Union Budget 2026: Will Nirmala Sitharaman give tax relief to MSME, rural jobs, housing sectors?

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will likely focus on boosting consumption, MSME growth, infrastructure, capital expenditure, and more. As the government gave massive tax concessions last year, the Union Budget 2026 is expected to boost certain sectors which have been long pending.
Ajit Pawar Plane Crash: Captain Sumit Kapoor wasn’t supposed to fly aircraft, say friends

Captain Sumit Kapoor took off in a Learjet 45 operated by Delhi-based company VSR Ventures with Pawar and three others on board around 8 am. The crash occurred around 8:45 am while attempting a second approach to Baramati Airport.
SpaceX wants a tax break meant to create jobs in low-income areas. Critics question the benefits.

Elon Musk’s company got a boost in its application by the Starbase city commissioners. Two commissioners are SpaceX employees.
Vacant for 11 months, one of Texas’ bluest congressional districts will pick new representative Saturday

Two Democrats are competing to serve out the rest of Sylvester Turner’s term. The winner will have a two-week incumbency advantage before early voting begins in the March primary.
Yes, it’s more expensive to live in Texas, census finds

Incomes and education attainment among Texans have increased, while poverty has declined.
On the issues: Q&A with the Republicans running for Texas attorney general

Texas’ next top lawyer will inherit an office that has become the tip of the spear of the conservative legal movement. To help primary voters differentiate, we asked the four GOP candidates where they stand on the agency’s major issues.
Hill Country floods are worsening mental health issues in Kerr County, report finds

In Kerr County, the July 4 flood is expected to quadruple serious emotional disturbances in children and more than triple adult PTSD cases this year.
HB 60
Relating to a study by the Texas Water Development Board of the state environmental review process for certain projects eligible for financial assistance from the flood infrastructure fund and the implementation of streamlining procedures based on the results of the study.
Cain | Gerdes | Cook | Harris | Ashby
Relating to a vacancy in the office of senator or representative due to excessive absence.
Darby
Relating to requirements for campgrounds located in a floodway; authorizing an administrative penalty; providing a private cause of action.