Several Texas area codes (254, 361, 409, 806, 830, 915 and 940) have numbers with a 988 prefix. Those areas now must transition from seven-digit to 10-digit local dialing.

Other affected Texas area codes include 254, 361, 409, 806, 830 and 915. The change is due to an order from the Federal Communications Commission that approved 988 as the abbreviated dialing code ...

At one time, a new area code made Houstonians cringe. It divided a city and its suburbs, splitting Houston like a Shipley doughnut. But Thursday's news that the Public Utility Commission of Texas ...