The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has added James Lee Kirby to the Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitives List. Texas Crime Stoppers is now offering a cash reward of up to $7,500 for information leading to his arrest. All tips are guaranteed to be anonymous.

The Texas Workforce Commission released employment data through May 2026, showing that upstream oil and natural gas employment increased by 4,100 jobs.

U.S. Congressman Vicente Gonzalez of Texas urged the U.S. Board on Geographic Names’ Domestic Names Committee to reject a proposal to rename Boca Chica Beach as “Cyber Beach.”

U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Del Rio Sector arrested a Honduran man with previous convictions for sex crimes involving children, failure to register as a sex offender, and reentry after deportation.

 A 37-year-old illegal alien from Mexico with a felony criminal history has been sentenced for illegally entering the country without authorization.

Governor Greg Abbott announced that a Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund (TSIF) grant of $33.6 million has been extended to Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) for expanded capacity and technology investments at their 300mm semiconductor wafer fab in Richardson (RFAB). The project is expected to total $700 million in capital investment.

North Browne Avenue (CR 115) will be closed between Boca Chica Boulevard and Houston Avenue in Cameron County, from July 20 through October 19, for a complete bridge replacement.

Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a $45 million multistate settlement with Block, Inc., (“Cash App”), the company behind the popular payment app Cash App.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has proposed a rule to further implement the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 and strengthen oversight of the EB-5 investor visa program.

 The Pharr Economic Development Corporation (Pharr EDC), in partnership with the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley's Entrepreneurship & Commercialization Center (UTRGV ECC), successfully launched the inaugural "Art of Entrepreneurship" series at the Pharr Global Business Hub,