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Texas approved a new large-load interconnection process as ERCOT tracks 438 GW in the queue, nearly 90% from data centers, aiming to separate mature projects from speculative ones.
The Texas Democratic Convention concluded Sunday in Corpus Christi with calls for party unity ahead of the November midterm elections.
In a party-line vote, the Texas State Board of Education approved a required Bible reading list and social studies rewrite affecting millions of students statewide.
The Public Utility Commission of Texas approved ERCOT's Batch Zero process on June 18, creating a new framework for managing the flood of data center and large industrial requests seeking to connect to the state power grid.
Nine matches at AT&T Stadium, a $1.5 billion to $2.1 billion regional economic impact projection, and short-term rental revenue inside Dallas city limits up 40 percent for June 2026. A Celina look at how the fastest-growing community can capture spillover.
The United States opened the 2026 FIFA World Cup with a 4-1 victory over Paraguay at SoFi Stadium Friday. Folarin Balogun scored twice, Weston McKennie set up the opener and Gio Reyna added the fourth in stoppage time.
Weston McKennie, Ricardo Pepi, Alejandro Zendejas and Chris Richards all came through the FC Dallas academy, and all four are on the U.S. roster for the 2026 World Cup. Their stories, their stats and the Texas pipeline that built them.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup begins this week with the U.S. opening Group D play June 12 vs Paraguay in Los Angeles. Coach Mauricio Pochettino has named his 26 player squad led by Tim Ream, Tyler Adams and Christian Pulisic.
A Collin County jury on Tuesday sentenced Karmelo Anthony, 19, to 35 years in prison for the murder of 17 year old Frisco Memorial student Austin Metcalf, fatally stabbed at a Frisco ISD district track meet in April 2025.
The guilty verdict moves the 2025 Frisco ISD track meet stabbing case into the sentencing phase.
USDA says a second New World screwworm detection was confirmed in a Zavala County calf as Texas directs more resources to containment.
Texas and federal officials confirmed New World screwworm larvae in a South Texas calf, prompting quarantines, surveillance and public-health guidance.
A $550 million Universal theme park designed for children ages 3 to 11 opens in Frisco on July 1, 2026, about an hour south of Grayson County on I-75. Tickets start at $54.99 and the city projects $30 million in direct tax revenue over a decade.