Public Utility Commission of Texas lifting moratorium on utility disconnections for non-payment
The Public Utility Commission (PUC) of Texas has set the last day for the moratorium on electric, water and sewer service disconnections for customers with unpaid utility bills.
IRS: Tax return filing deadline for Texas taxpayers is June 15
Have you filed your taxes yet? The deadline for Texas taxpayers is fast approaching.
How to turn off Amazon Sidewalk | Step-by-step tutorial
You may not even realize that a service called Amazon Sidewalk is using a slice of your internet bandwidth. Here is how to shut it down.
COVID-19 fears soon won’t be an excuse for Texans collecting unemployment
Texans who are collecting unemployment pay could lose it if they turn down a job due to COVID-19 fears.
Beech-Nut recalls baby rice cereal over high arsenic levels
Beech-Nut is recalling its “Stage 1, Single Grain Rice Cereal” over high levels of arsenic found in one sample. The company also said it will stop selling the product.
Best Buy will close stores on Thanksgiving 2021
Best Buy has announced it will be closing its doors on Thanksgiving 2021, following suit with Target and Walmart which made similar announcements earlier this year.
Hot North Texas real estate market has buyers struggling to keep up
Home prices in the DFW area are up some 26% compared to last year. But if you're waiting for the bubble to burst and prices to drop, it might not happen.
Chipotle raising prices to offset its $15 minimum wage hike
Chipotle announced it would be raising menu prices by as much as 4% to offset the cost of the employee pay raises announced last month.
Burger King appears to troll Chick-fil-A in Pride Month promotion
Burger King appeared to troll Chick-fil-A with a Pride Month promotion in which a donation will be made to an LGBTQ+ campaign for every Ch’King sandwich that is sold until the end of June.
H-E-B to build a third DFW store in McKinney
H-E-B will open a store on the corner of Custer Road and Eldorado Parkway in McKinney in 2023.
Major internet outage brings down Amazon, Reddit, Twitch and more
Several major websites like Reddit and Twitch went down Tuesday after an outage at the widely-used cloud service company Fastly.
Apple's latest developments focus on privacy protection
Apple focused on software during its World Wide Developers Conference Monday. That software may impact your privacy. Consumer reporter Steve Noviello takes a look.
Fischer-Price recalls baby rockers linked to 4 infant deaths
Fischer-Price is recalling two baby sleep rockers that have been tied to the deaths of four American infants since April 2019, the company announced Thursday in conjunction with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Should you disable Amazon Sidewalk?
If you have Amazon Alexa, Echo or a Ring Doorbell, the company is launching Amazon Sidewalk to help you keep those devices connected even if your wifi goes out. But cyber experts say it can also leave you open to hackers.
Amazon to turn on Sidewalk Wi-Fi sharing service next week
Amazon is launching a new service called Sidewalk aimed at improving signal strength and reliability by connecting your Alexa devices with your neighbors'. You'll be opted in automatically.
Amazon turns on Sidewalk Wi-Fi sharing service
Amazon is launching a new service called Sidewalk aimed at improving signal strength and reliability by connecting your Alexa devices with your neighbors. Consumer reporter Steve Noviello explains.
Walmart, AT&T offer affordable internet to those impacted by COVID-19
Walmart and AT&T teamed up to offer affordable internet to those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic through the FCC’s Emergency Broadband Benefit Program.
Ally Financial ends all overdraft fees, becomes first large bank to do so
It’s a major move by Ally, the 17th largest bank in the country by size, and for the industry, which has been reliant on overdraft fees for decades to boost their profits.
Amazon sets Prime Day dates for June
Amazon has announced the dates for its annual Prime Day for 2021.
Krispy Kreme has given out 1.5M free treats to vaccinated customers, sweetens deal for National Doughnut Day
Krispy Kreme is offering customers a chance to get two free treats this week: one for National Doughnut Day along with the standing offer of one for getting the COVID-19 vaccine.