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Texas lawmakers want to lower homeowners' insurance costs, but have few options

DALLAS — Texas lawmakers hope to rein in homeowners’ rising insurance bills even as they acknowledge there’s only so much they can do to tackle costs. Legislators have advanced …

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Texas Republican lawmakers may “financially handcuff” cities that don’t play by their rules

DALLAS — Two years after Texas lawmakers enacted a sweeping law aimed at sapping authority from the state’s urban areas, GOP legislators once more have advanced bills intended to stop …

Sales Tax Holiday for emergency supplies this weekend

As severe weather season approaches, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar's office reminded residents that they can purchase certain items tax free during the state’s sales tax holiday for emergency …

Rural Capital Area unemployment rate fell to 3.5% in March

The unemployment rate for the nine-county Rural Capital Area of Central Texas, which includes Williamson County, fell to 3.5% in March.

The unadjusted unemployment rate in the Rural Capital Area of Central Texas decreased to 3.5 percent in March, according to data released by the Texas Workforce Commission. This means that 3.5% …

More than 250 international students’ immigration statuses revoked across Texas universities

Nineteen University of Texas at Dallas students were removed from the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System database, according to UTD officials, who said they were working through the situation with those affected.

At least 252 international students at Texas universities have had their legal status changed in a wave of removals from a federal database that have swept across the state and the nation, according …

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Abbott praises Trump’s efforts to eliminate Education Department at White House

WASHINGTON — Gov. Greg Abbott praised President Donald Trump’s efforts to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education on Thursday, waving away concerns that the move would create …

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