Texas Tech chair donated $275K to Ken Paxton day before AG intervened in Brendan Sorsby saga
By Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune July 15, 2026 Last month, Attorney General Ken Paxton waded into the explosive college football saga involving Brendan Sorsby, the Texas Tech University quarterback who had admitted to placing thousands of improper sports bets, including on his own team’s games, resulting in the NCAA declaring him ineligible to play.…
Read MoreOp-Ed: Robin Hood in Reverse: How the Pentagon Makes Us Poorer
While costs rise for everything, Texas SNAP recipients who lost benefits — and the farmers who fed them — are being asked to shell out $1.5 trillion for the Pentagon. By Danaka Katovich In an era of high prices for fuel, food, and housing, an extra $4,000 could make a life-saving difference for many families.…
Read MoreAbortion not a focus in Texas race for U.S. Senate as neither candidates emphasizes the issue
By The 19th, The Texas Tribune July 15, 2026 This story was originally published by The 19th. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is so staunchly anti-abortion that his office observes June 24, the anniversary of the overturn of Roe v. Wade, as a holiday. The Republican’s actions to block abortion stand out. Four years ago,…
Read MoreBe Weather Wise, Utilize Park Alerts
July 15, 2026 News Image Share on Facebook Share Release URL Many Texas State Parks are experiencing heavy rains and subsequent flooding. Parkgoers are advised to check the state park map for alerts and to be weather wise for areas they plan to visit. Park alerts share the most up to date information for each…
Read MoreCHRISTUS Health in Longview named among nation’s top performers for heart attack care
(LONGVIEW, Texas) – CHRISTUS Heart and Vascular Institute in Longview has been recognized with the Platinum Performance Achievement Award from the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain – MI Registry, marking the fourth consecutive year the institute has earned the prestigious national honor for excellence in treating heart attack patients. The Platinum Performance Achievement…
Read MoreTexas agencies must cut spending by 3% under new order from Abbott, Patrick and Burrows
By Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune July 15, 2026 Texas’ top elected officials on Wednesday instructed state agencies, appellate courts and universities to cut spending by 3% in their budget requests for the next two years “as a starting point for budget deliberations.” Gov. Greg Abbott, Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows and Lt. Gov. Dan…
Read MoreCrowd 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…
Read MoreFood Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) Connection
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…
Read MorePublic Notice
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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