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Governor Greg Abbott said a $33.6 million Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund grant will support a roughly $700 million expansion at Texas Instruments' Richardson wafer fab, advancing the state's lead in chip manufacturing.
The U.S. Postal Service plans a postage increase that will affect Melissa residents.
Attorney General Ken Paxton said the multistate settlement with Block, the operator of Cash App, resolves allegations that the platform misled users about safety and failed to stop fraud.
Three individuals involved in a credit card skimming operation have received lengthy prison sentences.
The demand for electricians and HVAC technicians is surging in North Texas.
North Texas continues to grow, but home ownership is becoming increasingly difficult.
A statewide Texas ban on smokable hemp containing THCA has taken effect, and Melissa-area smoke shops are turning to products made with THCP.
The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed a Texas law requiring age verification for app downloads to proceed.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a settlement exceeding $13 million with Walmart over compensation practices affecting drivers in the company's Spark delivery program.
TXSE is scheduled to move from test validation to live trading July 10, a Dallas-based capital-markets milestone with regional significance for Melissa.
A nonprofit foundation has distributed about $82 million of the $150 million it raised to help families rebuild after the July 4, 2025, Hill Country floods that killed more than 130 people, marking one of the deadliest natural disasters in Texas history.
Caterpillar Inc. will invest up to $5 million in Texas through a five-year workforce initiative aimed at advanced manufacturing training, Governor Greg Abbott announced at the company's Seguin facility.
Attorney General Ken Paxton opened an investigation into StubHub after Texas fans reported paying for World Cup tickets they never received, a pattern critics call 'ghost ticketing.'
Melissa, Texas — Governor Greg Abbott announced a $24.2 million Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund grant to FormFactor Inc. on July 2 for a new probe card manufacturing facility in Farmers Branch expected to create more than 600 jobs.
Melissa, Texas — Governor Greg Abbott appointed Don Huffines as Comptroller of Public Accounts on July 2, tapping the former state senator and Dallas-area businessman to oversee the state's finances and tax collections.
The Dallas-based Texas Stock Exchange begins a phased trading rollout on July 6, marking the most well-funded challenge to the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ duopoly in decades, backed by $275 million from firms including BlackRock and Citadel Securities.
Gov. Greg Abbott appointed former state Sen. Don Huffines as Texas comptroller, tapping the Dallas-area businessman and one-time political rival to oversee state revenue collection, tax disbursements and the Economic Stabilization Fund.
A Texas Comptroller analysis estimates that 14 military installations contribute $148.8 billion annually and support more than 628,000 jobs across the state.
A Texas Senate committee hearing put new scrutiny on broadband grant rules after lawmakers questioned whether recent changes give satellite internet providers different treatment from traditional rural broadband companies.
Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock plans to leave office at the end of July, putting the state’s chief financial office in transition after the launch of the $1 billion school voucher program.
Texas House Bill 2844 replaces local food truck permits with a single statewide license, taking effect July 1, 2026.
