Telecommunications

Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, Houston and El Paso are among more than 50 cities suing the State of Texas over two laws they say will result in millions in lost revenue from companies that provide cable and telecommunications services to their residents.

AT&T workers are on strike across the south. Their union says the Dallas-based company refuses to bargain on a new contract with higher wages and health care benefits.

A state fund that subsidizes rural network service is bleeding money. Now the state is drastically cutting the amount of money that it typically pays out to these service providers.