Why are there so many man-made lakes in Texas—and are there any that are naturally occurring?
| July 28, 2025
Community | HARDGATE | History | LIFESTYLE | North Texas | outdoor recreation | STATE | TEXAS | TEXAS HISTORY | WATER
There are thousands of lakes in Texas, but contrary to popular legend around the state, not all of them were created by humans.
Texans will pay higher power bills because of tax credit cuts, economists say
| July 25, 2025
Economists expect that the development of solar and wind farms nationwide will slow and electricity prices will rise in the coming decade because of significant rollbacks to tax credits that benefited those industries, in addition to other economic uncertainty.
Greg Abbott targets redistricting, abortion pills, trans people in special session
| July 23, 2025
Texas Democrats criticized Gov. Greg Abbott’s special legislative session as “cruel” for including redistricting, seeking to ban abortion pills, and targeting trans people.
Sam Houston: 9 facts about the city’s namesake (including when he ran away & was adopted by a Cherokee chief!)
| July 22, 2025
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The city of Houston is named after Sam Houston, the first president of the Republic of Texas. Discover more about this colorful character.
How DFW became one of the busiest airports in the world (+ some of the coolest flights you can take)
| July 22, 2025
airport | airports | CULTURE | Dallas Fort Worth International Airport | DFW | DFW Lead Story | flights | HARDGATE | LIFESTYLE | TEXAS | tourism | TRAVEL
Learn how Dallas Fort Worth International Airport has turned into one of the most popular airports in the world, both in passengers served and flights flown.