Op-Ed: The deception behind Trump’s war on Iran
By Sophia Gonzalez Americans have seen this pattern before. A president moves toward war. Intelligence is stretched. Foreign allies make the hardest push. Friendly media turn selective images into political permission. Then ordinary people pay the price. That is why the debate over Trump’s attack on Iran should not be reduced to one man’s impulse. It was…
Read MoreTexas Weekly Gas Price Update
April 20, 2026 Average gasoline prices in Texas have fallen 16.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.61/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 0.3 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 96.3 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The…
Read MoreLow-producing oil wells linger for years, causing headaches for Texas landowners
By Inside Climate News, The Texas Tribune April 20, 2026 TOM GREEN COUNTY — Some Texas oil wells gush hundreds of barrels of oil a day. But many are like the wells on Jackie Chesnutt’s ranch in West Texas that only trickle out a couple barrels a month. Chesnutt, a retired engineer, claims the five…
Read MoreTexas will launch its own clinical trials into ibogaine psychedelic after failing to find a drug company to help
By Stephen Simpson and Alex Nguyen, The Texas Tribune March 31, 2026 Texas is launching its own research program into a psychedelic called ibogaine after state officials couldn’t find a company to help develop it into a drug for FDA approval. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dustin Burrows announced on March 31 that…
Read MoreOn the issues: A Q&A with Ken Paxton and John Cornyn
By Gabby Birenbaum, The Texas Tribune April 20, 2026 Editor’s note: This is an updated version of one of our primary surveys featuring candidates in the Democratic and Republican primaries for U.S. Senate and attorney general. This Q&A has been edited since it first ran before the March primary to remove Rep. Wesley Hunt, who…
Read MoreCryptocurrency industry is on track to surpass 2024 spending on Texas midterm races
By Olivia Borgula and Apurva Mahajan, The Texas Tribune April 20, 2026 WASHINGTON — In the 2024 midterm cycle, 53 out of 58 candidates from around the country that crypto super PACs spent on were elected to Congress. Four of those candidates were from Texas. This year, crypto super PACs are spending on behalf of…
Read MoreUT Tyler Faculty Member Selected as a Board Member for American Journal of Respiratory and Cellular Molecular Biology
TYLER, Texas (April 17, 2026) – Dr. Torry Tucker, associate dean for research at The University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine, was selected as a board member for the American Journal of Respiratory and Cellular Molecular Biology, a major scientific journal of the American Thoracic Society. “We are incredibly proud of Dr. Tucker…
Read MoreERICKA LEDFERD LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN FOR TEXAS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DISTRICT 9, INVITES COMMUNITY LEADERS TO MAY 4 KICKOFF
Rockwall, Texas — Ericka Ledferd, candidate for the Texas State Board of Education District 9, will officially launch her campaign with a public kickoff event on May 4 at 6:30 PM at the Harry Myers Community Center in Rockwall. The event will bring together community members, educators, and leaders in education and pedagogy to begin…
Read MoreTrump taps Texas’ top public health official as CDC chief medical officer
By Colleen DeGuzman, The Texas Tribune April 18, 2026 Dr. Jennifer Shuford, head of Texas’ public health agency, has been tapped to serve as chief medical officer at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. President Donald Trump included Shuford among a slate of proposed leaders for the federal agency, Trump said in a Truth Social…
Read MoreJIM “PAPPY” MOORE: THE Most Important Medical Criterion
By Jim “Pappy” Moore Stay with me. This is worth the trip. What is the most annoying part of going to see a doctor? For me it is never knowing how long you’re going to wait in that waiting area with perhaps dozens of others all waiting to see your doctor. …
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