By Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune June 2, 2026 Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller will speak at a bipartisan forum alongside Clayton Tucker, the Democratic candidate running for the Republican’s seat, to discuss the impact of data center construction in Texas. The forum, which was announced on Tucker’s campaign website, is being hosted by Matagorda County…

  As we look to celebrate America’s 250th birthday, popcorn bursts to the forefront as the perfect snack and a fitting symbol for our Fourth of July celebration. Popcorn begins as a simple kernel, small and unassuming, but with the right amount of heat and energy, it bursts into something much greater—just as America grew…

By Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune June 3, 2026 National Democrats on Wednesday unveiled their most ambitious list of targets in the Texas House in years, adding a dozen districts, on top of three previously announced seats, to their battleground docket for the fall midterms. Twelve of the Texas districts targeted by the Democratic Legislative…

By Paul Cobler, The Texas Tribune June 3, 2026 In the final days of his GOP runoff campaign to unseat incumbent Republican Sen. John Cornyn, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed lawsuits against Netflix, WhatsApp and Discord, and launched another investigation into Meta. During his victory speech, he cemented a key pillar of his campaign:…

  ELEVATE YOUR SUMMER READING Uplift the Texas literary community by exploring one of the new releases we’ve rounded up for June. Let a Texas author empower you to explore a new genre, relax with a guilty pleasure (minus the guilt), or find the perfect book to kickstart your summer. Lone Star Lit is here…

June 2, 2026 First Dairy Cattle Case in Texas This Year AUSTIN, TX – The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) and United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) received confirmation of the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus in diagnostic samples from a Texas dairy. This is…

By Mel Gurtov President Donald Trump hates to lose, but he is on a losing streak in the Middle East—not just in Iran, where his illegal, unprovoked war has been a strategic and diplomatic disaster, but also in Gaza, Lebanon, and the US Congress. Israel’s military is out of control in Gaza and Lebanon. Trump…

James 4: 1-2 “From whence come wars and fightings among you? Come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.” By Van Yandell A policeman…

PLAINVIEW — Wayland Baptist University recognized 575 students across its campuses and online programs for outstanding academic achievement during the Spring 2026 semester. A total of 278 students earned a place on the President’s List, while 297 students qualified for the Dean’s List. Students named to the President’s List completed at least 12 hours in…

25 charged, five convicted, another five sentenced to 944 months in federal prison as the Eastern District of Texas U.S. Attorney’s Office advances DOJ mission to protect the Homeland   PLANO, Texas – The Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) initiative was established by Executive Order 14159, Protecting the American People Against Invasion. The HSTF is…