A Hong Kong conglomerate that’s selling ports at the Panama Canal says it may seek a Chinese investor to join a consortium of buyers. The could please Beijing but could also bring more U.S.

Despite having an office with hundreds of attorneys, Paxton opts to hire private lawyers. One cost taxpayers more than $24,000 in one day.

The recent decision to remove BlackRock from Texas’s list of energy boycotters was based on little more than press releases ...