By Lomi Kriel and Colleen DeGuzman, The Texas Tribune February 20, 2026 Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials this week reported that the death of a 55-year-old Cuban man at a detention facility in El Paso was the result of the staff’s “spontaneous use of force” to “prevent him from harming himself.” Officials quietly updated the…

By Alejandro Serrano and Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune February 20, 2026 Three months into President Donald Trump’s mass deportation undertaking, an ICE officer shot and killed a U.S. citizen in South Padre Island, long before immigration agents killed another American in Minnesota that prompted outrage across the nation, according to records released this week…

FAYETTEVILLE, AR (02/20/2026)– Landon Watson of Gilmer was among more than 1,800 students awarded a degree from the University of Arkansas in December. Watson graduated from Sam M. Walton College of Business with a BSBA – Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. “Commencement is a celebration of achievement and a launching point for what comes…

Posted Friday, February 20, 2026 11:53 am We support strong trade enforcement to protect U.S. industries and U.S. jobs. Tariffs, however, are counterproductive and unnecessary. Their further implementation would result in the loss of thousands of jobs in the already-stressed U.S. publishing, printing and paper industries, leading to less quality journalism available to the American people.” Danielle Coffey,…

By Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune February 20, 2026 WASHINGTON — If Texans want to know who’s funding the deluge of ads in the final stretch of the U.S. Senate primaries, they’ll need to keep guessing. The race is awash with dark money, or contributions from political nonprofits that are not legally obligated to disclose donors,…

February 18, 2026 Dr. Chris McAllister, NTCC Biology, and Biol. 2389 students, Xenia Esparza, Estefani Garcia, Cecilia Phan, and José Fuentes traveled to the Ouachita Mountains Biological Station in Big Fork, Arkansas, Feb. 13-15, 2026 and conducted research on vertebrate parasites. Some noteworthy findings from the very cold spring-fed streams included a new myxosporean on…

February 18, 2026 Northeast Texas Community College will offer its Teen Driver’s Education program beginning March 23, providing students with a comprehensive and accessible driver training option close to home. Classes will meet Monday through Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. The program includes four weeks of classroom instruction followed by four weeks of behind-the-wheel…

AUSTIN, Texas— Today, Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is proud to introduce the next installment of the series highlighting the VLB’s Voices of Veterans oral history program. This week, we highlight the service of Sergeant (Sgt.) Ben Carter who served in the U.S. Army during WWII at Saipan…

By Julie Appleby, KFF Health News February 20, 2026 Subsidies. Love ’em or hate them, they dominated the news during the Affordable Care Act’s sign-up season, and their reduction is now hitting many enrollees in the pocketbook. While lawmakers continue to disagree on a way forward, and the politics of affordability keeps the issue front…