While the statewide gas price average in Texas held steady this week at $2.51, most metro areas except for the Dallas-Fort Worth area had pump price drops, according to the AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch. The statewide average is 14 cents less per gallon compared to this day last year. Of the major metropolitan areas surveyed…

This holiday season, Pilot is making the journey as festive as the destination, with a Hostess® snacks and coffee bundle, the return of its seasonal coffee lineup and a digital Holiday Gift Guide that brings comfort, cheer and convenience to the road ahead. Fueling the Journey with Nostalgic Treats and Seasonal Sips To warm up travelers…

December 17, 2025 The Northeast Texas Community College (NTCC) Foundation, on behalf of the NTCC Adult Education and Literacy (AEL) Program, was recently awarded a $5000 Literacy Opportunity Fund Grant to support ongoing adult education services to help students improve their literacy skills and achieve their educational and career goals. Additionally, the funds will help…

By Carlos Nogueras Ramos, Carla Astudillo and Eli Hartman, The Texas Tribune December 18, 2025 PECOS — For Joe Keese, nothing had been out of the ordinary about that Wednesday last December. A teacher from the nearby elementary school had stopped by the Chamber of Commerce to pick up some stickers for her classroom, which…

By Rob Reid, Alex Ford and Carla Astudillo, The Texas Tribune December 18, 2025 Texas has long failed to get most of its students the higher education credentials the workforce increasingly demands. But recent laws that reward schools for helping students succeed later in life could help the state make up lost ground, experts say.…

By Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune December 18, 2025 WESLACO —  In a joint Democratic rally in South Texas, U.S. Senate hopeful James Talarico and Tejano music star Bobby Pulido, who is running for Congress, endorsed each other, forming an early alliance this election cycle and solidifying Talarico’s intentions of wooing Latino voters. Pulido and…

By Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune December 18, 2025 Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and state Sen. Angela Paxton agreed to unseal records in their divorce after several media organizations, including the Texas Tribune, sued to make the records available to the public. Angela Paxton, R-McKinney, filed for divorce in July on “biblical grounds,” alleging…

By Marijke Friedman, The Texas Tribune December 19, 2025 Most Republicans in the U.S. House agree they don’t want to extend expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits, but the party — including members from Texas — still has not coalesced around an alternative plan heading into a critical midterm year. The subsidies that were at…

December 17, 2025 By: Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director The 14th NTCC Honors film trailer on the upcoming film, Chicano Thermidor:  Art and Identity in San Antonio, 1970 -1995, is now available for public viewing: Click Here For Trailer. The trailer, produced by Honors Scholar, Johnathan Ventura, and both scored and narrated by regional composer,…