The ownership of Shipley Do-Nuts, a name intrinsically tied to Houston and the city's various cultural underpinnings, has officially changed hands. Peak Rock Capital announced it has sold the brand to Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, a California-based private equity firm.

The Houston-based donut chain's CEO said the past five years have seen the company grow more quickly than at any other point in its nearly 90-year

As Texas, under pressure from President Trump, considers redrawing congressional lines to boost GOP numbers in Congress, California considers responding by boosting the state's Democratic districts.

House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi became the latest to say Democrats should put “everything on the table” if Republicans in Texas are going to redistrict mid-decade.

Texas man sued California doctor in federal court, alleging abortion pills mailed across state lines were used to killed his unborn children in landmark Comstock Act case.

After vandalism reports involving graffiti at a few mosques in Texas and California, Muslim leaders there have stepped up existing efforts to keep their sacred spaces and community members safe.

Ordinary Californians are leaving en masse too. From July 1, 2023, to July 1, 2024, California lost a net of about 240,000 residents to other states, many to Texas. The state's overall population rose in 2024, after several years of decline, because of immigration from other countries.

Rep. Dave Min was chatting with reporters at the US Capitol when the California Democrat was asked about whether he wants Kamala Harris to run for governor.

Outside of businesses, people, too, have been leaving California at a high rate. US Census data from October 2024 showed nearly 700,000 people left California between 2022 and 2023. Lifestyle and affordability were the main factors for moving elsewhere.

Eight years after the 2017 Nuns-Tubbs wildfires, killing more than 20 people, Sonoma County Emergency Management Dep. Director Sam Wallis said there are similarities, and takeaways, for Texas.