SAU’s Kathy Gean takes food insecurity solutions to the national stage at 45th Annual First-Year Experience Conference
MAGNOLIA, AR (06/15/2026) Southern Arkansas University’s Kathy Gean, director of Service Learning and SAU+VISTA, represented SAU on a national stage this spring, presenting at the 45th Annual First-Year Experience Conference in Seattle, WA. Her presentation, “Hunger on College Campuses and Garden-to-Market Solutions,” showcased SAU’s innovative, data-driven approach to addressing food insecurity among college students and…
Read MoreChampionship gaming, scholarships, and a community built for success: SAU Esports continues to rise
MAGNOLIA, AR (06/15/2026) Southern Arkansas University’s Marvel Rivals Esports team captured the PlayVS College League (PCL) East Division Championship this spring. The win adds another impressive milestone to the growing legacy of Mulerider Esports, following prior championships in Call of Duty, Valorant and Mortal Kombat. Competing against top collegiate programs from across the country, the…
Read MoreTexas Veterans Commission, U.S. Small Business Administration Open New Center to Expand Support for 1.5 Million Texas Veterans
Organizations launch first of five new Veteran Business Outreach Centers across the state SAN ANTONIO, Texas — The Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) celebrated the grand opening of a new “Super” Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC) in San Antonio, which will expand entrepreneurship training, counseling, mentorship and business development…
Read MoreDPS Graduates New Class of Texas State Troopers
AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) welcomed 69 new Texas Highway Patrol Troopers from Recruit Class D-2025 during a graduation ceremony at Great Hills Baptist Church last week. This is the department’s 181st graduating class. Class D-2025’s keynote speaker was Texas State Senator Pete Flores, who addressed the graduating class and their…
Read MoreCommunity groups will turn in 12,776 voter signatures to put Fair Water Amendment on Corpus Christi’s November ballot
Monday, June 15, 2026 Petition has nearly 33% more signatures than required to be validated Corpus Christi, Texas – Organizers of the Fair Water Amendment petition drive will turn in 12,776 voter signatures to Corpus Christi City Hall on Monday, the latest development in the campaign to place a City Charter amendment on the November…
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Texas Poison Center Network: June Newsletter
JUNE NEWSLETTER Real Poison Center Case A mother called the poison center in a panic. Her son had been helping clean out the family’s garage when he suddenly screamed and dropped a plastic toy bin he had been sorting through. He told his mother that something had “pinched” his hand. When she looked…
Read MoreTexas stopped funding gambling addiction programs years ago. A surprising donor is helping fill the void.
By Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune June 15, 2026 Working to create the Texas Lottery in 1991, state lawmakers ran into concerns that government-sponsored gaming would tempt Texans prone to compulsive or problem gambling. In response, lawmakers devoted $2 million a year to a state-run “compulsive gambling program” to identify and treat problem gamblers. In…
Read MoreIn far West Texas, the threat of land seizures for a border wall has families on edge
By Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune June 15, 2026 REDFORD — As a teenager, Joe Carrasco would help his father pick onions and cotton on the family’s 40-acre ranch on the banks of the Rio Grande. On the weekends, he would mount his horse and wade across the river into Mexico, where he would…
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