A new state law will soon allow home bakers to sell products they couldn't before, like cheesecake, tres leches and banana ...

Trump’s tariffs threaten Texas with up to 370,000 job losses and a $47 billion hit to GDP, impacting trade-linked sectors like construction and agriculture.

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“You know, the first and foremost to realize is the state’s Foundation is a very strong foundation in the state of Texas,” Hegar said. “The direction of the Texas economy is strong.

SB 22, which awaits Gov. Greg Abbott’s approval, injects $300 million over the next two years into projects filmed in Texas, $100 million more than current funding.

Texas state Sen. Kelly Hancock, pictured during the first day of a legislative special session on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at the Texas state capitol in Austin, Texas.

But he does not believe the solution is to restrict renewable energy. “Without that growth of renewables,” he said, “the Texas grid is dead in the water, and so is the economy.” ...

BlackRock has been removed from Texas’s investment blacklist, a major reversal that follows the asset management giant’s decision to scale back some of its controversial climate commitments.