Historic Upshur Museum presents Sam Houston: Texas Icon
We are pleased to announce Sam Houston: Texas Icon, a new traveling exhibition by Humanities Texas chronicling the life of one of Texas’s most recognizable and complex characters is available for viewing at the Museum. Sam Houston remains a larger-than-life figure in Texas and American history with a career that spanned the Texas Revolution, the…
Read MoreWebb County Sheriff Martin Cuellar faces removal attempt following federal fraud indictment
By Alex Nguyen, The Texas Tribune May 10, 2026 Nearly six months after being indicted on federal fraud charges, Webb County Sheriff Martin Cuellar is now facing an attempt to remove him from office. Former Laredo City Council member Alfonso “Poncho” Casso filed the petition to remove Cuellar in Webb County district court last week,…
Read MoreTexas took their licenses. Now these immigrant truckers face lost livelihoods, sense of betrayal
By Colleen DeGuzman and Alex Nguyen, The Texas Tribune May 11, 2026 Veronica Viera loved watching Texas unfold from the driver’s seat of her bright pink 18-wheeler — the winding roads, the small towns, the sense of freedom — so losing her license in a government crackdown on legal immigrants was devastating. No more trips…
Read MoreGOP hardliners aren’t buying into U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar’s bipartisan immigration bill
By Gabby Birenbaum, The Texas Tribune May 11, 2026 WASHINGTON — When Democrats took control of Washington after the 2020 election, Rep. Veronica Escobar thought comprehensive immigration reform was within reach. It didn’t work out that way. The El Paso Democrat helped craft a bill party leaders introduced at the start of Joe Biden’s term…
Read MoreTeachers with national certification earn more, but Texas is questioning its worth
By Jaden Edison, The Texas Tribune May 11, 2026 Danielle Minnis can demonstrate what putting students first looks like after 20 years in the classroom, bolstered by rigorous self-evaluation. If children fall asleep during a lesson, change the pacing. If a kid with dyslexia feels humiliated reading aloud to peers, do not force them to…
Read MoreTexas Weekly Gas Price Update
May 11, 2026 Average gasoline prices in Texas have risen 11.3 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.01/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 21.5 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand $1.31/g higher than a year ago. The national average price…
Read MoreCoast Guard opening new recruiting office in Austin
May 11, 2026 U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters Headquarters online newsroom The Coast Guard is scheduled to hold a grand opening ceremony for the new Coast Guard Austin Recruiting office Saturday, as part of Force Design 2028 (FD2028) workforce initiatives. The presiding official for the grand opening will be Capt. Benjamin Keffer, Coast Guard Accessions…
Read MoreVideo: What you can learn from looking at Texas from space
FORGING THE DIGITAL BATTLESPACE: Five Eyes Allies Accelerate ‘Project Arcadia’ at the Combined Digital Leadership Summit
May 11, 2026 The Department of War (DoW), last Friday, announced the successful conclusion of the biannual Combined Digital Leadership Summit (CDLS 26.1), marking a pivotal acceleration in joint digital war fighting capabilities and the operationalization of Project Arcadia among the Five Eyes (FVEY) alliance: the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New…
Read MoreTexas fruit production down due to low chill hours
Texas Crop and Weather Report May 5, 2026 – by Mary Schrieber The combination of a late freeze and a lack of chill hours will likely lead to reduced fruit yields across the state, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. Tim Hartmann, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension statewide fruit specialist and assistant professor in the Texas A&M…
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