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Texas Stock Exchange launches trading in test of upstart’s challenge to Wall Street

The exchange represents the most well-funded challenge to the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ duopoly of U.S. stock trading.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 3

A year after deadly floods, Texas lawmakers haven’t addressed training for emergency coordinators

Texas’ emergency management chief has repeatedly recommended that lawmakers require minimum training but a bill proposed after the disaster failed.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 3

Records reveal “systemic neglect” after immigrant died at Camp East Montana

Geraldo Lunas Campos repeatedly raised concerns about his mental health before he died at Camp East Montana in West Texas. Records indicate the facility's staff failed to respond adequately.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 3

Measles vaccination rate for Texas kindergarteners increased slightly after 2025 outbreak

Despite the spike in demand for measles shots following the deadly 2025 outbreak, exemptions on all vaccines for schoolchildren rose after the release of a downloadable exemption form.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 2

River authority’s budget woes are another blow to water-needy Corpus Christi

Cities and other water users have already paid $4.1 million to reserve water from a seawater desalination plant that is not close to construction.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 2

Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock to resign at end of month

Gov. Greg Abbott chose the former GOP lawmaker for the role last year, giving him the reins of Texas’ $1 billion school voucher rollout. Hancock was defeated in his bid for a full term in March.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 1

Texas leads nation in proposed power plants for data centers, which would emit large amounts of greenhouse gases

Nearly half of the power plants planned to supply electricity for data centers would be in Texas. Experts warn they will emit significant pollution that could harm the health of communities nearby.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 1

One year after the July 4 flood, Kerr County shows signs of trauma and healing

Crider’s dance hall is back. Homes are rebuilt. Kids swim in the river. But there’s also deep grief after the river killed 119 people and traumatized more.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 1

On the upper Texas coast, many petrochemical facilities may not be prepared for fiercer storms

Galveston County alone is home to 22 refineries and chemical plants. Their level of emergency preparedness varies widely.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 1

Gov. Greg Abbott calls for ban on data center development in rural Texas neighborhoods

Abbott previously outlined a broad regulatory framework around data centers amid backlash from rural communities around their impact on residential neighborhoods.

The Texas Tribune · Jun 30