Cornyn continues to lead Texas Senate GOP field in fundraising, cash reserves as primary hits homestretch
By Gabby Birenbaum, The Texas Tribune January 31, 2026 Sen. John Cornyn outraised his Republican primary opponents again in the last quarter of 2025, posting the biggest three-month fundraising haul of his career as he attempts to fend off a challenge from Attorney General Ken Paxton. Campaign finance disclosures due Saturday showed Cornyn raising over…
Read MoreJIM “PAPPY” MOORE: Respect Your Exes
By Jim “Pappy” Moore Today I’m writing about something that troubles me. I do not believe it is ever appropriate to speak badly of your exes. I know that some like to do that, but to me it seems wrong. If you fell in love with them, if you thought enough of them to marry…
Read MoreDemocrat Taylor Rehmet wins solidly red Texas Senate seat in stunning special election upset
By Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune January 30, 2026 Democrat and machinist union leader Taylor Rehmet won the special election Saturday to represent a solidly red Texas Senate district that President Donald Trump carried by 17 points in 2024, a stunning upset that injected a fresh and urgent sense of a panic into the GOP…
Read MoreUSDA Takes Precautionary Action to Protect Against Northern Spread of New World Screwworm
Sterile Fly Dispersal Area Shifted over Portions of South Texas On January 30, 2026, the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced a shift in New World screwworm (NWS) sterile fly dispersal efforts into Texas. To stop the northern spread of NWS, the new dispersal area, or polygon,…
Read MoreTexans for Fiscal Responsibility: The Fiscal Note: Shocking Bond Numbers
Friend, Welcome to your Friday Fiscal Note. Everyone hates debt. But far too often, local bonds in Texas totaling billions of dollars in new debt get approved. This week, we expose shocking new numbers showing just how many bonds get approved by the tiniest margins, with tens of billions of dollars getting approved by only…
Read MoreWinnsboro Livestock & Dairy Auction: Market Report 1-30-26
January 30, 2026 HEAD COUNT – 199 HD STEERS: UNDER 300 LBS- $ 3.90 – $ 5.75 300-400 LBS- $ 3.65- $ 5.40 400-500 LBS – $ 3.25 – $ 5.20 OVER 500 LBS – $ 3.00 – $ 4.60 HEIFERS: UNDER 300 LBS – $ 3.40- $ 5.25 300-400 LBS – $ 3.20…
Read MoreTexas A&M Forest Service Tree Giveaway set for Thursday, Feb. 12
The Texas A&M Forest Service Gilmer Office will hold their annual TREE GIVEAWAY on Thursday- February 12th from 8:30 am – 1:00 pm behind the Gilmer Office located at 26 Aviation Drive. Species offered this year are Cherrybark oak, Nuttall oak, Shumard oak, Cypress and Native pecan. Limit 6 per person. First come first serve…
Read MoreOp-Ed: Texas scammers melted seniors’ gold into trinkets: don’t be next
Police in North Texas raided two jewelry stores to stop a bold scam that stole seniors’ retirement money. “Hundreds of victims lost their life savings not because they made a bad investment choice, but because of where and how they kept their gold,” explains Sam Bourgi, senior analyst at InvestorsObserver, in his commentary below. If you have…
Read MoreBlurry Line Between Medical and Vision Insurance Leaves Patient With Unexpected Bill
By Tony Leys January 30, 2026 Barbara Tuszynski was concerned about her vision but confident in her insurance coverage when she went to an eye clinic last May. The retiree, 70, was diagnosed with glaucoma in her right eye in 2019. She had a laser procedure to treat it in 2022, and she uses medicated…
Read More‘I Can’t Tell You’: Attorneys, Relatives Struggle To Find Hospitalized ICE Detainees
By Claudia Boyd-Barrett and Oona Zenda Illustration by Oona Zenda January 30, 2026 Lydia Romero strained to hear her husband’s feeble voice through the phone. A week earlier, immigration agents had grabbed Julio César Peña from his front yard in Glendale, California. Now, he was in a hospital after suffering a ministroke. He was shackled…
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