Automatic retirement plans spread as states, cities push workers to build nest eggs
By Kevin Hardy, Stateline May 21, 2026 Philadelphia is poised to launch the nation’s first city-sponsored retirement plan for workers whose employers don’t offer them. Voters on Tuesday sanctioned the city council’s PhillySaves program by adopting a change to the city charter. The move will require employers without retirement benefits to enroll their workers in…
Read MoreDPS’ Fallen Honored During Annual Memorial Service
Families Lay Wreaths for Fallen Troopers Adamick, Shown AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) today honored the legacy of DPS officers and non-commissioned employees who lost their lives in the line of duty at this year’s annual Peace Officers Memorial Service in Austin. Members of the Public Safety Commission (PSC) and DPS…
Read MoreWhatsApp, Meta can access Texans’ private messages, AG Ken Paxton claims in lawsuit
By Paul Cobler, The Texas Tribune May 21, 2026 Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton added WhatsApp to the growing list of companies he has accused of violating Texans’ data privacy, announcing a lawsuit against the messaging app and its parent company, Meta, on Thursday. The lawsuit states WhatsApp is deceiving its users by claiming to…
Read MoreProgram to teach seniors how to Detect, Prevent, and Report Medicare Fraud
According to the Texas Senior Medicare Patrol program, Medicare beneficiaries and the Medicare Program lose an estimate $60-$90 billion annually due to fraud and scams. Bring a lunch-and a friend-next Wednesday, May 27th, and learn how to empower yourself and your loved ones to better identify and report Medicare Fraud. The Senior Medicare Patrol program is…
Read MorePrivate equity companies buy more apartment units
By Robbie Sequeira, Stateline May 21, 2026 Private equity firms own nearly 3 million apartment units, about 13% of the total apartments across the country, according to a new analysis from watchdog group Private Equity Stakeholder Project. And most have been fairly recent purchases. The companies acquired more than 1.7 million of those, or 57%,…
Read MoreTexas A&M University System Welcomes Appointment of Lisa D. Cantu as Student Regent
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas — The Texas A&M University System on Thursday welcomed the appointment of Lisa D. Cantu of Mission, Texas, as the next student regent on the Board of Regents by Gov. Greg Abbott. Cantu, a first-generation Aggie and doctoral student at Texas A&M University, is pursuing a Ph.D. in educational administration with an…
Read MoreNTCC Baseball ends standout season in Super Regional series
Baseball ends standout season in Super Regional series May 21, 2026 The Northeast Texas Community College Eagles saw their remarkable 2026 season come to a close on May 15th in the NJCAA Super Regional, falling to Blinn College 11-1 in Game 2 of the best-of-three series in Waco. While the postseason ended one step short…
Read MoreReligious Anti-Abortion Center Finds Opportunity in Town Without OB-GYNs
By Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez May 20, 2026 Janine Shepard, executive director of 7B Care Clinic in Sandpoint, Idaho, says she hopes the pregnant women who seek help from the anti-abortion organization feel supported enough to make a “life-affirming” decision. (Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez/KFF Health News) SANDPOINT, Idaho — An anti-abortion pregnancy center on the outskirts of…
Read MoreIn the Permian Basin, AI takes on big oil’s dirty water problem
By Carlos Nogueras Ramos, The Texas Tribune May 21, 2026 ODESSA — Underneath the Permian Basin, the state’s largest oil field, lies an ocean of toxic, unusable wastewater that bursts out of rock formations when oil companies extract fossil fuels from the ground. For years, companies have struggled with how to dispose of it. Now,…
Read MoreCamp Mystic chief health officer’s nursing license temporarily suspended
By Alex Nguyen, The Texas Tribune May 21, 2026 The Texas Board of Nursing has temporarily suspended the license of Camp Mystic’s chief health officer, saying her continued practice “constitutes a continuing and imminent threat to public welfare.” The suspension order, filed Tuesday, says Mary Liz Eastland failed to develop and maintain adequate emergency plans…
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