Texas economy

The Lone Star State reported the second-highest number of complaints and financial losses last year.

The federal Office for Refugee Resettlement recently announced a policy change that limits who can receive grants. Only states — not nonprofits — can access that money beginning in October.

Matthew McConaughey, who has spent more than three decades as an actor, told the Texas Senate Finance Committee on Monday that one of his only regrets is not making more films in Texas.

A new study about potential cuts to Medicaid and SNAP found that Texas could see its gross domestic product shrink by $7 billion.

Next step will be action in the state House, where budget writers have different plans for distributing property tax help.

Gov. Greg Abbott has made water a priority for this legislative session. Lawmakers will debate whether to invest more into new water supplies or repairing old, leaking pipes around Texas.

Texas is once again looking at legalizing sports gambling during this years’ legislative session, and supporters are being backed by some of the most influential people in Texas sports.

The legislator backing the bill argues it would serve as a “hedge against inflation and economic volatility.”

Natural gas could play a role in the green energy transition, but additional natural transmission pipelines are critical to meet growing electricity demand.