By Darius Tahir February 17, 2026 Republicans think patients should be shopping for better health care prices. The party has long pushed to give patients money and let consumers do the work of reducing costs. After some GOP lawmakers closed out 2025 advocating to fund health savings accounts, President Donald Trump introduced his Great Healthcare…

By Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune February 16, 2026 This is one of four profiles the Tribune is writing about the Republican candidates for attorney general. Read our coverage of Sens. Joan Huffman and Mayes Middleton. For more information on the primaries and the voting process, check out our guides and news coverage here. The…

By Alejandra Martinez, The Texas Tribune February 16, 2026 Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched investigations into three school districts over student protests against immigration enforcement, alleging that school officials failed to ensure student safety and minimize classroom disruptions. The move, announced Monday, targets North East Independent School District in San Antonio, Dallas Independent…

By Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune February 13, 2026 The family of Don Huffines, a former Republican Texas senator who is now campaigning to become the state’s comptroller, bought the disgraced Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch in New Mexico after the child sex trafficker and molester died. “Four years after Mr. Epstein’s death, the Huffines family…

By Julie Appleby, KFF Health News February 13, 2026 The Trump administration has unveiled a sweeping set of regulatory proposals that would substantially change health plan offerings on the Affordable Care Act marketplace next year, aiming, it says, to provide more choice and lower premiums. But it also proposes sharply raising some annual out-of-pocket costs…

February 16, 2026- Tyler, TX – Better Business Bureau Serving Central East Texas (BBB) presented the televised production of the 2026 BBB Awards for Excellence , presented by The Genecov Group, Landmark Title, Soules Foods, Stonewater Roofing, Income Solutions Wealth Management, B&L Cabinets, Texas Crystal Blue Pools, GMP Advisors, Texas Bank and Trust, and Henry…

Texas ranks as the most anxious state in the country when it comes to energy bills, according to a new Energy Bill Anxiety Index from Compare the Market The index analysed energy awareness searches, financial strain searches and anxiety-related queries per 100,000 residents across all 50 states. Tyler ranks among highest in Texas, with 41% of…

ATHENS, OH (02/16/2026)– Ohio University College of Health Sciences and Professions student Jensen Chain of Gilmer, TX has been named to OHIO’s Fall 2025 Provost’s List. At the end of each semester, Ohio University’s undergraduate students are evaluated based on their semester GPA and hours to determine placement on the President’s List, Dean’s List or…

DR-KAYS-RETIREMENT-CELEBRATION-PDF Kilgore College will host a come-and-go retirement celebration honoring the presidency of Dr. Brenda Kays on Thursday, Feb. 19, at the Torrence Health Science Education Center. The event will take place from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at the center, located at 1610 S. Henderson Blvd. in Kilgore. Guests are invited to stop by and…