News outlets urge a judge to sanction OpenAI in a high-stakes AI copyright fight
Posted Friday, July 10, 2026 11:36 am Matt O’Brien and Jocelyn Noveck |The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times, the Daily News and other media outlets are asking a federal judge to impose sanctions on OpenAI, escalating a fight over artificial intelligence and copyright that could shape the future of a…
Read MoreCountry Music Legend Clint Black Returns to UT Tyler Cowan Center
Performance set for Friday, March 12 TYLER, Texas (July 10, 2026) – The University of Texas at Tyler R. Don Cowan Fine and Performing Arts Center welcomes legendary country music star Clint Black for its upcoming 2026-27 season. Black will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 12, 2027, at the Cowan Center. His first visit…
Read MoreFrom a Family Farm to a Mead Hall: Vinland Meads Brings Ancient Tradition to Murchison, Texas
In a small East Texas town, an ancient beverage is finding new life. Owned by husband and wife *Clyde and Sarah Hays*, Vinland Meads is introducing visitors to mead, the world’s oldest known alcoholic beverage, while building something even more important: a place where family, heritage, craftsmanship, and community come together. The story of Vinland…
Read MoreTed Cruz warns Talarico has “real chance” to flip Texas’ U.S. Senate seat
By Renzo Downey, The Texas Tribune July 9, 2026 Calling in to Sean Hannity’s radio show Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz offered a blunt warning cry to his party: Democratic state Rep. James Talarico has a legitimate shot at flipping Texas this year. “Unfortunately, I do think he has a real chance,” Cruz told Gov.…
Read MoreAaron Reitz, former attorney general candidate, appointed U.S. attorney in Texas’ southern district
By Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune July 9, 2026 Aaron Reitz has been appointed the next U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Texas. Reitz previously worked as a top deputy to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and worked in the Trump Justice Department before running for attorney general earlier this year. Reitz finished fourth,…
Read MoreAppeals court rejects effort to defend Texas law offering in-state tuition for undocumented students
By Jessica Priest, The Texas Tribune June 4, 2026 A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected an effort to defend the Texas Dream Act, leaving in place a ruling that ended a longstanding state law that allowed some undocumented students to pay in-state tuition at public colleges and universities. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of…
Read MoreHistoric Rio Grande Valley church saved from being cut off behind border wall
By Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune July 9, 2026 MISSION — A historic chapel that served as the basis for the city’s name will no longer lie behind a border wall as community leaders and church officials initially feared. The future of La Lomita Chapel, which sits near the Rio Grande, came into question amid…
Read MoreStephen F. Austin State University to close child care center due to budget constraints
By Jess Huff, The Texas Tribune July 10, 2026 Stephen F. Austin State University will phase out its Early Childhood Laboratory over the next few years because the program has become too expensive to maintain. Stephen F. Austin University opened the Janice A. Pattillo Early Childhood Research Center, also known as the child care lab,…
Read MoreWhat to know about Houston ICE shooting and other migrant deaths in Texas
By Alex Nguyen, The Texas Tribune July 9, 2026 The fatal shooting of a man in Houston by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on Tuesday is the latest in a series of migrant deaths while in federal custody or interacting with agents in Texas since President Donald Trump returned to office in 2025. Lorenzo Salgado…
Read MoreImmigrant killed by ICE was not target of operation, Congress member says
By Uriel J. García and Alex Nguyen, The Texas Tribune July 9, 2026 The 52-year-old Houston man fatally shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent earlier this week was not the target of the agency’s operation, said U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston, who has called for release of any video footage capturing the…
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