Economy

U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico is joining leadership across the aisle, proposing that the federal gas and diesel tax be suspended due to rising prices across the nation. The Texas Newsroom’s Blaise Gainey reports this follows similar requests at the state level. A highly anticipated return to the South Plains by Country Music King George Strait is arriving this weekend. It has booked out hotels across the city and parking through Texas Tech University.

Service workers across Texas are now eligible for a tax deduction on up to $25,000 in eligible tips — but how has that worked in practice this tax season?

That new amount is more than double the amount predicted four years ago. The new forecast comes as supply is already drying up.

Gas prices in Texas have been rising since the beginning of the war in Iran. The Texas Newsrooms Blaise Gainey reports outgoing Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is asking the governor to suspend the state’s gasoline sales tax. Data centers have been using large amounts of resources in the last year, but the state requires little public disclosure of how much water or electricity these facilities actually use. Researchers are asking Texas lawmakers to change that.

Half of all Texas restaurant operators failed to earn a profit last year, according to data tracked by the National Restaurant Association.

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is disrupting global fertilizer shipments, causing shortages and price hikes for Texas farmers.

Approximately 12% percent of Texas car owners are uninsured. A new study from Texas Appleseed and United Way of Greater Houston finds that, for Harris County, that total is more than 14%.

The flesh-eating parasite has not been reported in Texas since 1982, but the U.S. Department of Agriculture is eyeing the movements of New World Screwworms south of the Texas-Mexico border.

The AI boom has dominated conversations at CERAWeek, the annual energy conference in Houston.

Your groceries and gas are more expensive, your rent is going up. We want to know how you make it work.