By Tom H. Hastings In our 2024 presidential election, Donald Trump got 77,303,568 votes, or almost half (49.8%) of all votes cast and counted. We live in a system where a plurality (more than anyone else) wins at that level, rather than a majority (more than half). With barely more than 75 million votes and just a…

By Gabby Birenbaum, The Texas Tribune September 26, 2026 Attorney General Ken Paxton and Democratic state Rep. James Talarico traded barbs over the gas tax Saturday as high gas and diesel prices become a top midterm issue. At a campaign event at a gas station in Carrollton, Talarico called on his Republican opponent to condemn…

News from Southern Arkansas University   MAGNOLIA, AR (09/26/2026) Dr. Helmut Langerbein, professor of history at Southern Arkansas University, was selected to participate in a faculty seminar on World War II history at The National WWII Museum in New Orleans. The weeklong seminar brought together faculty members from the United States, Canada, Poland, and Italy.…

By Renzo Downey, The Texas Tribune September 26, 2026 At the closing keynote of the Texas Tribune Festival, Fetterman said he doesn’t have a reason to join the Republicans, pointing to the fact that he joins the Democrats on most partisan votes. “I don’t have a reason to,” Fetterman said. “But for a big-tent situation,…

Duane Johnson, a singer-songwriter from Northeast Texas, has released a new single, “The Last Grave on Cedar Hill.” “The Last Grave on Cedar Hill” is a story-driven Red Dirt country/Americana song told through the eyes of a longtime county lawman. At the edge of a small-town cemetery sits a nameless grave tied to a decades-old…

News from Southern Arkansas University MAGNOLIA, AR (09/26/2026) When the Fish and Wildlife Club approached faculty about a black-light survey excursion at the Biological Preserve, biology professor Dr. Sofie Varriano grabbed her equipment and met 23 students for an evening of introductions, refreshments, and insect gazing. The club trekked into the remote, wooded area of…

Bowie County   Interstate 30 (I-30) – From Farm to Market road (FM) 989/Kings Highway to Arkansas state line, widening highway. Westbound lanes back to traditional, two-lane traffic pattern. Westbound entrance & exit ramps open. Traveling I-30 eastbound: Exit 217 to access Kings Highway & FM 2148. Lanes split. Exit 218 for local access east of Pecan…

By Alejandra Martinez, The Texas Tribune September 25, 2026 Years of prolonged, severe drought and delays in implementation of new water sources contributed to Corpus Christi’s near water crisis earlier this year. The city was only months away from asking residents, business and industries to cut back their water usage by 25%.  On a panel…