This Texas Educator Helps Students Think Like Historians
The Teachers Behind Texas History Welcome to week 5 of 10. Meet Kristina Miller Kristina watched students who once doubted themselves grow into confident researchers and presenters. Your donation provides immediate support for teachers to participate in Texas History Day and National History Day by offsetting travel costs, providing stipends for judges, supporting dedicated teachers…
Read MoreDPS Adds Sherman Man to 10 Most Wanted List
July 9, 2026 AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has added James Lee Kirby to the Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitives List. Texas Crime Stoppers is now offering a cash reward of up to $7,500 for information leading to his arrest. All tips are guaranteed to be anonymous. James Lee Kirby, 49, from…
Read More‘Songs of Deliverance: The Lover’s Fury’ reframes End Times as a story of hope, courage, and divine redemption
C.M. Gilbreth delivers a character-driven apocalyptic novel that shifts the focus from fear to faith, highlighting ordinary people rising in extraordinary times KANSAS CITY, Mo. – C.M. Gilbreth returns to the publishing scene with the release of “Songs of Deliverance: The Lover’s Fury” (published by WestBow Press), a new apocalyptic novel that reframes End…
Read MoreTGCA PreSeason State Volleyball Poll
Texas Girls Coaches Association July 8, 2026 Preseason State Volleyball Poll Notes: The defending champion is always the top ranked team to start the year, regardless of graduation losses, they are champions until they lose in the new season. AND if a champion is re-classified, they retain the top ranking in the new classification as…
Read MoreKen Paxton tops $9 million in a personal best fundraising quarter, campaign says
By Gabby Birenbaum, The Texas Tribune July 8, 2026 WASHINGTON — Attorney General Ken Paxton raised over $9 million in the second quarter of 2026, according to his campaign, easily outpacing his prior fundraising hauls in a sign the GOP donor class is lining up behind their U.S. Senate nominee in Texas. The majority of…
Read MoreBattle over East Texas water rights heats up after Dallas millionaire files federal lawsuit to lift moratorium
By Jess Huff, The Texas Tribune July 8, 2026 Two companies tied to a Dallas investor filed a federal lawsuit to lift a moratorium in an ongoing East Texas water dispute, alleging a groundwater district has illegally blocked their efforts to extract water from beneath land they own. This is the latest legal action taken…
Read MoreHouston mayor questions city’s authority to probe ICE shooting amid calls for independent investigation
By Alex Nguyen and Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune July 8, 2026 Houston Mayor John Whitmire on Wednesday cast doubt that the city’s police department could open a criminal investigation into the shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo — killed a day earlier by a federal immigration agent — as family and advocates pressured city…
Read MoreCrowd demands justice at vigil for Houston man killed in ICE shooting
By Ayden Runnels, Stephen Simpson and Lomi Kriel, The Texas Tribune July 8, 2026 HOUSTON — A diverse crowd gathered Wednesday evening with a sense of anger mixed with grief for a vigil honoring Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, who was fatally shot by an ICE agent, where they demanded justice and that the agency leave the…
Read MoreJames Talarico raises over $30 million in second quarter, campaign says, more than triple Ken Paxton’s sum
By Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune July 8, 2026 State Rep. James Talarico, the Democratic U.S. Senate nominee, raised a staggering $30 million from April through June, his campaign announced Wednesday — more than triple the amount brought in by his Republican opponent, Attorney General Ken Paxton. The haul is a record total for a…
Read MoreCommissioner Buckingham Calls on Texans to Honor Veterans Through Giving and Service
AUSTIN, Texas— Today, Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is calling on all Texans to donate to Texas State Veterans Homes (TSVH) and Texas State Veterans Cemeteries (TSVC). While monetary donations are accepted and can be made through the VLB’s new online donations portal, there are multiple non‑monetary ways to give back…
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