Flint, Texas – On July 9, 2026, at approximately 8:00 a.m., Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Highway Patrol (HP) Troopers responded to a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 155 near Farm to Market Road 344. A preliminary investigation indicated that a white Toyota Highlander was traveling southbound on State Highway 155. The driver of…

Bowie County   Interstate 30 (I-30) – From Farm to Market road (FM) 989/Kings Highway to Arkansas state line, widening highway. Westbound lanes back to traditional, two-lane traffic pattern. Westbound entrance & exit ramps open. Traveling I-30 eastbound: Exit 217 to access Kings Highway & FM 2148. Lanes split. Exit 218 for local access east of Pecan…

Welcome to your Friday Fiscal Note.   This week, we discuss “Municipal Receivership,” what it is, and why Texas needs it in order to protect taxpayers and families from rogue cities threatening the safety and prosperity of every Texan. And, in case you missed it, last weekend we celebrated America’s 250th birthday. 250 years of promoting…

Posted Friday, July 10, 2026 11:36 am Matt O’Brien and Jocelyn Noveck |The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times, the Daily News and other media outlets are asking a federal judge to impose sanctions on OpenAI, escalating a fight over artificial intelligence and copyright that could shape the future of a…

 Performance set for Friday, March 12  TYLER, Texas (July 10, 2026) – The University of Texas at Tyler R. Don Cowan Fine and Performing  Arts Center welcomes legendary country music star Clint Black for its upcoming 2026-27 season. Black will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 12, 2027, at the Cowan Center. His first visit…

In a small East Texas town, an ancient beverage is finding new life. Owned by husband and wife *Clyde and Sarah Hays*, Vinland Meads is introducing visitors to mead, the world’s oldest known alcoholic beverage, while building something even more important: a place where family, heritage, craftsmanship, and community come together. The story of Vinland…

By Renzo Downey, The Texas Tribune July 9, 2026 Calling in to Sean Hannity’s radio show Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz offered a blunt warning cry to his party: Democratic state Rep. James Talarico has a legitimate shot at flipping Texas this year. “Unfortunately, I do think he has a real chance,” Cruz told Gov.…

By Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune July 9, 2026 Aaron Reitz has been appointed the next U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Texas. Reitz previously worked as a top deputy to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and worked in the Trump Justice Department before running for attorney general earlier this year. Reitz finished fourth,…

By Jessica Priest, The Texas Tribune June 4, 2026 A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected an effort to defend the Texas Dream Act, leaving in place a ruling that ended a longstanding state law that allowed some undocumented students to pay in-state tuition at public colleges and universities. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of…

By Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune July 9, 2026 MISSION — A historic chapel that served as the basis for the city’s name will no longer lie behind a border wall as community leaders and church officials initially feared. The future of La Lomita Chapel, which sits near the Rio Grande, came into question amid…