
Report: Texans lose billions to online scammers
| March 12, 2026
central texas | Community | consumer fraud | CULTURE | East Texas | ECONOMY | elderly | Local news | North Texas | online scammers | rural | social media | south texas | STATE | TECHNOLOGY | texans | TEXAS | TEXAS ECONOMY | TEXAS LEGISLATURE
Texas is one of the worst states in the nation for consumer fraud, according to a report from the Consumer Federation of America.

Sugar Land’s multi-million dollar surveillance deal sparks privacy concerns
by Sam Cohen
| January 13, 2026
Community | CULTURE | flock cameras | HARDGATE | HTX | HTX-hardgate | license plate reader cameras | SAFETY | sugar land | surveillance | surveillance technology | TECHNOLOGY | TEXAS
Sugar Land recently approved a multi-million dollar contract for new surveillance technology. Here’s what you need to know.

Texas Tech researchers to develop statewide flood warning system
| January 6, 2026
central texas | climate | CLIMATE CHANGE | Community | extreme weather | flood warning system | flooding | local | Local news | News | SAFETY | TECHNOLOGY | TEXAS | texas hill country | TEXAS LEGISLATURE | Texas Tech University | the West Texas Mesonet
Texas Tech professors are developing a unique flood forecasting system for the state – and specifically for the Texas Hill Country.

Your essential festival guide to South by Southwest 2025
| March 5, 2025
South by Southwest 2025 brings together groundbreaking film, music, comedy, and technology from March 7-15, showcasing tomorrow’s cultural phenomena today.

As Texas’ energy demand soars, a pilot program looks to bolster grid with “virtual power plants” fueled by people’s homes
| February 18, 2025
Some Texans who install residential batteries, solar panels and smart thermostats can now send power back to the grid and get a credit on their bill.



