Poor preparation doomed Camp Mystic victims, investigator tells Texas lawmakers in harrowing account
By Emily Foxhall, The Texas Tribune April 27, 2026 Asked by the Texas Legislature to investigate last summer’s deadly flood at Camp Mystic, Casey Garrett recounted the harrowing early-morning hours as the Guadalupe River surged through cabins and reached deadly heights. Lawmakers at the Capitol hearing sat attentive Monday as Garrett methodically offered one of…
Read MoreComforting those who need an encouraging word
LIVING ON PURPOSE By Dr. Billy Holland For those who have visited a nursing home or a medical care facility, you know what I mean when I refer to these places as difficult and uncomfortable. The sights and sounds are difficult for our emotions to process, which explains why many would rather avoid them altogether.…
Read MoreVideo: Cross Church
NEW VIDEO! The pastors of megachurches all seem to be rich, but in South Texas, the complaints about alleged fraud led us to investigate a particular man of god. And after OUR SHOCKING REVELATIONS about a pastor with churches from San Antonio to the Rio Grande Valley, we got new… pic.twitter.com/CvDl0fFk3S — Dolcefino Media (@WayneDolcefino)…
Read MoreVideo: Texas Storm Chances Continue This Week
THSBCA POLL APRIL 27, 2026
TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION Poll- April 27, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 6A TOP 10 OVERALL DISTRICT 1 Tomball 32-0 16-0 2 Katy 27-2 15-1 3 Keller 29-2 15-1 4 Atascocita 28-4 13-1 5 Cypress Woods 29-2 14-0 6 Hebron 23-6 13-1 7 Waxahachie 31-2 14-0 8 Pearland 24-8 15-1 9 Lake…
Read MoreU.S. Supreme Court upholds Texas’ newly redrawn congressional map
By Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune April 27, 2026 Texas’ newly redrawn congressional map is officially cleared for use, after the U.S. Supreme Court formally overturned a lower court’s ruling Monday. In November, the high court allowed the map to be used temporarily. Monday’s ruling maintains that status quo permanently, ensuring the new lines will…
Read MoreOp-Ed: How Congress can put patients over hospital profits
By Dr. Lisa Grabert For millions of American families, health care has become a kitchen-table crisis — not because care is unavailable, but because it is increasingly unaffordable. One little-known federal program is quietly making that affordability crisis worse despite its original intent to broaden access to affordable care. Under the 340B program, hospitals are…
Read MoreConservation News: April 27th Edition
USDA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Break Ground on New Texas Sterile Fly Production Facility Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins and Lieutenant General William H. “Butch” Graham, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) commanding general, led the groundbreaking for the new sterile fly production facility at Moore Air Base in Edinburg,…
Read MoreMedal of Honor Monday: Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Marvin G. Shields
View Online April 27, 2026 | By David Vergun Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Marvin G. Shields has the distinction of being the only Seabee to ever be awarded the Medal of Honor. He was born Dec. 30, 1939, in Port Townsend, Washington, and joined the Navy Jan. 8, 1962. He wanted to be a…
Read MoreCarter BloodCare preps for millions of soccer fans in North Texas
Blood center issues call for donors ahead of projected event attendance this summer DALLAS – FORT WORTH (April 27, 2026) – Carter BloodCare is urging the public to donate blood as North Texas prepares to welcome millions of visitors from around the world. International soccer competitions this summer are expected to draw 100,000 visitors a…
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