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Dallas ISD agrees to $1 million settlement over student-safety reporting

A federal civil settlement requires multi-year reporting and compliance reforms; Dallas ISD disputes the government’s legal interpretation.

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Texas comptroller moves to end sales tax on electronic medical records

A proposed rule change would exempt electronic health-record systems, patient portals and related services from Texas sales tax after a public-comment period.

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Texas voter-registration deadline arrives Monday for November election

Eligible Texans have until Monday, October 5, to register or update their information for the November 3 general election.

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Federal judge allows South Texas SpaceX land swap to proceed

A federal judge denied an injunction that sought to halt a South Texas land exchange involving SpaceX, allowing the transaction to move forward while the underlying environmental challenge continues.

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Texas seeks industry proposals for geothermal, nuclear and gas projects on state land

The Texas General Land Office is asking companies for proposals to develop geothermal power, small modular reactors and natural-gas generation on state-owned land.

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Texas sends 33 potential noncitizen voting cases to prosecutors

The Texas secretary of state says its voter-roll review produced 33 cases for possible prosecution, while emphasizing that each referral still requires investigation and due process.

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Bexar County storm victims get more time to replace lost SNAP food

SNAP recipients in Bexar County now have until September 17 to request replacement benefits for food lost or destroyed during recent storms and outages.

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Texas opens bachelor’s-degree pathway to CPA licensing

A new licensing route lets qualified applicants pair a bachelor’s degree with two years of supervised accounting experience and the CPA exam.

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Texas opens consumer-protection probes into menstrual and cosmetic products

The attorney general’s office issued investigative demands to several menstrual-product brands while examining whether product-safety and chemical-composition claims misled Texas consumers.

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Texas investigators identify remains of missing Houston-area teenager

The Texas attorney general’s cold-case unit says advanced forensic genealogy identified remains recovered in 2020 as those of Kristen Galvan, who was 15 when she disappeared.

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Texas court order requires Discord to extend stronger child-safety settings statewide

An agreed temporary injunction gives Discord 90 days to introduce age-assurance and default protections comparable to safeguards used for its United Kingdom users.

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Texas led states in June payroll gains, BLS says

Texas employers added an estimated 43,400 jobs in June, the largest numerical increase among the states, while the national unemployment rate held near 4.2 percent.

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Public incentives deepen Texas’ semiconductor manufacturing push

Texas is using state grants, federal support and local incentives to expand chip design and manufacturing, with new projects carrying job and investment commitments.

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