...

Texas awards $5.3M grant to expand chemical production for semiconductors
Governor Greg Abbott has announced a $5.3 million grant from the Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund (TSIF) to MGC Pure Chemicals America, Inc. (MPCA). The grant will support the expansion of MPCA's production facility in Killeen, with...

Texas Energy Fund backs natural gas plant with first loan
Governor Greg Abbott announced the first Texas Energy Fund (TEF) loan agreement to support a 122 megawatt natural gas power plant in Texas. This initiative, executed by the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC), will bolster power generation...

Texas House Bill 40 Will Reshape the New Texas Business Courts
On June 1, 2025, the Texas legislature passed HB 40, and Governor Greg Abbott signed it on June 21, 2025. The new law helps further define the jurisdiction of Texas’s Business Courts, originally established in 2023. This is an analysis of key...
Texas Dealt Unfortunate Recruiting News on Friday
Texas Dealt Unfortunate Recruiting News on Friday originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Texas Longhorns have high expectations for their second season in the SEC, following a trip to the SEC Championship Game and College Football Playoff....

Texas Business Court Weighs Jurisdiction over Out-of-State Property Interests
When can a Texas court rule on New Mexico property disputes? The answer hinges on whether the property interest is 'central' or just 'incidental' to the real fight. The Jurisdictional Gambit That Could Reshape Energy Litigation Where Real Property...

Texas A&M AgriLife dairy leader honored for lifetime impact
Michael Tomaszewski, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service specialist emeritus and visiting professor in the Department of Animal Science, was honored with the American Dairy Science Association, ADSA, Southern Section Honor Award. The...

Industrial Minor girls Little League wins Dstrict 27 championship
INDUSTRIAL, Texas- Last night, another local Little League softball team became the District 27 champions. This team was the Industrial Minor Girls Little League, who play at Joe Gulley Park in Kenedy. Industrial now turns its attention to...