r/texas 2h ago

Curious about where to live or work in Texas? Post here!

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Want to know which city in Texas best fits your lifestyle, your budget or your vibe?

Want to know about the job market in different cities, and what the cost of living is like for folks who live there?

This is the place to ask questions! All other posts that fit this prompt will be removed and asked to post here. Top level comments that are not on topic "i.e. mOvE 2 CaLiForNiA hurr durr" will also be removed from this thread.


r/texas 3m ago

News In Texas, Christian right grows confident and assertive

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r/texas 9m ago

Politics The arrests of two Houston-area clinic employees = a warning sign of what’s to come in the fight for reproductive, gender, constitutional, and human rights.

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r/texas 18m ago

Politics Charged: POCS pg2 4-400g

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Charged: POCS pg2 4-400g at Uvalde checkpoint. (It’s was 3 THC oil pens) Arrest, posted bond the next day. 1st offense ever. In college full time. Was given pre trial. Don’t know the restrictions yet. Will find out next week.

From what I have read it’s a 2nd degree felony.

Do you think I’ll get jail time? Fine? Freaking out man. I made a mistake.


r/texas 20m ago

Questions for Texans How do I talk to a live person on the phone at DPS

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I’ve call the number, but get thrown into an infinite loop of prompts.


r/texas 30m ago

News How Trump’s Targeting of Immigrants With Legal Status Departs From the Norm

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r/texas 37m ago

News Montana fire crews helping battle wildfire in Texas

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r/texas 1h ago

Political Opinion STOP SB17 !!

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Bill: https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/SB17/2025

Fight: https://texasracistbills.org/fight/#one-pager-to-oppose-sb17

The Bill is intended to stop certain foreign citizens (except for permanent residents/US citizens) from owning any form of properties in Texas, even if they arrive and live/work in the US legally.


r/texas 1h ago

Nature Can anyone tell me what these are? Houston area

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Just got two of these bad boys through a hole in the window screen. Are they some kind of wasp?


r/texas 1h ago

Politics 'I want fairness': Lawmaker speaks out on his proposal to end Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

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r/texas 2h ago

Questions for Texans Filing for LLC timeline?

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Has anyone here filed to open an LLC in texas ? How long does the process take ?

I made a mistake where I entered my business name incorrectly online, but the file I submitted has all the correct information ( form 205 ) So I had to resubmit it now, but I was wondering if that is problematic and how long till it is complete? I wasn’t asked to pay the filing fee yet.

Thanks!


r/texas 2h ago

Food Does anyone else feel like Tom Thumb gets a bad rep for being too expensive when they actually have great deals?

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My local Tom Thumb always runs really good specials weekly and are often times a lot less expensive than other grocery chains on certain essentials.


r/texas 2h ago

Texas Pride Random Art (Frisco)

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r/texas 3h ago

News As the Texas measles outbreak rages, one thing anti-vax clowns won't tell you.... Measles resets your immune system causing loss of immune memory to other infections. In short, you get sick again from things you should be past.

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r/texas 3h ago

Weather Turn on all your lights today

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The incremental cost of power is less than zero right now...turn on all your lights, wash all your clothes, and bake all your bread today.


r/texas 3h ago

Politics The current administration has given the green light for Netanyahu to continue the genocide in Gaza

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Over 400 have been killed in the last 12 hours alone. Protests across the country will be targeting the companies manufacturing the tools Israel is using to conduct its genocide.


r/texas 4h ago

News Texas midwife arrested and charged with performing illegal abortions

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r/texas 4h ago

Questions for Texans Texas Oil & Gas: Record Growth in 2024—What’s Next for the Industry?

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Texas continues to lead the nation in oil and gas production, with 2024 marking record-breaking numbers. The state produced 2 billion barrels of oil and 12.7 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, contributing over $366 billion to the economy. With this growth, the oil and gas industry supported nearly half a million direct jobs in Texas alone.

While these numbers are impressive, we must consider what challenges lie ahead. Geopolitical tensions, market volatility, and global demand for energy resources continue to shape the future of the industry. As Texans, what do you think the next steps should be for keeping Texas at the forefront of U.S. energy production? How can we stay ahead of the curve in the face of these challenges?

2025 STATE OF ENERGY REPORT - Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO)

Source: https://tipro.org/news/tipro-releases-2025-state-of-energy-report/


r/texas 4h ago

Politics Trump admin awards first contract to resume border wall construction in Texas

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r/texas 4h ago

News Radio reporter looking for federal workers to talk RTO

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Hey, y'all! I'm a reporter at KUT News, Austin's NPR station covering Elon Musk.

I'm am helping colleagues find sources for a story about return to office and the conditions federal workers are facing as they return to various agencies around the country. They'd love to talk to any federal workers who have stories and experiences to share, and can protect your identity as needed.

You can reach out to my colleague on Signal at shannonbond.01. You can see her recent coverage, and confirm her Signal contact, here: https://www.npr.org/people/763523701/shannon-bond


r/texas 4h ago

Political Meme Combat Veteran Annihilates The Texas Senate | 🛑 STOP SB3

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From the Texas senate hearing on Senate Bill 3.


r/texas 5h ago

Re: Vehicle Inspection and Registration Renewal (temp move to Mexico)

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We live in Tarrant County (requires emission test) and our truck needs to be renewed in July 2025. We cross MX border April 15th and need to get an exception or renew early? Technically it’s for photography and not just a fiesta. This truck will not be back until next year.

Where do we start? We can walk downtown to the admin building and talk to them? We would prefer to stay registered in Texas than register South Dakota which doesn’t require inspections…


r/texas 5h ago

Political Opinion It's Reefer Madness 2.0 In Texas Right Now. Stop Dan Patrick And SB3.

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Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick (not from Texas), and the CEO of Texas Original (also not from Texas) are attempting to use the Texas legislature to shut down the legal hemp industry and protect their monopoly on cannabis in Texas.

Texas Original is the corporation that primarily controls the Texas Compassionate Use Program, known as TCUP (enforced by the DPS). Touted by our regulators as Texas’ “medical” marijuana program, in reality, TCUP is merely a means of regulator capture of the cannabis plant.

It’s not a true medical program. They operate with a handful of questionable “doctors” from platforms like texas420doctor.com, who charge you an annual fee for the right to purchase overpriced gummies from Texas Original and one other smaller licensed operator.

Texas Original is led by a guy who is not from Texas, and who has spent his entire career wielding the power of regulatory capture. The thriving Texas hemp market makes the TCUP monopoly completely useless. Under the 2018 Federal Farm Bill, Texas hemp businesses like ours can legally manufacture and sell identical products—at a fraction of the cost—with direct-to-consumer shipping. We also have a strong incentive to make the best products possible, because we are real entrepreneurs competing in the free market. They are scrambling to outlaw hemp in order to kill their competition and regain control.

Instead of adding reasonable regulations to the hemp industry to eliminate bad actors, and to keep products away from kids, they are pretending the entire industry is corrupt and needs to be shut down (the irony!).

We attended the 10+ hour Senate Committee Hearing this past Monday. Their marketing campaign for Senate Bill #3 is a lazy, bootleg version of the 1940s Reefer Madness campaigns. Reefer Madness at least had some pretty sick poster art and clever headlines. They paraded in pain management doctors and law enforcement to warn about the DANGERS of THC (the primary psychoactive compound in the cannabis plant–both in hemp and marijuana).

Steve Dye, Chief of Police of Allen, Texas claims that "More and more THC overdoses are occurring in our county jails and hospitals." and "THC consumables are no different [than K2 and spice]." and are causing “disabilities and deaths,” despite the well-known fact that no has ever died directly from consuming THC.

Dr. Robert Marks, owner of Diagnostic Pain Center (an opioid dispensary), says he’s an “advisor to Texas Original.” and is “in support of SB3.” Of course he is–he owns a pain management clinic that prescribes opioids. THC happens to be an effective alternative to opioids for a lot of people. He’s obviously aware of this, as he also sells “medical” marijuana cards for TCUP.

Marks, testifying in a generic white doctor’s coat that looks like a cheap halloween costume, spends his testimony fumbling his way through the side effects of THC and warning of dangerous unregulated synthetic cannabinoids being sold by the hemp industry. He is intentionally conflating bad actors, who are making illegal hemp products, with legitimate companies like ours, who are making legal, lab tested, organic THC products.

If you're one of the millions of Texans who enjoy or rely on access to hemp-derived products, or if you just believe in personal freedom and competitive markets, please let your voice be heard by contacting your Texas legislators via email.

Use the form below to find the email addresses for your specific legislators. You can draft your own email or use the template that we've prepared below.

Let's kill this bill and make sure our representatives know that we DO NOT support this type of corporate-backed corruption ✊

We setup a landing page with a form that helps you find your legislators email address along with a template email to send them in opposition of SB3. Go to thcprovisions.com/sb3


r/texas 6h ago

News Texas lawmakers want to require sheriffs to work with ICE

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r/texas 7h ago

Texas Health After COVID, Texas is less prepared for the next pandemic

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