Genesis 2: 7 “And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.” By Van Yandell The average human body contains thirty trillion cells. Blood cells, bones, skin, organs and many other body parts, from toenails to hair, are made…

“President Trump is exactly right to call out Mexico’s ongoing failure to meet its obligations under the 1944 Water Treaty. Texans have been sounding this alarm for years, and I have been on the front lines of that fight. From championing stronger water conservation practices to pushing for the expedited delivery of every acre-foot owed…

By Kate McGee and Nicholas Gutteridge, The Texas Tribune December 10, 2025 COLLEGE STATION — At first glance, Mark Welsh III’s credentials appeared unimpeachable. An Air Force Academy graduate turned four-star general who served as the military branch’s highest-ranking officer. Dean of the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M for seven…

By Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune December 9, 2025   After months of speculation and debate, not to mention one unexpected redistricting cycle, Texas’ lineup of candidates for the 2026 elections is finally set. Renzo Downey, lead writer of The Blast, joins TribCast to walk through the most exciting races, the last-minute shuffling and what…

By Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune December 9, 2025 McALLEN — As Mexican officials battle the spread of New World Screwworm, Texas officials are still working to finalize a response plan that would be enacted should the parasitic fly spread into the state. Texas lawmakers questioned state and federal officials on plans to combat screwworm…

By Gabby Birenbaum, The Texas Tribune December 9, 2025 Depending on who you asked, U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s decision this week to run for Senate meant one of two things. In the eyes of some pundits and politicos, the Dallas Democrat’s nomination would spell doom for her party’s chances of winning a statewide race for…

By Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune December 9, 2025 Glenn Hamer on Tuesday resigned as president and CEO of the Texas Association of Business, one of the state’s most influential business groups, two weeks after he was sued over allegations of sexual assault and harassment. His resignation was announced by TAB Chair Bill Jones, who…

By Carlos Nogueras Ramos, The Texas Tribune December 9, 2025 After more than an hour of impassioned public testimonies, the Arlington City Council voted to uphold a suspension on discrimination protections for people in the city who identify as LGBTQ+ over fears that keeping them might make the North Texas city a target of the…

By Joshua Fechter, The Texas Tribune December 9, 2025 DALLAS — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched a probe into almost 1,000 Texas cities to make sure they’re following a new state law aimed at preventing localities from unduly raising property taxes, his office said Tuesday. The initiative is designed to enforce a new…

By Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune December 9, 2025 Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Tuesday unveiled a plan to drive down property taxes by further hiking the amount of a home’s value that can’t be taxed to pay for public schools and lowering the age at which Texans qualify for additional relief on their school…