As ICE ramps up deportations, Texas prosecutors say they’re losing key witnesses in criminal cases
By Colleen DeGuzman, The Texas Tribune December 22, 2025 In West Texas, a man was indicted in September for assaulting Manuel Chairez-Montes, fracturing the left side of his face. But before District Attorney Sarah Stogner could take the case to trial, Chairez-Montes, who was undocumented, was deported to Mexico. Now, the case is in limbo.…
Read MoreTexas’ next top lawyer: What does the attorney general do and how has Paxton remade the office?
By Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune December 22, 2025 Next year, Texans will go to the polls to elect a new attorney general, and for the first time in more than a decade, Ken Paxton won’t be on the ballot. This leaves a wide-open field, in which four Republicans and three Democrats will vie to…
Read MoreTexas Weekly Gas Price Update
December 22, 2025 Average gasoline prices in Texas have risen 0.8 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.41/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 22.9 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 20.9 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The…
Read More⛄ SPEND YOUR HO-HO-HO-HOLIDAY WITH COLORADO’S BEST B&B’S! 🎄
Spend your Ho-Ho-Ho-Holidays with us at Colorado’s best B&Bs! Capitol Hill Mansion in Denver shows off their holiday lights and Christmas spirit! Celebrate with Colorado’s Best B&Bs… Give a Getaway Gift Certificate and stay anytime of the year! Check listings below or call our member inns. Visit the InnsofColorado.org website for listings and #BookDirect links to…
Read MoreCowboys fall to Chargers
By Elwyn Henderson The Dallas Cowboys made their final appearance at AT&T Stadium for the 2025 season Sunday when they hosted the Los Angeles Chargers in noon contest. It was the first game for the Cowboys since they were officially eliminated from playoff contention following the Philadelphia Eagles winning the NFC Eastern Division by virtue…
Read MoreMedicaid Health Plans Step Up Outreach Efforts Ahead of GOP Changes
By Claudia Boyd-Barrett December 22, 2025 ORANGE, Calif. — Carmen Basu, bundled in a red jacket and woolly scarf, stood outside the headquarters of her local health plan one morning after picking up free groceries. She had brought her husband, teenage son, and 79-year-old mother-in-law to help. They grabbed canned food, fruit and vegetables, and…
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