By Cara Anthony Jun 18, 2026     0:00 0:00     Produced in partnership with:   Embed   Download Volume Speed 0.5x 1x 1.25x 1.5x 2x Embed this player × <iframe src=”https://kffhealthnews.org/news/listen-kff-health-news-minute-2026/embed/” width=”600″ height=”200″ frameborder=”0″ scrolling=”no” title=”Listen to the Latest ‘KFF Health News Minute’”></iframe> Copy Being a family caregiver is hard work. On June…

By Claudia Boyd-Barrett Jun 18, 2026 LOS ANGELES — Damian Zermeño, 15, sensed something was wrong the moment he got home from school. His aunt sat at the dining table, sobbing. His father, who’d walked him to the bus stop that morning and promised to take him to dinner when he got back, wasn’t there.…

Record Attendance Marks TACA’s 72nd Annual Meeting as Industry Looks to Meet Texas’ Growing Infrastructure Demands   AUSTIN, Texas [June 18, 2026] – The Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association (TACA) welcomed more than 600 industry leaders, producers, allied members and business partners to its 72nd Annual Meeting, held June 10-12 at the JW Marriott San…

Experts will discuss how new data centers could affect Texas communities and what power elected officials have to regulate these developments. by Texas Tribune Events Staff June 17, 2026, 12:54 p.m. Central There are at least 248 data center projects planned across the state. While industry leaders promise economic gains, some residents fear the pressure…

The Teachers Behind Texas History ​How Texas Teachers Are Shaping the Next Generation of Critical Thinkers   Welcome to week two of the Texas State Historical Association’s summer educator spotlight! All summer long, we are highlighting the incredible teachers across the state who help students deeply engage with Texas history through participation in our TSHA…

Independence Day trips are up 0.2% over last year; cruise, bus and train travel will see biggest increases AAA Texas projects 5.7 million Texans will travel at least 50 miles from home for Independence Day between Saturday, June 27 and Sunday, July 5. This year’s domestic travel forecast is up 0.2% over 2025 and 10.3%…

June 18, 2026 Just southwest of Fort Worth, tucked among the remaining stretches of North Texas prairie, sits Conundrum Farms, a place where fresh produce, conservation, and community come together. At the heart of the operation is Cort DeHart, owner of Conundrum Farms and Vice-Chairman of the Dalworth Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD), whose…

June 18, 2026 BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas — America’s race to build the next generation of nuclear energy is accelerating at Texas A&M-RELLIS, where The Texas A&M University System signed agreements with Terrestrial Energy Inc. to advance the development of its planned small modular reactor. The ground lease and research agreements give Terrestrial Energy site control…

By Riddhi Bora and Dan Keemahill, The Texas Tribune March 18, 2026 New food stamp restrictions prohibiting benefits to be used to purchase sweetened beverages and candy will affect millions of Texans starting April 1. Senate Bill 379, one of three bills under Texas’ “Make America Healthy Again” initiative that Gov. Greg Abbott signed into…

By Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune June 17, 2026 An economic development organization for the city of Presidio and Presidio County filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Wednesday, saying the federal government’s plans to install border barriers and other technology along the Rio Grande will cause communities to flood in the Big…