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Texas Enacts New Legislation That Will Reshape Affordable Housing Finance Landscape
JD Supra - California
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June 16, 2025
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on May 28, 2025, signed House Bill 21 (HB 21) into law, marking a significant shift in how affordable housing projects in Texas can access property tax exemptions through housing finance corporations (HFCs). The bill, which...
Texas SB140: Changes to Telemarketing Law May Reshape Compliance and Litigation Risks
National Law Review
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June 16, 2025
Texas is poised for a significant overhaul of its telemarketing regulations with the anticipated enactment of Senate Bill 140 (“SB140”). Awaiting Governor Abbott’s signature and scheduled to take effect on September 1, 2025, if enacted, SB140 will...
Texas Supreme Court Lets Employers Shift Fault To Third Parties In Worker Injury Suits: Key Takeaways For Workers’ Comp Nonsubscribers
JD Supra - California
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June 16, 2025
Texas employers that opt out of the state’s workers’ compensation program recently received a big win that will impact litigation strategies. While workers’ comp provides a no-fault system, employers that elect not to participate may face costly...
Economy to slow, inflation to persist above Fed 2% goal: NABE survey
CFO Dive
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June 16, 2025
Dive Brief: The U.S. economy, jarred by the highest tariffs since the 1930s, will likely slow to 1.3% growth this year as inflation persists above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target, the National Association for Business Economics said Monday, citing...
Bankrupt At Home ‘significantly impacted’ by tariffs, CFO said
CFO Dive
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June 16, 2025
Dive Brief: The volatility of the current tariff environment sped up “the need for a comprehensive solution” for struggling retailer At Home, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday, CFO Jeremy Aguilar said in a first day declaration...
Texas makes arrest after warning state lawmakers of "credible threats" tied to Capitol protest
KWBU - Texas
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June 16, 2025
The Texas Department of Public Safety says it has arrested one person in connection to the "credible threats" made to state lawmakers planning to attend an anti-Trump rally at the Capitol in Austin, hours after two Democratic Minnesota legislators...
Texas Legislature Passes House Bill 149 to Regulate AI Use
JD Supra - California
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June 16, 2025
On May 31, 2025, the Texas legislature passed House Bill 149 (H.B. 149), the Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act (“TRAIGA”), and presented the bill to Governor Greg Abbott on June 2, 2025 for signature. If enacted, TRAIGA...
Texas A&M track will defend national title with more than 30 additional scholarships
KBTX - Texas
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June 16, 2025
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - As Texas A&M track and field coach Pat Henry addressed 100-or-so fans that made their way to the front steps of E.B. Cushing Stadium, he held an air of confidence that only comes from winning 25 team outdoor...
Texas S. Ct. Interprets Texas Constitution's Religious Services Clause (enacted in 2021)
Reason Magazine
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June 16, 2025
The Clause provides: This state or a political subdivision of this state may not enact, adopt, or issue a statute, order, proclamation, decision, or rule that prohibits or limits religious services, including religious services conducted in...
Texas Tech and AI Bills Await Gov. Abbott’s Signature
Government Technology
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June 16, 2025
With less than 10 days remaining before the final deadline, major technology-related bills are still waiting for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s signature — or veto. As of this writing, there are 10 major tech-related bills sitting on the governor’s...
Texas-based At Home files Chapter 11 bankruptcy. What to know
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal - Texas
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Texas-based home goods retailer At Home filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and will close 26 underperforming stores. The closures are due to economic pressures, rising interest rates, and persistent inflation. The 26 stores slated for closure are...
Minnesota political shootings signal urgent need for action against rising political violence, expert says
KPRC - Texas
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June 16, 2025
HOUSTON – Political violence targeting elected officials demands immediate action and stronger preventive measures, according to a Texas Southern University expert analyzing the recent fatal shootings of Minnesota lawmakers. Dr. Howard Henderson,...
At Home to close Rochester store as part of its bankruptcy
Post-Bulletin - Minnesota
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June 16, 2025
ROCHESTER — A national home decor and furniture retailer — At Home — plans to close its Rochester store along with 25 others as part of its bankruptcy. The Plano, Texas-based At Home announced the closings in court filings on Monday. At Home...
New Texarkana business connects RV owners with renters
Texarkana Gazette - Arkansas
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June 17, 2025
TEXARKANA, Texas -- A new business in Texarkana is helping local RV owners make the most of their vehicles when they're not on the road. XE Outdoors, at 2601 Texas Blvd., is a peer-to-peer rental service that helps local RV owners connect with...
‘Open for business’: Despite tariffs, leaders from northeastern states and Canada pledge to work together
CommonWealth - Massachussets
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June 16, 2025
TARIFFS, TOURISM, and a talent drain. Five northeast US governors and six Canadian premiers and ministers on Monday met at the Massachusetts State House to grapple with taxes on imports, also known as tariffs, as well as how some workers are...
Deaths in the New Mexico desert surge after Texas’ border crackdown reaches El Paso
KUNM - New Mexico
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June 17, 2025
This article is co-published and co-reported by Source New Mexico and The Texas Tribune, independent nonprofit newsrooms. Editor’s note: This story includes images of skeletal human remains found by volunteers in the desert. SANTA TERESA, New...
DACA recipients in Houston worry about their future if policy shifts: 'It can't just be taken away'
ABC 13 - Texas
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June 16, 2025
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Thirteen years ago this week, former U.S. President Barack Obama put a pause on deportations for children who came to the US illegally through no fault of their own and allowed them to go to school and work. The executive...
Houston man chased girlfriend inside restaurant before stabbing her, police say
FOX 26 Houston - Texas
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HOUSTON - Houston police arrested a man who they say stabbed his girlfriend to death at a restaurant early Saturday morning. Houston police were called to a restaurant in the 6900 block of Wilcrest Drive, near Sam Houston Parkway and Bellaire...
Sunnova International just another EMBEZZLEMENT FRONT COMPANY as part of the Biden Regimeâs FAKE GREEN movement â now BANKRUPT
Natural News
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June 16, 2025
Sunnova International just another EMBEZZLEMENT FRONT COMPANY as part of the Biden Regime’s FAKE GREEN movement – now BANKRUPT Obama was the king of creating fake green companies, funding them with millions and billions of dollars, then watching...
With Its $2.5 Million-Plus High-Tech Sales Center and Luxe Spa, Houston’s High-Rise of The Future Emerges — Texas’ First St. Regis Residences Sets a New Path
Paper City Magazine - Texas
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June 17, 2025
Building a temporary sales center that costs more than 2.5 million dollars will surely seem crazy to some. And for many Houston high-rises, it would be. But when one believes like Sunny Bathija believes, this expense becomes a testament to the...