Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance agreement with Lululemon USA Inc. following an investigation into per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the company's products. The investigation found no PFAS in Lululemon's products or materials.
Where
Collin County, Texas
When
October 19, 2026 (agreement filed); announced October 23, 2026
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Texas A&M Forest Service awarded approximately $20 million in grant funds to 518 rural volunteer fire departments across Texas through the Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program's first fiscal year 2027 funding round.
$$19.6 million for grant funding for rural volunteer fire departments
Texas A&M Forest Service, awarding agency; Merrie Noak, Texas A&M Forest Service program leader
Shandra Carter, director of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department since 2022, resigned on Friday following the agency's unprecedented multiday lockdown at all five youth prisons that confined hundreds of children to cells continuously. The lockdown came after an assault against a juvenile correctional officer.
Shandra Carter, Director of Texas Juvenile Justice Department; Texas Juvenile Justice Department, State agency overseeing youth prisons
Gilead Sciences Inc agreed to a $45 million settlement on October 22, 2026, resolving allegations that it used illegal kickbacks to influence Medicaid prescriptions in Texas. The settlement ends a legal action initiated by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in October 2023.
$$45 million for medicaid kickback settlement
Gilead Sciences Inc, defendant in settlement; Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General who initiated legal action
Tarrant County Commissioner Matt Krause and Fort Worth City Council member Elizabeth Beck disagreed over whether local or state governments should regulate data centers during a panel at the Fort Worth Report's 2026 Growth Summit. Krause favored state regulation with local input; Beck argued Fort Worth should act now using its home-rule authority.
Matt Krause, Tarrant County Commissioner; Elizabeth Beck, Fort Worth City Council member; Adrian Shelley, Public Citizen Texas director and 1 more
Texas Railroad Commissioner Wayne Christian endorsed U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright's position that data center developers, not ratepayers, should fund the power infrastructure their facilities require. Christian said existing infrastructure should be prioritized and urged lawmakers to let communities decide whether to host data centers.
$$50 million for department of Energy investment in Texas grid resilience
Wayne Christian, Texas Railroad Commissioner; Chris Wright, U.S. Energy Secretary; Texas Legislature, State lawmakers
Daniel Pullin resigned as Texas Christian University's chancellor, effective immediately on October 22, 2026. His predecessor Victor Boschini Jr. was appointed chancellor effective immediately.
$$10 million for gift to Roach Institute of Athlete Engineering
Daniel Pullin, Resigned TCU chancellor; Victor Boschini Jr., Appointed TCU chancellor; Kit Moncrief, Chair of TCU board of trustees
Tarrant County Judge Tim O'Hare and Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham announced approval of a $10 million grant from the Texas General Land Office to install emergency backup generator power systems at two county facilities.
$$10 million for disaster recovery grant for emergency backup generator power systems
Tim O'Hare, Tarrant County Judge; Dawn Buckingham, Texas Land Commissioner; Tarrant County Commissioners, Approved the funding during October meeting
Texas A&M University-San Antonio opened a new $55 million Public Health and Education Building on Wednesday. The 35,000-square-foot facility houses academic programs and will support medical education and training through partnership with Texas A&M's College of Medicine and University Health.
$$55 million for building construction and development
Texas A&M University-San Antonio, opened the building; Glenn Hegar, Texas A&M University System Chancellor; Salvador Hector Ochoa, TAMUSA President and 3 more