By Dylan McGuinness and Houston Chronicle, The Texas Tribune April 29, 2026 This article is co-published with the Houston Chronicle and ProPublica as part of an initiative to report on how power is wielded in Texas. When Texas dedicated $22 million to host the 2017 Super Bowl between the New England Patriots and the Atlanta…

By Capital & Main, The Texas Tribune April 29, 2026 The nonprofit publication Capital & Main produced this article. It is co-published with permission. When Naseer Paktiawal found out that his older brother was not feeling well after being taken into Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody in mid-March, he called an ambulance. Paktiawal said he watched…

April 2026 Español Most homeowners insurance doesn’t cover damage from flooding after a storm. And no matter where you live, you could face a flood. Just an inch of floodwater can cause about $25,000 in damage to an average size home. If you don’t have flood insurance, you’ll have to pay for those repairs on…

AUSTIN – The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) has awarded two Texas high schools and one middle school the My Texas Future School of Excellence award for their energetic efforts to help students plan their educational futures by using the state’s My Texas Future website to facilitate their advising. The winners of these awards, presented for the first…

BEAUMONT, Texas –A Beaumont convicted felon has been sentenced to federal prison for a firearms violation in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.   John Edwin Redeaux, 32, pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and was sentenced to 71 months in federal prison by U.S.…

By Sneha Dey, The Texas Tribune April 29, 2026 Texas officials again tapped a Houston schools administrator to helm a state takeover, this time for Beaumont ISD. Sandi Massey is the new state-appointed superintendent of Beaumont ISD as the district has struggled with years of poor academic performance. Massey comes from the nearby Houston ISD,…

  Washington, DC — The American Historical Association has released a statement strongly opposing new Texas Tech University Course Content Guidelines. The guidelines impose a “strict prohibition” on content related to “Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity” in core and undergraduate-level classes, while failing to define these terms. The guidelines also require professors to provide “alternate…

Applications Due May 29 (Washington, D.C., April 29, 2026) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is establishing a second national deadline for agricultural producers and landowners to apply for fiscal year 2026 assistance in the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) through the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). The new deadline for entities to apply is May 29, 2026. NRCS is providing up to…

By Texas Tribune Events Staff, The Texas Tribune April 28, 2026   State Sen. Sarah Eckhardt won the Democratic nomination for Texas comptroller in March. Join The Texas Tribune at 9 a.m. Wednesday, April 29 in Austin or online when Eckhardt sits down with Matthew Watkins, the Tribune’s editor-in-chief, for a conversation about the candidate’s…