By Fort Worth Report, The Texas Tribune January 21, 2026 FORT WORTH — Grapevine-Colleyville ISD officials “severed negotiations” with an Islamic group seeking to host an all-ages sporting tournament at a local high school, a district spokesperson confirmed to the Fort Worth Report on Tuesday.  The decision came after school administrators were “made aware” that…

By Colleen DeGuzman, The Texas Tribune January 21, 2026 The death of a 55-year-old Cuban detainee who died on Jan. 3 at a federal immigration detention camp in El Paso was ruled a homicide Wednesday by the El Paso Medical Examiner’s office. Geraldo Lunas Campos, who had been detained at Camp East Montana, died from…

By Joshua Fechter and Alejandra Martinez, The Texas Tribune January 21, 2026 DALLAS – Nearly five years after Winter Storm Uri sparked widespread power outages and killed hundreds of Texans, officials and residents are once more girding for a round of severe winter weather that will blanket large parts of the state. Dangerously cold temperatures…

Approximately 3,300 CenterPoint employees and contract workers supporting storm preparation and potential restoration efforts across Houston and parts of Southeast Texas   State of Texas emergency response resources activated ahead of potential impacts   ERCOT Weather Watch issued for Saturday to Tuesday; grid conditions expected to be normal   Customers urged to have a plan…

DALLAS, TX — Through large investments in new technology and new logistics planning and execution,  the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) significantly improved its delivery performance during this past holiday  season. Mail items and packages were delivered within 2.5 days on average (16 billion in volume),  compared to 2.8 days during the same period last year…

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January 21, 2026   SWEPCO is actively watching the winter weather forecasted for this weekend which could bring snow, ice and frigid temperatures across the entire SWEPCO service territory in Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas. Now is the time to prepare to safely weather the storm.   In preparation for this winter storm season, SWEPCO crews across…

By Gabby Birenbaum, The Texas Tribune January 21, 2026 State Rep. James Talarico on Wednesday announced a new Spanish-language ad buy, set to air on Univision in nearly a dozen of the state’s largest media markets, in what amounts to his first significant push to shore up support from Latino voters as he battles U.S.…

By Alex Nguyen, The Texas Tribune January 21, 2026 The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles is facing pushback to its proposed rule changes adding stricter photo identification requirements for vehicle registrations, which would prevent undocumented residents from legally owning vehicles. The DMV on Wednesday heard public testimonies opposing the plan from around 35 people representing…

By María Méndez, The Texas Tribune January 21, 2026 A major winter storm is expected to hit Texas, bringing freezing temperatures, sleet, rain, and snow, beginning Friday. The areas most at risk for the wintry weather are north, northwest, and northeast Texas, while freezing rain and sleet are more likely in west, central, south-central, east…