February 12, 2026 By: Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director Chicano Thermidor, A Film about Mexican-American Identity in the Late-20th Century premieres this 20 February, Friday, at 7 p.m. at the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts at NTCC. Free and Open to the Public. Free Refreshments Courtesy of the Donors of Honors Northeast. American society…

February 12, 2026 Pictured: On the Air with K-Lake 97.7 FM, 6 February 2026:  NTCC Honors Students Ian Mares, Hailey Randall, José Fuentes, Emma Mendoza, Radio Host—Collins Knighton, and Madeline Simmons. By: Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director From 2013 to 2026, Collins Knighton, the popular Radio Morning Host of K-Lake 97.7 FM Radio, has featured…

February 12, 2026 Effective Feb. 4, 2026, the Northeast Texas Community College RN and VN Nursing Programs have been granted candidacy status for initial accreditation by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). The candidacy is valid through Spring 2028. This is the first time in NTCC history that the college’s nursing programs have…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — FWD.us President Todd Schulte issued the following statement on DHS funding, citing new estimates that DHS retains approximately $150 billion: “Today, even as ICE and CBP continue to terrorize communities, Senate Democrats took the clear and correct approach by refusing additional funding to DHS, an agency which according to FWD.us estimates has approximately…

AUSTIN, TX — As the academic year progresses, the Propane Council of Texas (ProCOT) is highlighting why propane autogas has become the “perfect match” for Texas school districts and families. Beyond being a cleaner fuel, propane is proving to be a practical solution for student health and district budgets. For parents, the transition is about…

By Andrew Jones February 13, 2026 CELO COMMUNITY, N.C. — On a 15-degree morning in January, a clinic in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina began to fill up with patients. An older couple in flannel pajamas sat together in the waiting room. A toddler waved as Patricia Hall walked past him, a stethoscope draped…

By Gabby Birenbaum, The Texas Tribune February 12, 2026 A lawyer representing President Donald Trump last month sent a cease-and-desist letter instructing Brandon Herrera, a Republican candidate in Texas’ 23rd Congressional District, to stop using the president’s image and likeness in campaign materials. The letter, which was obtained by The Texas Tribune, was sent Jan.…

By Terri Langford and Aidan Johnstone, The Texas Tribune February 12, 2026 Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday announced he’s taking up the case of a Houston doctor disciplined by the state’s medical board last year for trying to treat a patient with ivermectin at a hospital where she did not have privileges. It’s…

By Jen Fifield and Zach Despart, The Texas Tribune February 13, 2026 When county clerk Brianna Lennon got an email in November saying a newly expanded federal system had flagged 74 people on the county’s voter roll as potential noncitizens, she was taken aback. Lennon, who’d run elections in Boone County, Missouri, for seven years,…

By Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune February 13, 2026 This is one of four profiles the Tribune is writing about the Republican candidates for attorney general. Read about Sen. Joan Huffman here. For more information on the primaries and the voting process, check out our guides and news coverage here. In December, a group of trans…