|  June 9, 2026  | El Paso, TX – Magoffin Home State Historic Site invites the public to tour the active restoration of the Magoffin Home’s historic adobe walls in a limited-space hard hat tour of the site, beginning Wednesday, June 10. The Magoffin Home is currently closed for general tours as a multi-million-dollar restoration will carefully repair 150-year-old adobe bricks within…

From smartphones and laptops to vehicles and HVAC systems, many of the products Texans rely on every day begin with a machinist. Machinists create the precision parts that keep industries moving, transforming raw materials into components used in manufacturing, aerospace, energy, healthcare and countless other fields. But what does a machinist actually do? “A machinist…

BEAUMONT, Texas – A Beaumont felon has been indicted in the Eastern District of Texas and charged with a federal firearms violation, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.   Jared Cole Stephenson, 41, was indicted by a federal grand jury last week and charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.  Stephenson appeared…

USPS National Dog Bite Awareness Events Kick Off June 1   TEXAS — Last year, U.S. Postal Service employees suffered more than 5,200 dog attacks. To combat this, USPS is sharing vital safety guidance to help pet owners protect mail carriers and ensure uninterrupted mail delivery.   A monthlong Dog Bite Awareness campaign begins Monday,…

BROWN COUNTY, Texas — In a first-of-its-kind civil rights case in Texas, Civil District Judge Mike Smith has agreed with Brown County doctors that they are legally permitted to report parents to CPS based on the doctor’s perception that the parents may have autism. In a recent hearing, attorneys representing doctors from Hendrick’s Medical Center…

By Gabby Birenbaum, The Texas Tribune June 8, 2026 WASHINGTON — One of the lawyers who defended Attorney General Ken Paxton during his three-year-old impeachment trial endorsed Democrat James Talarico Monday in Texas’ U.S. Senate race. Dan Cogdell, a veteran Houston attorney who represented Paxton in his long-running felony securities fraud case and his 2023…

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 8, 2026 — Today U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced President Donald J. Trump has appointed John Bellinger as the new Senior Advisor for New World Screwworm Preparedness. In this role, Bellinger will integrate into USDA’s team to help further drive its robust effort to explore all available technologies to combat…

AUSTIN – The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) has awarded eight grants totaling more than $1.3 million to local workforce development boards (Boards) through the Texas Internship Initiative (TII). The Boards will use these grants to support local partnerships that foster new, paid internship opportunities for students, recent college graduates, and transitioning service members. “The Texas Workforce Commission is committed to not only…