Texas
I waited for seven hours to try Franklin Barbecue, considered the best barbecue in Texas by many.In line, I met other tourists and was even interviewed by a local paper.Despite the long wait, the food was amazing, and we made a day out of the experience.Texas is renowned for its…
Between 2022 and 2023, about 612,000 people moved to Texas, new census data shows.Most Americans who moved to Texas came from California and Florida, followed by New York and Illinois.Americans continue to seek affordability and job opportunities in the Lone Star State. Arielle Francois never planned on moving to Texas.In…
Veronica Shanklin left her top marketing job to care for her grandmother with dementia in May 2013.At first, she thought it would be a temporary career break — but her mom got the same diagnosis.Shanklin is now her mother’s full time caregiver because hiring a professional would be too costly.…
Earnings season continues, and we’re here to spotlight the companies set to report their financial results in the next trading day, helping you prepare for the market action. Leading the charge are Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:), General Electric (NYSE:), Verizon Communications (NYSE:), Philip Morris International (NYSE:), and Danaher (NYSE:), among others.…
By Georgina McCartney MIDLAND, Texas (Reuters) – A new pipeline carrying shale from west Texas toward export hubs on the U.S. Gulf Coast has eased constraints that crashed local prices this year, and will help pave the way for higher U.S. oil production, energy executives said. Pipeline companies largely quit…
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – Elon Musk’s X has updated its terms of service to steer any disputes by users of the social media platform formerly known as Twitter to a federal court in Texas whose judges frequently deliver victories to conservative litigants in political cases. New terms of service…
Keiland Smith loved his job as the director of a chiropractic practice, but he felt exhausted by the 6-day workweek.After working for a decade in Grand Prairie, Texas — a city part of the Dallas-Fort Worth area — Smith knew he needed a change of pace and wanted to grow…
A colossal mansion in Manvel, Texas that sat vacant for more than 20 years is now thriving as a commercial building, including being part of a college campus. The “Manvel Mansion,” about 23 miles south of Houston, was built in 2001 by physician Ulysses Watkins. He and his wife started building…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kellee Speakman, a 50-year-old elementary school teacher who moved from Temecula, California, to the Dallas-Fort Worth area in March 2022. She and her family only stayed in the Lone Star State for four-and-a-half months before moving back to Temecula.I grew up…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Lauren Barrett, a 33-year-old real-estate agent who moved to Celina, Texas, from the larger city of McKinney — a suburb of Dallas — in 2023. Celina’s population surged 26.6% from July 2022 to July 2023, making it the fastest-growing city in…
