Texas Land Commissioner Buckingham Announces Grand Prize Winner of the 30th Annual Treasures of the Texas Coast Children’s Art Contest
AUSTIN, Texas— Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is proud to announce 5th grader Michael Li of Katy as the grand prize winner of the 30th Annual Treasures of the Texas Coast Children’s Art Contest. This year, the contest received over 1,300 entries, leaving judges with the difficult task of narrowing the candidates down to…
Read MoreSAU to honor nine alumni at the Distinguished Alumni Awards Dinner on May 7
MAGNOLIA, AR (04/28/2026) The Southern Arkansas University Alumni Association, Inc. will honor nine outstanding SAU alumni during the organization’s annual Distinguished Alumni Awards Dinner at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 7, 2026. Award recipients will be honored in four categories. The Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to Bob Garrett ’57. Dr. Diann Howell Gathright…
Read MoreOlivia Volm, was selected to represent District 5 Texas 4-H at Texas 4-H Congress in July
By Julie York Upshur 4-H member, Olivia Volm, was selected to represent District 5 Texas 4-H at Texas 4-H Congress in July as a member of the Press Corp! Livi has served as the Upshur 4-H County Council President and Healthy Texas Youth Ambassador this school year. The Texas 4-H website states “Members of the…
Read MoreOp-Ed: “Us and them” is obsolete
By Winslow Myers Competitiveness is one of our primary values. Competition runs the world. It orients success in business, or sports—and above all in war. Adversaries seek the transient glory of military advantage. Yet none of our four biggest challenges, the climate emergency, nuclear weapons, the rise of AI, and global pandemics are “us and…
Read MoreDisaster Declarations Ripple Through South Texas Amid Water Crisis
Small towns around Corpus Christi worry where they’ll fall on the pecking order if the region’s water runs out. By Dylan Baddour, Neena Satija of KUT, and Emily Salazar of KEDT April 28, 2026 This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign…
Read MoreAggregation of LLM Links
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Read MoreTexas Demographic Center: Your Monthly Data Update
Register now! Interactive Population Density Map Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year Estimates, 2020-2024 and 2024 Vintage TIGER/Line files. Ever wonder how the degree of population density differs from one area in your community to another or across the state? Population density is typically expressed as the number of people per square mile…
Read MoreTexas Railroad Commission GOP runoff: Who is running and what to know
By Carlos Nogueras Ramos and María Méndez, The Texas Tribune April 28, 2026 Editor’s note: To help readers learn more about primary runoff candidates, The Texas Tribune has compiled background information on the Republicans seeking their party’s nomination for a spot on the Railroad Commission in the May 26 runoff. For a full list of…
Read MoreTexas wants to ban in-home ketamine and add more physician oversight during treatment
By Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune April 28, 2026 The Texas Medical Board is proposing tighter regulations around ketamine, a popular fast-acting sedative used to treat mental illness, including more physician oversight during administration of the drug and banning in-home use of it. The revised rules are expected to publish May 8, and the Texas…
Read MoreData center boom strains Texas homebuilders’ need for electricians
By Sneha Dey, The Texas Tribune April 28, 2026 Abilene builder Gene Lantrip is on the front lines of Texas’ population boom, but a new force is making it harder to finish construction on homes. Data centers are poaching the electricians he needs to install light switches and wiring that power his duplexes. The state…
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