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82nd Airborne Division Ready to Respond, Support Project Freedom, Caine Says
View Online May 5, 2026 | By David Vergun When the president or the secretary of war needs immediate, scalable and lethal combat power anywhere in the world, 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers answer the call, Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said today during a Pentagon press briefing. Caine…
Read MoreTexas Advances TEFA Rollout with more than 50,000 New Awards for Low-Income Families
DALLAS, Texas —The American Federation for Children (AFC) today celebrates with more than 50,000 low-income Texas families receiving Texas Education Freedom Account (TEFA) program award notifications. This marks a critical next step in distributing TEFA awards to families across the state and establishes a waitlist for remaining applicants. This week’s new wave of awards for…
Read MoreThe Stamp Out Hunger® Food Drive
The National Association of Letter Carriers conducting nation’s largest single-day food drive Saturday, May 9 TEXAS — Saturday, May 9th marks the 34th anniversary of the largest one-day food drive in the nation – the National Association of Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger® Food Drive. Letter Carriers are in the communities they serve every day…
Read MoreRule that lets Texans obtain out-of-state abortion pills can continue for now, Supreme Court says
By Ayden Runnels and Terri Langford, The Texas Tribune May 1, 2026 The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday temporarily blocked an appeals court decision to limit nationwide access to the abortion drug mifepristone. Justice Samuel Alito, issued the hold to give the court more time to consider the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision…
Read MoreHow the Voting Rights Act reshaped Texas’ electoral maps by empowering voters, candidates of color
By Eleanor Klibanoff and Gabby Birenbaum, The Texas Tribune May 4, 2026 In 2002, U.S. Rep. Henry Bonilla, a Republican, nearly lost his South Texas seat to Democrat Henry Cuellar. So when the GOP used its newfound majority in the state Legislature to redraw the voting maps the next year, they sawed through Cuellar’s hometown…
Read MoreFour earn All-HBCUAC,Women’s Track and Field finishes fourth
SHREVEPORT, La. – Over the course of two wet and rainy days, four Wiley University women’s track and field athletes made trips to the awards podium as the Lady Wildcats finished fourth at the 2026 Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference Track and Field Championship Thursday and Friday at Lee Hedges Stadium. Due to…
Read MoreCivil rights groups sue to stop Texas immigration law
By Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune May 4, 2026 A group of civil rights organizations on Monday filed a new lawsuit seeking to stop parts of the law that would let Texas police arrest people suspected of illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. The law can go into effect next week after a federal appeals court…
Read MoreSouthern Arkansas University commencement ceremonies set for May 8 and 9
MAGNOLIA, AR (05/04/2026) Southern Arkansas University will come together to honor over 500 spring 2026 graduates during three undergraduate ceremonies on Friday, May 8, and a graduate ceremony on Saturday, May 9. The ceremonies will be held in the W.T. Watson Athletic Center. Friday, May 8 – Undergraduate Ceremonies 8:00 a.m. – Department of Nursing…
Read MoreHunt County Fatal Crash
Hunt County – On May 2, 2026, at 6:40 p.m., the Texas Department of Public Safety (TXDPS) Highway Patrol (HP) responded to a single vehicle crash on State Highway 66 near County Road 2112. A preliminary investigation indicates a 2024 Triumph Motorcycle was traveling south on SH-66. The driver lost control and laid the…
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