Crowd packs Houston City Hall to demand action, express anger after ICE shooting
By Colleen DeGuzman and Alex Nguyen, The Texas Tribune July 14, 2026 HOUSTON — A week after Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was killed by a federal immigration agent, residents ranging from teachers to business owners filled City Hall on Tuesday to press Houston Mayor John Whitmire and the City Council to demand answers from U.S. Immigration…
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Summer 2026 FDPIR nutrition education trainings and resources support Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins’ commitment to strengthening strategies that encourage healthy choices, healthy outcomes, and healthy families. USDA Foods support American farmers and provide safe, high quality, 100% American grown, real food, to Tribal communities. Food and Nutrition Administration The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) is now the Food and Nutrition Administration…
Read MoreLive updates: Heavy rains continue as Texas’ flash flood concerns persist
By Emily Foxhall and Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune July 14, 2026 A heavier band of rainfall continued to drop water on Kinney, Uvalde and Medina counties Wednesday morning, all of which had seen a lot of rain already, said meteorologist Matt Lanza, who helps write the Eyewall. Storms were also expanding toward Kerrville, Fredericksburg…
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OUT OF DATE RECORDS TO BE DESTROYED The Upshur County Shared Service Arrangement (UCSSA) which is comprised of the Big Sandy, Gilmer, Gladewater, Harmony, New Diana, Union Grove, and Union Hill Independent School Districts, proposes to destroy all out-of-date Special Education records contained in the eligibility folders of students who were dismissed from the program…
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given under Texas Local Government Code Section 152.905 that a public hearing on the amount of compensation for the Upshur County Auditor, Assistant Auditors and Official Court Reporter for the 115th District Court will be held on July 28, 2026 at 8:55 a.m. in the 115th District Courtroom…
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of GEORGIA L. OLMSTEAD, Deceased, were issued on July 1, 2026, in Cause No. 26-230-CCPR-00039, now pending in the County Court of Upshur County, Texas. Letters Testamentary were issued to: CAROL MICHELLE OLMSTEAD. The residence of the Executor is in Upshur…
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CITATION BY PUBLICATION- CIVIL SUITS CAUSE NO. 26-230-DCCV-00249 UPSHUR COUNTY PLAINTIFF’s Attorney OR PLAINTIFF TROMBERG, MILLER, MORRIS & PARTNERS, PLLC 6080 TENNYSON PKWY. STE 100 PLANO, TEXAS 75024 THE STATE OF TEXAS NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: “You have been sued. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attorney does not file a written answer…
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CLERK OF THE COURT SUZY WRIGHT PO BOX 1707 QUITMAN, TX 75783 PETITIONER’S ATTORNEY OR PETITIONER JENNIFER KASHAR THE KASHAR LAW FIRM PC 3010 LBJ FREEWAY STE 1200 DALLAS TX 75234 THE STATE OF TEXAS TO: FRANCO CARMEN ABUNDIS, Respondent(s), Greetings: “You have been sued. You may employ an attorney. You or your attorney are…
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CITATION BY PUBLICATION- CIVIL SUITS THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF UPSHUR BRANDON WINN, PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY P.O. BOX 1300 GILMER, TX 75644 TO: JASON MICHAEL NARDOZZA Greetings, NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: You have been sued. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attorney does not file a written answer with the clerk of the…
Read MoreFacing Funding Losses, States Call Out Big Businesses With Employees on Medicaid
By Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez Jul 15, 2026 As the Trump administration’s January deadline looms for states to enforce new Medicaid work requirements, some state lawmakers are turning the tables by pushing to publicly name the largest companies that have employees enrolled in the government program covering low-income and disabled people. California lawmakers seek to revive…
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