Texas school police pepper-sprayed, tackled and tasered students
By The New York Times, The Texas Tribune May 30, 2026 Since the massacre at Robb Elementary in Uvalde in 2022, school districts across Texas have spent billions of dollars to station police officers on every campus in the state. The effort, the most ambitious in the nation, was intended to protect students from similar…
Read MoreTexas Emergency Management Conference Sets New Registration Record in Fort Worth
| May 29, 2026 | FORT WORTH, Texas – After four days of informational training sessions, educational workshops, exhibitor showcases, and networking opportunities at the Texas Emergency Management Conference this week, the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) announced record-setting registration for The Conference in 2026. More than 4,280 individuals from over 40 states and…
Read MoreVideo: Texas anti-data center organizer describes what happens when communities try to fight billion-dollar tech expansion projects
A Texas anti-data center organizer just described what happens when communities try to fight billion-dollar tech expansion projects: there’s nobody left to call. She says EPA and FEMA complaint systems are now a shell of what they once were after cuts pushed by Trump and… pic.twitter.com/Ni6WQduCgl — Brian Allen (@allenanalysis) May 30, 2026
Read MoreOp-Ed: Civilization belongs to no one tradition
By George Cassidy Payne I recently came across another one of those confident social media posts claiming that Western civilization is essentially the product of Christianity. Hospitals, universities, charity, marriage, human rights, all presented as though they emerged fully formed from a single religious tradition. The appeal of that story is understandable. It offers certainty…
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Op-Ed: Fascist leaders should flee the country
By Jon Hochschartner Fascist leaders of the Make America Great Again movement, especially senior members of President Donald Trump’s administration, should flee the country while they still have a chance. Approval ratings for the decrepit, former reality-television host are reaching historic lows. Even his MAGA base, previously assumed to be rock-solid, is fracturing over various…
Read More1,430 Pounds of Trash Removed From San José Island
Earlier this month, an incredible coalition of volunteers removed 1,430 pounds of litter from San José Island during a major coastal cleanup effort organized by the Texas Coastal Bend Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation and the Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR). In just two hours, 53 volunteers collected 287 bags of trash — enough…
Read MoreDPS Arrests Man in Possession of Hundreds of AI-Generated Images Involving South Texas Children
May 29, 2026 AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety’s (DPS) Criminal Investigations Division (CID), in coordination with the FBI and Dimmitt Co. Sheriff’s Office (DCSO), announces the arrest of a man they believe generated hundreds of AI-generated pornographic images and videos involving local children. Adan Covarrubias, 31, was arrested earlier this month by DPS…
Read MoreTPWD Graduates 68th Texas Game Warden and State Park Police Cadet Class
AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) graduated its 68th Texas Game Warden and Texas State Park Police cadet class Friday morning during a ceremony at the Texas State Capitol. The class included 24 new Texas Game Wardens and four Texas State Park Police officers who completed eight months of intensive training at…
Read MoreGeology and Topography of Upshur County
The rolling, hilly landscape of Upshur County, which contrasts so sharply with the flat plains to the west, is the direct result of millions of years of geological activity. While the western plains are defined by stable, horizontal rock layers, Upshur County’s topography was shaped by ancient deep-sea salt that has flowed and pushed upward,…
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