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Acting Comptroller Hancock says AllianceTexas accounted for $834.6 million in trade in 2024

The Good for Texas Tour brought acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock to AllianceTexas on Oct. 13 in Fort Worth.

Hancock, who moved into his new role July 1, provided the comptroller’s office study examining the impact of AllianceTexas on the state’s economy. During his speaking event at Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport, he said the gross domestic product in 2024 was $16.3 billion.

The context: AllianceTexas is one of 32 official ports of entry in Texas, whether airport, land port or seaport, serving domestic and international economic activities, according to a news release.

Zooming in: AllianceTexas is the primary port of entry for the southwestern United States, bringing shipped global goods directly from the ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach and Houston via intermodal rail containers, according to the Comptroller’s office. The top export commodities by value from AllianceTexas in 2024 were:

  • Machinery and mechanical appliances: $324.8 million
  • Electric machinery and equipment: $276.6 million
  • Aircraft and spacecraft equipment: $116 million
 
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Enea's Pizzeria serves hand-tossed pizza, garlic knots in Roanoke

Enea’s Pizzeria now serves New York-style pizza in Roanoke, owner Edmond Gjekaj said. 

The details: The pizzeria serves big slices made with fresh ingredients and hand-tossed dough, Gjekaj said. Pizza options include BBQ chicken, margarita, eggplant pizza, veggie, meat lovers and alfredo, according to Enea’s Pizzeria’s website. The restaurant also serves calzones, garlic knots, mozzarella sticks, wings, salads, sub sandwiches and chocolate cannoli, according to its website. 

Quote of note: “We’re truly grateful for the warm welcome and support from the Roanoke community—it already feels like home,” Gjekaj said.

  • 500 N. US 377, Roanoke
 

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Texas lawmakers to investigate deadly Central Texas floods with new committees

The Texas House and Senate are launching new legislative committees to “get to the bottom of exactly what occurred” during this summer’s deadly Central Texas floods, state leaders announced Oct. 13.

The details: The bipartisan panels, known as the House and Senate General Investigating Committees on the July 2025 Flooding Events, will meet jointly to conduct “a comprehensive and thorough review” of the floods, House Speaker Dustin Burrows and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said.

Lawmakers will be tasked with:

  • Identifying strategies to strengthen Texas’ disaster preparedness
  • Helping communities respond to future floods
  • Examining actions taken at summer camps in the flood zone

The background: During special legislative sessions this summer, lawmakers passed bills aimed at hardening summer camps against future disasters and improving local flood warning systems.

"While progress was made during the second special session to bolster Texans’ safety, the magnitude of this tragedy demands a comprehensive and thorough review," Burrows said in an Oct. 13 statement.

 

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