Across Texas, communities are working to tackle one of today’s biggest challenges: reducing waste and re-think what we throw away. At the Keep Texas Beautiful Conference, we’re bringing together leaders and partners who are turning big ideas into real-world solutions. Here’s a look at some of the sessions you won’t want to miss: Lone Star…

By Vern Wuensche Americans are good. Look at the evidence. We stand in line patiently at the grocery store or at the airport without trying to break in line. We generally return shopping carts after shopping. We dump our trash automatically when we go to a fast-food restaurant. We hold open doors for others. We…

Bowie County   I-30 – From FM 989 to Arkansas state line, widening highway. Westbound lanes split. Left lane for thru traffic, no option to exit. Right lane for local traffic, can exit. Some westbound ramp closures I-30 – From FM 989 to FM 3419, extension of frontage roads. FM 2148 closed under I-30 bridge…

By Alex Nguyen and Pooja Salhotra, The Texas Tribune March 26, 2025 Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The trial over insufficient air conditioning in Texas prisons is slated to start Monday in Austin.  The proceeding comes over a…

By Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune March 27, 2026 Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Friday instructed state senators to study a broad range of policy issues ahead of next year’s legislative session, including prediction markets, data centers, THC and more, expanding on an initial list of priorities that included “preventing Sharia law” and investigating Medicaid…

This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Natalia Contreras, Votebeat Mar 27, 2026 at 5:22pm EDT Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Texas’ free newsletter here. What happened? Voting…

By Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune March 27, 2026 The Texas Supreme Court on Friday ended lawsuits against power generators from tens of thousands of Texas residents and small businesses who lost electricity during a devastating 2021 winter storm that resulted in billions of dollars in damages and hundreds of deaths. The state Supreme Court…

Project scheduled to begin in May March 27, 2026 ATLANTA – Cable median barrier is scheduled to be installed soon on a portion of State Loop 281 in Harrison County, according to plans awarded in February by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). The portion of roadway that will receive the improvements extends from Interstate…

By Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune March 27, 2026 Bo French, a Republican candidate for Texas Railroad Commissioner, on Friday said Republicans should more openly embrace Islamophobia and called on the U.S. to deport 100 million people, nearly a third of the country’s population. French, a former Tarrant County GOP chair who has previously come…