Texas finds itself positioned squarely in the middle of the pack in the latest 2024 Best States Rankings by US News and World Report, coming in at number 29. Texas moved up six spots from its #35 ranking in 2023. Solid showings in education and fiscal stability helped Texas move up.

Texas finds itself positioned squarely in the middle of the pack in the latest <a href="https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states?src=usn_pr" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states?src%3Dusn_pr&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1715182626197000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1JfP-pPo24HDyv7vPzvuq2">2024 Best States Rankings by US News and World Report</a>, coming in at number 29. <a href="https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/texas" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/texas&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1715182626197000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1LmiAwSKO80huQc7_Rv_8V">Texas moved up six spots</a> from its #35 ranking in 2023. Solid showings in education and fiscal stability helped Texas move up.

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Latest states rankings has Texas middle of the pack

Cowboys and bull riders will pack Arlington's AT&T Stadium through Sunday for a pair of western sports events. "Kid Rock's Rock N Rodeo" is scheduled Friday night followed by the PBR World Finals Saturday and Sunday.

Cowboys and bull riders will pack Arlington's AT&amp;T Stadium through Sunday for a pair of western sports events. "Kid Rock's Rock N Rodeo" is scheduled Friday night followed by the PBR World Finals Saturday and Sunday.

Arlington mayor declares this the 'biggest weekend in western sports'

The Dallas Morning News spent a year investigating Texas' massive system of toll roads. Reporter Yamil Berard examined the shortcomings that come with one state building nearly as many miles of toll roads as the entire rest of the country combined. She joined Scott Gordon on the KRLD News to discuss how built so many miles of toll roads. Click here to read her report.

Photo: Traffic is light on the Texas 130 toll road where is crosses Texas 21 near Mustang Ridge on Tuesday, June 30, 2020 (Jay Janner/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK)

<a href="https://www.dallasnews.com/">The Dallas Morning News</a> spent a year investigating Texas' massive system of toll roads. Reporter <a href="https://www.dallasnews.com/author/Yamil%20Berard/">Yamil Berard</a> examined the shortcomings that come with one state building nearly as many miles of toll roads as the entire rest of the country combined. She joined Scott Gordon on the KRLD News to discuss how built so many miles of toll roads. <a href="https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2024/NTTA-tollway-authorities-harsh-toll-fees-Texas-drivers/">Click here to read her report</a>.
Photo: Traffic is light on the Texas 130 toll road where is crosses Texas 21 near Mustang Ridge on Tuesday, June 30, 2020 (Jay Janner/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK)

How population growth led Texas to rely on building toll roads

Dallas is hosting an event this weekend to celebrate an instrument that has played an important role in the state's musical history. The accordion has been popular in folk music from several different cultures, and people from those cultures have mingled in Texas - including Germans, Czechs, the French, and people from Mexico. 

Dallas is hosting an event this weekend to celebrate an instrument that has played an important role in the state's musical history. The accordion has been popular in folk music from several different cultures, and people from those cultures have mingled in Texas - including Germans, Czechs, the French, and people from Mexico.

Latest states rankings has Texas middle of the pack

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