Gov. Greg Abbott has made two appointments and one reappointment to the Texas Southern University Board of Regents (BOR). Ben Proler of Houston is the first appointment. Proler is a commercial manager for Shell plc and serves as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy...
Semiconductor manufacturer Nvidia announced it will expand production with two new plants in Houston and Dallas. The expansion marks the first time Nvidia will produce artificial intelligence supercomputers entirely in the U.S. The two new plants will build parts...
Officials at Williamson County, Cedar Park and Leander are considering the possibility of adding toll lanes to Ronald Reagan Boulevard, a major arterial roadway on the county’s west side. The discussions are based on a potential partnership with the Central Texas...
Gov. Greg Abbott has signed into law a bill creating an efficiency office in Texas similar to the federal government’s Department of Government Efficiency. Texas Senate Bill 14 establishes the Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office, intended to streamline state...
The Port of Houston recently broke a record, starting the year strong by processing the largest number of units of any January in the port’s history. At the start of 2025, Port Houston handled 356,407 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs). The amount is a 7% increase...
Ryan Mindell, the executive director of the Texas Lottery Commission, resigned April 21, according to an announcement from the agency. The agency did not give a reason for Mindell’s resignation. The commission will start the process of finding a new executive...
