AUSTIN, Texas— Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is proud to announce the donation of the Frank and Carol Holcomb Map Collection to the Texas General Land Office (GLO). Valued at more than $3.5 million, the generous donation includes 76 historic maps dating from 1513 to 1904 and will help fund the Frank and Carol Holcomb Map Gallery at the GLO.…

By Alex Nguyen, The Texas Tribune March 2, 2026 Some Texas Republicans are demanding a halt on all immigration into the country after authorities named a naturalized U.S. citizen as the suspected gunman who killed two people and wounded 14 others in downtown Austin early Sunday. More than 70 Texas House Republicans on Monday signed…

By Paul Cobler, The Texas Tribune March 2, 2026 Four business owners and a trade association sued the state of Texas on Monday, seeking to reverse acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock’s emergency rules altering a state program intended to give additional exposure to economically disadvantaged groups in government contracting. During an afternoon news conference in Austin,…

By Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune March 2, 2026 This article was co-published with the Austin Current, a local nonprofit newsroom that provides Austinites with the information they need to navigate daily life. Subscribe to the Current’s newsletter for the latest news and updates from across Austin. A gunman opened fire outside a bar in…

By Andrea Ball, Acacia Coronado and Austin Current, The Texas Tribune March 2, 2026 When Austin Councilmember Zo Qadri heard the man accused of killing two people and wounding 14 at Buford’s Sunday morning might be Muslim, three feelings rushed through him. Disbelief. Shock. Worry. Disbelief and shock? Expected. Worry? That wasn’t just for Austin…

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By Jaden Edison, The Texas Tribune March 2, 2026 Given an opportunity by the Texas Legislature to set aside time each day for students and staff to pray, most school districts appear to have declined the offer. Senate Bill 11 required Texas school boards to decide by March 1 whether to provide a daily devotional…

By Patrick Svitek and Gabby Birenbaum, The Texas Tribune March 2, 2026 The Democratic primary for U.S. Senate is closing with a fierce debate that has animated it from the start: Who would Republicans rather face in November? The leading candidates, U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Dallas and state Rep. James Talarico of Austin, have…

By Alex Nguyen, Austin Current and Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune March 2, 2026 This article was co-published with the Austin Current, a local nonprofit newsroom that provides Austinites with the information they need to navigate daily life. Subscribe to the Current’s newsletter for the latest news and updates from across Austin. Officials on Monday…

    A Garden in Bloom. A Gallery Alive. Tradition Turns Bold at the Dallas Arboretum.   April 20–Sept. 30, 2026 | Dallas Arboretum & Botanical Garden   DALLAS — This spring, the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden will transform into something unexpected. A garden in bloom becomes a gallery alive, as large-scale contemporary art emerges among its…