March 20, 2026 News Image Share on Facebook Share Release URL AUSTIN — Spring has sprung and the wildflowers across Texas are beginning to bloom! One of the best, and safest spots to view the state’s various native beauties is in Texas State Parks. Choose one of more than 85 parks to take your family…

View as a webpage  /  Share THEN AND NOW 50 Years of Fueling the Texas Economy In 1984, Fiscal Notes wrote that “Since the first gusher erupted at Spindletop in 1901, oil and gas have played a leading role in the state’s economy.” Those words are just as true today. Discover the historical perspective of…

On March 18th, 2026, Gilmer ISD administration notified the Upshur County Sheriff’s Office of a suspicious incident that was uncovered the previous afternoon (March 17th). A faculty member at the Intermediate campus found a cell phone that had been concealed in a trash bucket in one of the boy’s bathrooms, and it appeared to be…

By Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune March 26, 2026 Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows directed lawmakers to study the secession of New Mexico counties to Texas, the development of data centers in the state, property tax relief and more in a list of his priorities for next year’s legislative session released Thursday. The Lubbock Republican’s…

New data from Compare the Market reveals the leading causes of death across all 50 states, ranked by deaths per 100,000 residents, highlighting geographic divides in Americans’ health risks. Using the latest mortality data, the study ranks the top 10 causes of death in Texas. Heart and vascular diseases cause 715.03 deaths per 100,000 Accidental deaths…

By Eleanor Klibanoff and Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune March 25, 2026 Attorney General Ken Paxton said his office is withdrawing as counsel for acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock’s office in a lawsuit, claiming he jeopardized the defense in a case that alleges religious discrimination in the new school voucher program. In a letter sent to…

By Paul Cobler, The Texas Tribune March 26, 2026   Texas’ push to become the nation’s capital for business is continuing to build momentum thanks to a strong working relationship between state lawmakers and corporations, according to legislators and business advocates who spoke during a series of panels in Dallas on Tuesday. The event, hosted…

By Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune March 27, 2026 The sole Democratic upset in this month’s Texas House primaries came out of southeast Tarrant County, over a message of generational change and upending the status quo. In House District 101, 27-year-old Grand Prairie Mayor Pro Tem and City Council member Junior Ezeonu unseated state Rep.…

By Jess Huff, The Texas Tribune March 27, 2026 Less than half a percent of federal money spent on child care scholarships in Texas was considered “improper,” a new report ordered by Gov. Greg Abbott found. Abbott’s directive followed allegations of a $110 million child care fraud scheme in Minnesota. Experts say the Minnesota allegations…

By Paul Cobler and Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune March 27, 2026 The ongoing partial government shutdown has led to long security lines at airports across the country, but no airport has felt the effects as acutely as George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. On Thursday, wait times at Bush, one of the nation’s busiest…