By Colleen DeGuzman, The Texas Tribune February 25, 2026 A grand jury did not find probable cause to issue an indictment in the fatal shooting of a man last year on South Padre Island by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer.  Cameron County District Attorney Luis V. Saenz said his office presented the case on…

By Alex Nguyen and Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune November 6, 2025 Texas can enforce a 2023 law that restricts some public drag shows, a federal appeals court reaffirmed in a new ruling on Wednesday.  Senate Bill 12 prohibits drag performers from dancing suggestively or wearing certain prosthetics on public property or in front of…

By Jaden Edison, The Texas Tribune February 25, 2026 The Texas Education Agency received final approval Wednesday evening for roughly 4,200 corrections and changes to its elementary and secondary school curriculum. Voting 9-6, the State Board of Education approved the changes to Bluebonnet Learning after delaying a vote in January. Members had said they needed…

By Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune February 26, 2026 Four years ago, Mayra Flores was riding high after a special election upset that made her the face of Republican efforts to win over more Hispanic voters under President Donald Trump. “We are all really proud of Mayra,” Trump posted on social media after Flores flipped…

By Olivia Borgula, The Texas Tribune February 26, 2026 WASHINGTON — Businessman Tom Sell says being a fifth-generation West Texan is about as far back as you can go. His family came to Lubbock as sharecroppers in 1906 — before the city was even incorporated. They’ve been in the region ever since. Now he is…

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension offices serving Gregg, Harrison, Marion, and Upshur Counties will host the Pineywoods CEU Conference on Friday, March 13, 2026, beginning at 9:00 a.m. The event will be held at Open Range Cowboy Church, located at 10536 FM 1650 in Gilmer. Check‑in and on‑site registration will open at 8:00 a.m. Licensed pesticide applicators attending…

Feb. 24, 2026 More than one million early ballots cast as a survey shows a potential for Independents to shape the coming midterms.    AUSTIN, Texas – Early voting turnout is up in the Lone Star State, with a nearly double increase in voter turnout in the Democratic primary (3.3% of registered voters) and 0.2% decrease in Republican turnout…

The president’s policies are making it harder for working families like mine to get by.  By Lindsay K. Saunders | February 19, 2026 Affordability is a crisis that keeps millions of us awake at night. It is not, as President Donald Trump claims, a word Democrats “made up.” As more and more families struggle to…

By Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune February 25, 2026 Before she joined St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Laura Landsman was raised a Southern Baptist. She spent a summer as a missionary for the church and at one point served as a counselor for Billy Graham’s evangelical crusades. The 74-year-old Weatherford native, as she tells it, was…

By David Leebron Change has always been part of Texas’ story. From frontier settlements and family farms to growing cities and modern industry, each generation has faced its own turning points. Texans have never stood still for long. March 2, 2026, marks 190 years since Texas declared its independence. That milestone, though, is more than…