As part of the Future of Texas series in partnership with Texas 2036, today’s episode of the @TXTalksPodcast explores how higher education will shape the state’s workforce, economy, and long-term competitiveness. Host @bradswail is joined by @tamusystem Chancellor @Glenn_Hegar… pic.twitter.com/ZQG4Tvozvd — Lone Star Standard (@LSStandard) April 28, 2026 Lone Star Standard @LSStandard As part of…

By Phil Galewitz Apr 29, 2026 (iStock/Getty Images) Schmeeka Simpson of Omaha works as a patient navigator for the American Civil Liberties Union and an administrative assistant at Nebraskans for Peace, plus picks up shifts at a Dunkin’ shop. Still, even with three jobs, she worries about losing her health coverage when Nebraska, on May…

By Aneri Pattani Apr 29, 2026 Chris Pawelski hit his breaking point in 2020. His dad had died a few years earlier, and Pawelski became the primary caregiver for his mom, who had dementia. He was working constantly, but his family’s multigenerational farm was bleeding money and debts were accruing. He started thinking about suicide.…

By Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune April 29, 2026 Absent last-minute intervention by the U.S. Supreme Court, Texas death row inmate James Broadnax is scheduled to be executed Thursday for the murder of two music producers his co-defendant confessed to in March. Broadnax was 20 when he was sentenced to death in 2009 for the…

By Inside Climate News and KUT News, The Texas Tribune April 28, 2026 This story is published in partnership with Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, independent news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for the ICN newsletter here. At least six small cities and towns in the Coastal Bend region of…

By Colleen DeGuzman, The Texas Tribune April 28, 2026 The Corpus Christi City Council unanimously agreed Tuesday to delay a vote on how much residents, local businesses and refineries would have to cut water if a supply crisis is triggered. Nick Winkelmann, chief operating officer of the city’s water department, presented a plan to require…

By Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune April 28, 2026 This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. Texas is on track to become the data center capital of the country, with more data center projects under construction and announced than any other state. These projects are drawn here by our plentiful land, minimal regulations and abundant…

By Colleen DeGuzman, The Texas Tribune April 28, 2026 The Corpus Christi City Council unanimously agreed Tuesday to delay a vote on how much residents, local businesses and refineries would have to cut water if a supply crisis is triggered. Nick Winkelmann, chief operating officer of the city’s water department, presented a plan to require…

By Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune April 28, 2026 The Trump administration is allowing a South Texas resident to return to the U.S. after immigration officials deported him earlier this year, despite being a recipient of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals — an immigration status that protects immigrants from deportation. José Contreras Diaz, 30,…