Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Atlanta District Roadwork Report for Week of June 14 – June 20
Bowie County Interstate 30 (I-30) – From Farm to Market road (FM) 989/Kings Highway to Arkansas state line, widening highway. I-30 traffic through Texarkana scheduled to be diverted to frontage roads night of 06/13 for bridge removal. FM 989/Kings Highway — at I-30. Bridge replacement. Traffic detoured. I-30 — From FM 989 to FM 3419, extension…
Read MoreStrong Borders Dispatch: Four Republicans Join Democrats to Sink SAVE Act
Welcome to the Strong Borders Dispatch. Republican voters have been betrayed by the DC swamp yet again, as the GOP establishment sided with the Democrats against the SAVE Act and its critical voter ID requirements. However, Texans for Strong Borders is fighting back against the establishment at the 2026 Republican Party of Texas Convention this…
Read MoreTexas GOP Chair Abraham George ousted by second-in-command D’rinda Randall
By Alejandro Serrano and Renzo Downey, The Texas Tribune June 12, 2026 HOUSTON — Republican Party of Texas Vice Chair D’rinda Randall became the party’s new leader Friday after defeating her former running mate, incumbent Chair Abraham George, shaking up the top of the state’s majority party ahead of the fall midterm elections. Randall, who…
Read MoreDemocratic nominee for General Land Office diagnosed with cancer
By Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune June 12, 2026 Benjamin Flores, the Democratic nominee to run Texas’ General Land Office, has been diagnosed with leukemia, his campaign announced Friday. He will remain in the race while he receives treatment at MD Anderson in Houston. “My mother taught me to never bow down. I did not…
Read MoreAt GOP convention, Abbott vows to “demolish” Democrats, calls for crackdown on H-1B visas and Sharia law
By Alejandro Serrano and Renzo Downey, The Texas Tribune June 12, 2026 HOUSTON — Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday vowed to eviscerate Democrats in November’s midterm elections during a speech at the Texas GOP convention that previewed his next legislative priorities and his message for the fall campaign: tying the opposition to “Bernie Sanders socialism.”…
Read MoreMidland police ID suspect in shooting that left one victim dead, 10 injured
By Colleen DeGuzman, The Texas Tribune June 12, 2026 Never miss a story! The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter gives readers the most essential Texas news. Sign up for The Brief. Midland officials have confirmed that a city employee was killed and 10 people were injured in a Friday morning shooting on the south side that also left…
Read MoreDPS Identifies Victim in Midland Shooting
AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) can now release the name of the victim killed in this morning’s shooting incident in Midland, Texas. He is identified as Edward Randall Scott, 62, of Midland. At this time, no additional information will be released. ____________________________________________________________________________ AUSTIN – Friday morning, June 12, 2026, at about…
Read MoreNTCC Rodeo sends two to CNFR
June 8, 2026 By: Justin Hargrove, Assistant Athletic Director The Northeast Texas Community College (NTCC) Team Roping Duo of Kelon Andrews, and Hayden Sanders are heading back to Casper, Wyoming to compete for the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR)Team Roping Title. For Andrews this will be his third trip to the CNFR and Sanders will…
Read MoreNTCC scholars conduct research in Laredo and Fort Worth
June 10, 2026 Pictured: Students with the mural of the Joe Guerra Library in Laredo (left) and at the Mary Couts Burnett Library at TCU in Fort Worth. By: Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director Thanks to another generous gift from David L. Stevenson, as well as other donors, NTCC honors students were able to complete…
Read MoreUT Tyler Awarded $247K for Opioid Recovery Initiative
TYLER, Texas (June 12, 2026) – The University of Texas at Tyler received a $241,779.73 grant from the Texas Opioid Abatement Fund Council to support a rural-focused initiative for opioid use disorder. Led by Dr. Tuan Le, UT Tyler School of Medicine associate professor, the Rural Opioid Access, Delivery and Support — or ROADS —…
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