El Paso Electric has named Eliecer “Eli” Viamontes its next president and CEO, effective Nov. 9. He replaces Kelly Tomblin, who is retiring after more than six years leading the utility and will remain an adviser through year-end. Viamontes most recently served as...
Texas health officials have outlined a $335 million reduction plan inside one of the largest agency budgets in state government, proposing trims or eliminations across dozens of health and human services programs while leaving facility-based services untouched. The...
Blue Origin confirmed this week that it will build a 1.3 million-square-foot manufacturing campus at Hutto Crossing Industrial Park along U.S. 79 in Hutto, finally putting a name to an aerospace project that had already moved through months of local and county...
East Texas leaders have launched a new water institute aimed at helping local utilities and rural communities tackle aging infrastructure, workforce shortages and gaps in water data as the state looks for long-term answers to its water supply problems. The East Texas...
The State of Texas will review spending by the Austin, Barbers Hill, El Paso and Prosper independent school districts (ISDs) under a public funds investigation requested by Gov. Greg Abbott, who directed Comptroller Don Huffines to examine whether school district...
