Category: Politics

A coalition of coastal Texas property owners has filed a federal racketeering lawsuit against the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA), accusing the state-backed insurer of systematically slashing payout estimates on Hurricane Beryl damage claims. The lawsuit, lodged in U.S. District Court in Galveston under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, claims TWIA engineered […]

In Texas politics, old controversies never truly disappear; campaigns simply repurpose them. As the high-stakes battle for the U.S. Senate heats up, both Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton and Democratic state Rep. James Talarico are digging deep into each other’s political archives to sway voters. Conservative groups frequently circulate older footage of Talarico discussing human […]

Local governments across North Texas are considering temporary halts on new data center construction as residents and officials voice growing concerns over resource consumption, acoustic disturbance, and land use. Municipalities including Fort Worth, Denton, and Dallas are examining regulatory mechanisms under state statute to evaluate the broader footprint of these critical computing facilities, which process […]