By Rebekah Allen, The Texas Tribune December 26, 2025 As 2025 draws down, we at The Texas Tribune are reflecting on yet another wild and turbulent year of news in this state. From a redistricting effort that set off a battle between blue and red states nationwide and a devastating Central Texas flood that drowned…

John 1:17 “For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.” By Van Yandell In the fall of 1991, I was teaching industrial arts. One cold early winter morning the school principal walked into my shop and told me the state had approved the plan for the construction of…

Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed suit against five major television companies for spying on Texans by secretly recording what consumers watch in their own homes. The five major corporations being sued are as follows: Sony, Samsung, LG, as well as Hisense and TCL Technology Group Corporation (“TCL”), which are both based in China. These…

December 22, 2025 (AUSTIN) — Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock today announced important milestones in the rollout of the Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA) program, highlighting growing school participation, new tools to help families prepare and clear timelines for the program’s first year. In just the first 10 days of school applications, about 600 private schools…

As the year draws to a close and Texans gather with family and friends, we want to take a moment to say thank you. Because of supporters like you, Texans for Clean Water spent this year fighting for cleaner rivers, coastlines, stronger communities, and practical solutions that work for both our environment and our economy. This year, we’ve continued to…

By Jessica Priest, The Texas Tribune December 24, 2025 Texas A&M University will not reinstate a lecturer who was fired in the fall after a video of her teaching about gender identity in a children’s literature class went viral, despite a faculty appeals panel unanimously concluding that her dismissal was not justified. The New York…

Ali Ibn Abi Talib’s words remind us that no matter how far we stray from the path of righteousness, there’s always a way to return. Fortunate is the one whose own flaws keep them from judging others. Greed is like a life-long form of slavery. We often chase after things we can’t control and forget…

By Russell Gloor, National Social Security Advisor at the AMAC Foundation, the non-profit arm of the Association of Mature American Citizens   Ask Rusty – I’m on SS Disability; Should I Switch to Regular Social Security?   Dear Rusty: Should I take my Social Security now at age 62, or wait till I am 65?…