UT Tyler, Brownsboro ISD Partner to Enhance District Educational Opportunities
Partnership addresses teacher shortage across region and state TYLER, Texas (September 1, 2026) – The University of Texas at Tyler has partnered with Brownsboro Independent School District to provide discounted tuition rates for district employees wishing to pursue advanced degrees at UT Tyler. Through its School of Education, UT Tyler remains focused on teacher education…
Read MoreSierra Club Urges Texas Senate to Mandate Better Water Reporting and Planning for Data Centers and Power Plants
AUSTIN, Texas – Ahead of today’s public hearing of the Texas Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs, the Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter is urging legislators to require data centers to report their water usage and to pay close attention to the water used by fossil fuel power plants that keep these centers…
Read MoreBrownsville faces rising home values after the arrival of large employers like SpaceX, Saronic
By Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune August 31, 2026 McALLEN — Home values in Cameron County more than doubled over a six-year period, and property tax bills are going up along with it, according to research from the Texas Real Estate Research Center at Texas A&M University. SpaceX’s arrival in 2014 has led to the…
Read MoreFormer GOP Texas Supreme Court justices back Democrat for attorney general
By Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune August 31, 2026 Two former Texas Supreme Court justices appointed by Republican governors are endorsing Democratic attorney general nominee Nathan Johnson over their party’s pick, Mayes Middleton. The race to replace outgoing Attorney General Ken Paxton as Texas’ top lawyer is, like many races this cycle, running tighter than…
Read MoreMuslims push back as Texas Republicans sharpen attacks on sharia law
By Ellie Ashby, The Texas Tribune August 31, 2026 In political campaigns and the party’s platform, Texas Republicans condemn “sharia law” as a dangerous system of extremist Islamic rules and restrictions that threaten democracy, religious freedom and personal liberty — an affront to American values that must be stamped out. But when Shaimaa Zayan considers what…
Read MoreHere’s what you need to know about Texas’ voter suspense list
This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Natalia Contreras, Votebeat Aug 31, 2026 at 2:37pm EDT Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Texas’ free newsletter here. Multiple headlines recently…
Read MoreSpaceX to fund up to $220M in Brownsville water projects in exchange for land
By Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune August 31, 2026 McALLEN — Brownsville could receive up to $220 million from SpaceX for water and wastewater projects after the city agreed to remove roughly 445 acres of land from its city limits. During a special meeting over the weekend that lasted six hours, Brownsville city commissioners unanimously…
Read MoreIntoxalock Automates Probation Reporting Across 230+ Texas Agencies with a First-of-Its-Kind CSS Integration
New integration eliminates hundreds of administrative hours spent managing cases and solidifies Intoxalock’s position as the state’s premier ignition interlock provider. Key Takeaways Intoxalock is the first IID provider to integrate automated compliance reporting directly with CSS. The integration serves 230+ Texas supervising agencies, eliminating manual report downloads and uploads. Real-time IID compliance data…
Read MoreTwo UT System institutions experience leadership changes as new semester begins
By Jessica Priest, The Texas Tribune August 31, 2026 Two major UT System institutions face leadership changes as their presidents stepped down in recent days. On Monday, UT Arlington president Jennifer Cowley announced plans to return to the faculty. Last week, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center president Peter Pisters announced his retirement after more than…
Read MoreGasBuddy: 2026 Poised to Be Most Expensive Labor Day at The Pump on Record
(September 1, 2026, DALLAS) – GasBuddy, North America’s trusted fuel savings platform for more than 25 years, today released its annual Labor Day gas price forecast, predicting that average gas prices on the last summer holiday weekend of 2026 will be $4.03 per gallon, 87 cents higher than in 2025, and the highest Labor Day…
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