Nearly 180 Species of Greatest Conservation Need Noted by Texans During City Nature Challenge
Texas Skeleton Plant – Credit: Wendy Anderson/iNaturalist July 21, 2026 Four Texas cities rank in the top 10 for most observations during global competition AUSTIN — For the fifth year in a row, several Texas cities ranked in the top ten globally during the City Nature Challenge (CNC), one of the world’s largest community science…
Read More🏈 Football Becomes Part Of You!
Every week, the National Football Foundation highlights the people, stories and moments that demonstrate football’s impact beyond the field. The ‘I Played’ initiative celebrates how the lessons learned through football continue to shape leaders long after their playing days are over. Name: Christian Ponder College: Florida State Accomplishments: NFF William V. Campbell Trophy finalist WATCH…
Read MoreTropical Storm Bertha Update: CenterPoint Energy Continues to Prepare for Potential Impacts Across Greater Houston Area
Additional CenterPoint preparations underway as the hottest temperatures of the year so far may impact equipment in some areas on Tuesday and Wednesday ahead of any potential tropical impacts later in the week Key actions taken to date: activating Emergency Operations Center, mobilizing approximately 1,050 frontline workers with an additional 1,100 available if needed, conducting outreach to customers, and coordinating with local…
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Texas flood destroyed or heavily damaged 135 Kerr County homes, Abbott said
By Katlyn Ma, The Texas Tribune July 20, 2026 Swift-moving floodwater destroyed or heavily damaged 135 homes in Kerr County, Gov. Greg Abbott said Monday from Kerrville after taking a helicopter survey of affected areas and receiving a briefing by state and area officials. Water that surged over the banks of the Guadalupe River last…
Read MoreICE is arresting relatives who come forward to take custody of migrant children in federal shelters
By Uriel J. García, Alex Nguyen and Apurva Mahajan, The Texas Tribune July 21, 2026 On an early April morning, two U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents approached Y.R. in the parking lot of her Dallas-Fort Worth area apartment as she was about to head to her construction job. Y.R., a 37-year-old undocumented Honduran immigrant…
Read MoreU.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez takes steps to prevent renaming Boca Chica Beach
By Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune July 21, 2026 McALLEN — U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, a Democrat from McAllen, is trying to protect the name of a beloved South Texas beach that was on the verge of losing its historic name earlier this month. Boca Chica Beach, which has gained national recognition as the site…
Read MoreOp-Ed: Undermining elections and democracy is a page out of the dictator’s handbook. Literally.
By Jared O. Bell When word came down that USAID was being dismantled in Nicaragua, I was sorting through old documents amid the chaos of the mission close-out. On the desk next to mine sat a book abandoned by a colleague: The Dictator’s Handbook, by political scientists Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair Smith, which lays…
Read MoreTexarkana man sentenced to federal prison in the Eastern District of Texas for possessing firearm equipped with an illegal Glock-switch
TEXARKANA, Texas – A Texarkana man has been sentenced to federal prison for a firearms violation in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Jakeem Butler, 25, pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a machinegun and was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Robert W.…
Read MoreTarrant County man receives lengthy federal prison sentence as part of Homeland Security Task Force investigation into a fentanyl overdose death in the Eastern District of Texas
PLANO, Texas – A Saginaw man has been sentenced to over 17 years in federal prison as part of a Homeland Security Task Force investigation into a fentanyl overdose death in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Kevin Chase McCauley, 38, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess…
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