Maria Salinas

After Decades in Power, Texas Republicans Campaign on Affordability For years, Greg Abbott built his political brand around border security, school choice, public safety, and an increasingly aggressive conservative agenda. Legislative sessions revolved around immigration, Operation Lone Star, parental rights, and repeated clashes with the federal government. Affordability existed in the background, although it rarely occupied center stage. Now it does. Abbott's reelection campaign has adopted...

DOJ Says Egg Producers Manipulated Prices During Election Years By 2024, eggs had become more than breakfast. They had become one of the defining symbols of the presidential race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. Every trip to the grocery store came with another reminder of inflation, and a carton of eggs became one of the easiest ways to measure the rising cost of living. Now, the federal government says there was more going on behind those prices. The U.S. Department of Justice and...

Thinking About Selling Homemade Food in Texas? Know the Rules First Selling homemade food in Texas falls under one of the state's fastest-growing small business laws. The Texas Cottage Food Law gives home cooks a legal path into business while drawing firm boundaries around products carrying greater food safety risks. Lawmakers broaden those opportunities in 2025, yet meat, poultry, seafood, raw milk, and several other products remain outside the law. Confusion follows when long-standing...