supply chain

A strike by UPS workers would likely mean package delays for consumers across the country and it would shake up an increasingly competitive industry.

Many women say store shelves that once had the menstrual essentials have been sparse for months. When they are available, tampons have been a lot more expensive recently, due in part to inflation.

Just a handful of formula makers dominate the industry so a single plant shutdown can lead to empty shelves.

Texans left many grocery store shelves empty this week as they stocked up for the winter storm.

The Texas League of Women Voters says this shortage is disproportionately affecting the thousands of newly naturalized citizens they usually register each year.

More than 3 million students are eligible for free or reduced-cost meals in the state, according to the United States Department of Agriculture.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas reports Texas factory activity continued to pick up speed in November, but manufacturers expect supply chain disruptions to persist well into 2022.

Retailers are racing to get merchandise onto store shelves in time for the busy holiday shopping season. But with ports and warehouses overflowing, many orders are tied up in traffic.

It takes longer to get to ports in the Gulf of Mexico, but delays on the West coast could entice some carriers to continue on to Texas.

The global supply chain backup is clogging the Port of Houston, but it's not as bad as the huge bottleneck at the Port of Los Angeles.

Companies from Mondelēz to McDonald's are raising prices to offset higher costs for transportation and because of labor and other problems along the supply chain.

Toy-makers are warning of emptier shelves and pricier toys this holiday season. Their supplies are ensnarled in floating traffic jams of container ships wallowing near key U.S. ports.