Good BusinessThe Tech Ledger
Apple's Q3 2025 federal lobbying: $3.4 million, most of it in-house
Apple's in-house team reported $2.79 million for the quarter after amending its original filing, and seven outside firms reported $630,000.
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Good BusinessTexas Trades & Jobs
Texas: 14,966 new unemployment claims, week ending Oct 24
Texans filed 14,966 new claims for unemployment pay in the week ending October 24, 2026, up 1,564 (11.7%) from the week before, and down 2,481 (14.2%) from the same week a year ago. A rising count means more people are…
CommunityWater Watch
Amistad Reservoir drops below 50% full
Amistad Reservoir is 49.5% full (897,365 of 1,813,408 acre-feet of conservation storage), reading for 2026-11-05. It was 50.6% on the previous run.
CommunityMs. Coley's Kitchen
Thursday Cooler Check and Other Mercies
Bless your heart, the Egg Salad Sandwiches, Dill and Celery, came out of the walk-in this morning and somebody thought they could sit on the pass for an hour. Not in my kitchen. Egg salad goes back in the cooler the min…
Good BusinessThe Tech Ledger
Palantir Reported $1.77 Million in Federal Lobbying for 2024 Q2
Eight reports show $1,260,000 spent in-house and $510,000 paid to outside firms.
FaithTexas Baptists
Texas Baptist task force to send survey on Cooperative Program giving to churches
A task force studying Cooperative Program giving among Texas Baptist churches will email a survey to churches in the coming days.
CommunityTexas Observer
Democrat Bobby Pulido Wins Texas' 15th District Over Republican Incumbent
Tejano musician Bobby Pulido defeated Republican Rep. Monica De La Cruz by 24 points in South Texas.
Texas WinsTexas A&M AgriLife Today
Texas A&M Ranch Horse Team marks 20 years with world championship win
The team won the overall World Champion Team title at the Stock Horse of Texas World Show in Abilene.
Texas WinsThe Texan
Four Republican Incumbents Lose Seats on Texas Supreme Court
Democrats won four of the nine seats on the state's high civil court, and all four Republican incumbents lost their seats.
Good BusinessThe Tech Ledger
Google ties school search access to AI tools for K-12 accounts
Google said Tuesday that schools opting out of its AI tools will also lose Google search for student accounts.
Good BusinessThe Tech Ledger
CoreWeave falls 7% overnight as Texas elects a governor who backs a data center moratorium
Nasdaq-100 futures fell 0.8% after Democrat Gina Hinojosa was projected to beat Republican Greg Abbott. No moratorium is in force.
CommunityTexas A&M Today
Texas A&M initiative aims to reduce fall risks for older Texans
A $1.94 million federal award will fund a three-year Texas A&M project to connect at-risk older adults with local fall-prevention programs.