Facing mounting resistance from rural landowners and state lawmakers, Texas utility regulators have postponed a decision on a massive high-voltage transmission line through the Hill Country, while greenlighting the route for a separate major line across North Texas. Both projects are central components of the state’s $33 billion Permian Basin Reliability Plan, an ambitious infrastructure […]
Major transportation planning and key regional economic indicators will drive the Dallas–Fort Worth business agenda this week, sharing the spotlight with retail earnings reports and regional market events. Monday, Aug. 31 Tuesday, Sept. 1 Wednesday, Sept. 2 Thursday, Sept. 3
Exactly twelve months after Governor Greg Abbott signed a controversial mid-decade congressional map intended to flip five seats to the GOP, new polling indicates that Republicans are losing ground in the very South Texas districts they engineered to win. On August 29, 2025, Abbott enacted the aggressive redistricting plan—dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Map”—following an […]