By Inside Climate News, The Texas Tribune December 22, 2025 This story is published in partnership with Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, independent news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for the ICN newsletter here. On an isolated stretch of Texas coastline, conservation groups have acquired more than 3,000 acres of nearly pristine…

By Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune December 22, 2025 Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock is asking the Texas Attorney General’s Office whether certain schools can be excluded from Texas’ new school voucher program based on connections to a U.S. Muslim advocacy group or alleged ties to the Chinese government. In a request for opinion filed…

By Gabby Birenbaum, The Texas Tribune December 23, 2025 At least a quarter of Texas’ congressional delegation is headed for the exits next year, a massive departure that will weaken the state’s clout in the U.S. House and force its members to rebuild Texas’ oft-cited prestige on Capitol Hill. Nine members of Congress from Texas…

December 5, 2025 AUSTIN – This week, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) hosted TEXCON 2025, an Annual Public Safety Drone Expo and Tactical Awareness Kit (TAK) Workshop at the DPS Tactical Training Center in Florence. This year’s event, scheduled Dec. 1 through 4, was attended by over 300 members of local, state and…

VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION UPDATE: GULF WAR VETERANS Mindfulness Meditation Class for Veterans Join VA’s free, phone-based class called “Mindfulness Meditation.”   Designed for Veterans of all eras, this class will help you manage the challenges and stressors of everyday life. Each class covers a topic related to mindfulness, followed by a guided meditation practice. Classes are available…

AUSTIN – The Texas Financial Crimes Intelligence Center (FCIC) arrested three men suspected of gift card fraud estimated at $14 million. Kristians Petrovskis, Romunds Cubrevics and Nurmunds Ulevicus are suspected of gift card cloning, and had more than 400 gift cards in their possession when they were arrested. Gift card cloning involves the theft of un-activated…

December 22, 2025 COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Texas A&M Forest Service warns that unseasonably warm and dry conditions combined with freeze-cured grasses could spark more wildfires during the holidays. Texas is forecast to experience unusually warm and dry weather during this holiday season. These conditions can quickly dry vegetation and may support an increased number…

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Texas A&M Forest Service warns that unseasonably warm and dry conditions combined with freeze-cured grasses could spark more wildfires during the holidays. Texas is forecast to experience unusually warm and dry weather during this holiday season. These conditions can quickly dry vegetation and may support an increased number of wildfires. If…

By Sarah Jane Tribble, KFF Health News and Doug Livingston, The Marshall Project – Cleveland December 22, 2025 SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Tyeesha Ferguson fears her 28-year-old son will kill or be killed. “That’s what I’m trying to avoid,” said Ferguson, who still calls Quincy Jackson III her baby. She remembers a boy who dressed himself…

Austin’s pioneering personal injury law firm announced today an expanded partnership with Uber to provide safe transportation options during New Year’s Eve celebrations, increasing this year’s program to 850 complimentary ride credits. Byrd Davis Alden & Henrichson will distribute $25 Uber vouchers to help Austin residents ring in 2026 safely. The credits are limited to…