By Gabby Birenbaum, The Texas Tribune June 16, 2026 Attorney General Ken Paxton, speaking Monday at a tele-town hall, said the GOP will have a pre-midterm convention in Dallas this September, bringing President Donald Trump to Texas for a high-profile event ahead of the November election. The Republican National Committee has publicly discussed plans to…

By Jaden Edison, Sneha Dey, Rob Reid and Hien An Ngo, The Texas Tribune June 16, 2026 Texas elementary and middle school students mostly stagnated in reading this school year while their performance on math and social studies exams improved, according to STAAR results released Tuesday. The Texas Education Agency published results from the annual…

June 16, 2026 AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has added Franklin Estuardo Gonzalez Flores – a violent offender from Guatemala – to the Texas 10 Most Wanted Criminal Illegal Immigrants List. Texas Crime Stoppers is now offering a cash reward of up to $3,000 for information leading to his arrest. All tips…

MAGNOLIA, AR (06/16/2026) Southern Arkansas University is proud to recognize Jason Smith, director of Jazz Studies and assistant professor of trumpet in the Dempsey College of Liberal and Performing Arts, for a distinguished chapter of military service that continues to inform his leadership, artistry, and dedication to students at SAU. This past December, during the…

TYLER, TX – The Texas Financial Crimes Intelligence Center (FCIC), through its North Texas Field Operations Team, led a multi-agency operation that dismantled an organized criminal ring responsible for installing payment card skimmers on high-flow diesel pumps and using stolen card information to fraudulently obtain fuel from truck stops across North Texas. In late April…

TYLER, TEXAS — Preservation Texas is now accepting applications for its new Historic Rural Log Building Grant Program, funded by a $750,000 Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grant from the National Park Service.   Through this competitive program, Preservation Texas will award subgrants ranging from $50,000 to $150,000 to five to seven preservation projects involving historic,…

Drivers 25 Times More Likely to Cause a Fatal Crash When Combining Alcohol and THC   HOUSTON – The safest decision happens before you turn the key. Driving after drinking alcohol, using THC or mixing substances puts everyone on Texas roads at risk. With summer travel, World Cup matches and Independence Day celebrations coming up,…

TYLER, Texas (June 16, 2026) – The University of Texas at Tyler announced students who were named to the spring 2026 President’s Honor Roll. To qualify for the President’s Honor Roll at UT Tyler, a student must have completed, in one term, 12 or more credit hours of undergraduate college-level credit with a grade of…

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service course will help keep Texas livestock moving June 13, 2026 – by AgriLife Today News Team Gov. Greg Abbott announced the launch of a free online course on June 13 to expand the number of certified New World Screwworm, NWS, inspectors across Texas. A free New World screwworm inspector training…

SHERMAN, Texas – An Irving man has been sentenced to over 13 years in federal prison as part of a Homeland Security Task Force investigation for trafficking fentanyl in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.   Dulio Ariel De-La-O, 25, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent…