by Kavitha Surana and Lizzie Presser April 17, 2026, 8:05 am EDT The Texas Medical Board has disciplined three doctors ProPublica previously investigated whose patients died after receiving delayed or inappropriate pregnancy care under the state’s strict abortion ban. Two of the doctors failed to properly intervene as a pregnant teenager repeatedly sought care for…

By Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune April 17, 2026 Thirty six Texas Democrats — including a congressional candidate, a former Texas House member and former party staffers — are urging Kendall Scudder to forgo reelection as chair of the Texas Democratic Party, citing operational failures and a “hostile work environment” fostered by his leadership over…

By Paul Cobler, The Texas Tribune April 17, 2026 Texas’ grid operator raised eyebrows this week when it reported that peak demand on the grid could more than quadruple by 2032. The 2032 peak load forecast of 367,790 megawatts far exceeds the highest recorded peak demand for the Texas grid — 85,508 megawatts in August…

BRYAN, COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Five of Texas A&M University’s leading affiliated organizations have publicly backed Dr. Susan Ballabina as sole finalist for president, marking an unprecedented level of support across the Aggie Network. The joint letter is signed by the leadership of The Association of Former Students, the 12th Man Foundation, the Corps of…

203 People Were Killed in Traffic Crashes in Texas Work Zones Last Year   AUSTIN – Highway work is dangerous work, often just inches away from speeding traffic. Help keep our workers and everyone on the road safe by slowing down in work zones and driving like a Texan: kind, courteous and safe.   A growing…

Austinites love our city’s natural beauty, found in greenbelts, parks, neighborhood streets, and waterways like Lady Bird Lake. This spring, Keep Austin Beautiful invites every Austinite to demonstrate how to “Love Where You Live” by giving back to the natural, shared spaces that make Austin so beautiful. Since 1985, Keep Austin Beautiful Day has been an opportunity…

Beaver Cole ~ former owner & publisher of The American Observer Newspaper and The Oil Patch Newspaper EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT!!!Texas Governor Greg Abbott says Texans are over taxed and he wants to abolish school and property taxes!$Trillions of surplus and abusive taxation over the last 50 years has cast millions of families…

By Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune April 17, 2026 The U.S Supreme Court has ruled against states’ ability to ban licensed mental health providers from providing conversion therapy on the grounds that it violates free speech. In a twist of fate, national LGBTQ+ advocates and law experts say the decision proves Texas can’t ban gender…

By Colleen DeGuzman, The Texas Tribune April 17, 2026 As a historic drought in South Texas deepens, parched cities along the coastal bend are following Corpus Christi’s playbook and racing to drill their way out of a crisis. But as more and more cities turn to groundwater instead of surface water, experts warn that they…

AUSTIN, TX | April 15, 2026 – The Texas Healthcare & Bioscience Institute (THBI), the statewide public policy voice of the healthcare and bioscience industry celebrating 30 years of advocacy leadership and industry support, today announced a leadership team expansion for THBI and the THBI Foundation. This expansion marks an important step in advancing the…