By Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune July 23, 2026 McALLEN— The South Texas nun who was detained by immigration officers last month spoke publicly for the first time since the incident and as her future in the country remains in limbo. Sister Leticia “Letty” Ugboaja, a 56-year-old nun from Nigeria, was walking the short distance from…

By Jayme Lozano Carver, The Texas Tribune July 23, 2026 LUBBOCK — A 5.0 magnitude earthquake rocked the Texas Panhandle early Thursday morning, one of the strongest recorded in Texas. Effects from the earthquake were felt throughout the rural region and as far as southern Oklahoma and New Mexico. According to the U.S. Geological Survey,…

By Jess Huff, The Texas Tribune July 23, 2026 A controversial data center project in East Texas is no longer moving forward after the company said it wouldn’t be able to comply with Gov. Greg Abbott’s development standards. Kansas-based Diode Ventures had proposed building a data center in Henderson County near Cedar Creek Reservoir, a…

By Carlos Nogueras Ramos, The Texas Tribune July 23, 2026 CRYSTAL CITY — Gabby Perez painstakingly preserved her mother’s home after she died 15 years ago. There was the wall of family portraits, the rosaries and kitchenware, and personal belongings that her late father, who had a knack for holding on to things, piled up.…

BEAUMONT, Texas – A Kountze man has been sentenced for a federal firearms violation in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.   Joshua Kenneth Hope, 33, pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and was sentenced to 63 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge…

July 22, 2026 The NTCC Work4College Program is so much more than just a job! In addition to doing meaningful work on campus, W4C students also take a class that covers a variety of topics that help them as they transition into adulthood. This week students focused on learning proper etiquette for dining and formal…

By Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune July 23, 2026 McALLEN — In 2019, a historic theater’s marquee in McAllen’s downtown district once lauded, “Welcome to McAllen, 7th Safest city in America.” The theater placed the message front and center ahead of a visit from President Donald Trump during his first term in office, using it…

By Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune July 22, 2026 Democratic U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico on Wednesday called for a broad set of tighter regulations on data centers in Texas, seizing on what has become a potential political liability for Republicans who until recently had embraced the explosion of artificial intelligence-driven development in the state.…

By Sneha Dey, The Texas Tribune July 22, 2026 Three years after Texas reinvented how community colleges earn state funding to reward them for getting more students to graduation, the schools are delivering. But the colleges are short the millions they planned to receive as a result as their successes outpaced what lawmakers budgeted, prompting…

  Cotton prices rally as Texas growing conditions turn mixed Texas Crop and Weather Report – by Karn Dhingra After two years of low prices, cotton prices rallied — though Texas growers’ fortunes still depend heavily on where they farm, said a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts say cotton prices have…