TXDPS Pursuit in Parker County 09/08/26
Parker County – On September 7, 2026, a Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Trooper in Parker County observed a white GMC Terrain traveling westbound on Interstate 20 in the Weatherford area at speeds exceeding 100 mph and committing several additional traffic violations. When the Trooper attempted to conduct a traffic stop, the driver fled…
Read More$60K Grant from FHLB Dallas, Austin Bank and Woodforest National Bank Boosts Support for East Texas Entrepreneurs
TYLER, TEXAS, September 8, 2026—The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) and its members Austin Bank and Woodforest National Bank® (Woodforest) awarded $60,000 in Partnership Grant Program (PGP) funding to Greater Texas Capital Community Finance, doing business as Lending Avenue®. The funds are part of $1.8 million in PGP funds awarded in 2026…
Read MoreTwo weeks later, one of the largest recorded wildfires in North Texas history continues burning
By Alejandra Martinez and Alex Nguyen, The Texas Tribune August 27, 2026 FORT WORTH — Two weeks after the Ross Fire broke out west of Fort Worth, responders are still battling one of the largest wildfires in North Texas’ recorded history. The weather isn’t helping. The Dallas-Fort Worth region’s summer weather is setting records with…
Read MoreNew hearing denied in fight over Texas law that gave undocumented students in-state tuition
By Jessica Priest, The Texas Tribune June 4, 2026 A federal appeals court denied an advocacy group’s request Tuesday for a new hearing in its effort to defend the Texas Dream Act, a longstanding state law that allowed some undocumented students to pay in-state tuition at public colleges and universities. This summer, a three-judge panel…
Read MoreKen Paxton whistleblower endorses James Talarico in Texas’ U.S. Senate race
By Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune September 8, 2026 David Maxwell, the former top cop under Attorney General Ken Paxton, has endorsed Paxton’s opponent, James Talarico, for U.S. Senate. Maxwell spent nearly 50 years working in law enforcement in Texas, as a Texas Ranger, a sergeant in the Texas Department of Public Safety and the…
Read MoreLive updates: Republicans descend on Dallas for Trump’s midterm convention
By Texas Tribune Staff, The Texas Tribune September 8, 2026 Here’s what you need to know GOP’s “Trumpapalooza” convention to kick off Wednesday in Dallas Paxton to run new ad during convention featuring AI-generated Talarico Sept. 8, 2026, 2:42 p.m. GOP’s “Trumpapalooza” convention to kick off Wednesday in Dallas Republicans are gathering in Dallas this…
Read MoreUT Health East Texas EMS Honors 3-Year-Old for Helping Save Her Mother During Medical Emergency
Tyler, Texas (September 8, 2026) — UT Health East Texas EMS recognized 3-year-old Noemi “Emi” Vatavuk for her remarkable actions during a medical emergency that helped her mother receive lifesaving care. On Tuesday, UT Health East Texas EMS CEO John Smith and UT Health East Texas EMS Medical Director Yagnesh Desai, MD, presented Noemi…
Read MoreTeal Season in Texas Commences Sept. 19
AUSTIN – Teal hunting season opens Sept. 19 with a nine-day early season for the second consecutive year. The 2025 Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey conducted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and Canadian Wildlife Service estimated the blue-winged teal breeding population at 4.4 million birds, which was 13 percent below the…
Read MoreAmerica After 9/11: 25 Years of Fear, War, Surveillance and Permanent Emergency
John Whitehead’s Commentary By John & Nisha Whitehead September 08, 2026 “I tell you, freedom and human rights in America are doomed. The U.S. government will lead the American people in — and the West in general — into an unbearable hell and a choking life.”—Osama bin Laden (October 2001) “GIVE THEM NIGHTMARES.”—President Donald Trump…
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