Texas made headlines by being the first state to buy bitcoin for its treasury. This move sparked a wave of similar actions across the country. Other states are now following suit, eager to get a piece of the cryptocurrency pie. The Lone Star State invested about five million dollars in the BlackRoc
Staten Island saw a big drop in crime in 2025, but not all areas improved. The overall crime rate fell by 0. 7%, but some crimes went up. For example, grand larceny and retail theft saw small increases. However, violent crimes like murder and shootings dropped a lot. Murders went down by 63%, and sh
Texas is about to start a big new school voucher program called the Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA). This $1. 1 billion initiative, supported by Governor Greg Abbott, will start taking applications on February 4. Families have until March 17 to apply, but there's a cap of 90, 000 students fo
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has asked state health officials to check for possible fraud in Medicaid. This is part of a bigger plan to stop fraud in government programs. Abbott has already started two other fraud prevention projects. All three are connected. Abbott mentioned Minnesota's Medicaid fra
Offshore wind farms are a big deal in the fight against climate change. They offer a clean way to generate electricity, reducing the need for fossil fuels. Brazil, with its vast coastline, has a lot of potential in this area. But setting up these wind farms isn't easy. The seafloor is a complex plac
Texas is becoming a hotspot for solar panel production. In Wilmer, just outside Dallas, T1 Energy's G1_Dallas plant is buzzing with activity. Here, robots and humans work side by side to produce 20, 000 solar panels daily. This advanced facility, which opened last year, employs 1, 200 people and ope
State Street has just rolled out a new Digital Asset Platform. This is a big move for them. It's a system that helps turn traditional finance into digital tokens. The platform is built to be safe, strong, and able to grow. It's like a bridge between old-school money and new-school digital assets. T
States are taking charge of employment laws, creating a mix of rules that can be confusing for businesses. From AI in hiring to menopause protections, here's what's changing. AI is a hot topic. Some states are making rules to stop AI from being biased in hiring. Illinois has a new law about this, a
Staten Island is bracing for a sudden temperature drop, all thanks to a cold front sweeping in from the Great Lakes. Earlier in the week, weather models hinted at a potential coastal storm, but those predictions have faded. Instead, a cold front is taking center stage, bringing snow and a significan
Texas experienced some unusually warm weather this week, with temperatures soaring higher than usual for this time of year. On Tuesday, Del Rio International Airport recorded a high of 84 degrees Fahrenheit, which broke the previous record of 82 degrees set in 1989 and 2023. This wasn't the only pla
