By Emily Foxhall, The Texas Tribune August 24, 2026 When deadly flooding swept through the Texas Hill Country in July of last year, Joan Connor and her husband swam and waded out of their home, surviving only by clinging to a pergola in their front yard. The Guadalupe River flood destroyed most of their possessions.…

By Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune August 24, 2026 HOUSTON — At a 9 a.m. Harris County Commissioners Court meeting Aug. 17, dozens of Houston residents filed into the courtroom. The commissioners were meeting to review the region’s budget, but residents instead came to rally against the county’s use of artificial intelligence cameras, many citing…

By Paul Cobler, The Texas Tribune August 24, 2026 For the first time in five years since Winter Storm Uri turned the electrical grid into a political albatross for Texas leaders, the state’s grid has again become a liability for politicians. Many residents don’t want data centers in their communities, fearing their massive energy, water…

The Remote Automated Weather Station (RAWS) at Gilmer Municipal Airport/Fox Stephens Field has measured 21.11 inches of precipitation in 2026. High temperature was 106 on August 20, 22 and 23. Low was 15 on January 26. Read more: Gilmer RAWS =================== Climate Gilmer – Texas

 Aug 21, 2026 The ongoing debate over the U.S. health system shouldn’t be based on whether the government or the private sector is the dominant player, billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban said this week. The bigger issue, he said, is whether the system’s participants are transparent about what they charge and what they pay. “I’m…

By Kelcie Moseley-Morris, Stateline August 21, 2026 A federal court ruling out of Idaho has potential implications for exceptions in abortion bans nationwide and could eventually end up before the U.S. Supreme Court to decide. U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill ruled earlier this month that the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution provides a…