AUSTIN, Texas— Today, Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is proud to introduce the next installment of the series highlighting the VLB’s Voices of Veterans oral history program. This week, we highlight the service of Sergeant (Sgt) Rafael Gonzales who served in the United States Marines. Gonzales said his…

By Gabby Birenbaum, The Texas Tribune December 5, 2025 WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett was in and then he was out. Then, he was back in.  The Austin Democrat’s reelection plans have ping-ponged as the Legislature’s new congressional maps winded their way through the courts. Drawn at the behest of President Donald Trump, the new…

Friend, Sports betting isn’t all fun and games. This week we examine the escalating dangers associated with legalized sports betting, and the effects it has on individuals, athletes, and the leagues themselves. We also feature an in-depth look at UT Austin’s “DEI Dean” who was recently promoted to an influential position within the university. Catch up…

By Texas Tribune Events Staff, The Texas Tribune December 5, 2025   Unable to join us in Austin at this year’s Texas Tribune Festival, former Mexican president Vicente Fox sat down with The Texas Tribune’s Rio Grande Valley reporter, Berenice Garcia, for a wide-ranging virtual interview. During the conversation, Fox reflects on the relationship between…

COLLEGE STATION, Texas—Thanks to a historic investment by the 89th Texas Legislature, Texas A&M Forest Service approved an additional $17.6 million in funding to award 687 fire and rescue equipment grants and 66 dry hydrant grants to Texas volunteer fire departments through the Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program today. The Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program was…

Bowie County   I-30 – From FM 989 to Arkansas state line, widening highway. Westbound lanes split. Left lane for thru traffic, no option to exit. Right lane for local traffic, can exit. Some westbound ramp closures I-30 – From FM 989 to FM 3419, extension of frontage roads. FM 2148 closed under I-30 bridge…

By Terri Langford, The Texas Tribune December 5, 2025 If an Austin court hearing this week is an early indication of how a lawsuit blocking Texas’ $3 billion dementia research fund will fare, state leaders who championed it and the voters who overwhelmingly approved it by more than a 2-1 margin may have little worry.…

By Carla Astudillo and Chris Essig, The Texas Tribune September 4, 2025 Texas lawmakers this summer redrew the state’s congressional districts in an unusual mid-decade redistricting effort pushed by President Donald Trump to gain more Republican seats in the U.S. House. The 2025 map is now at the center of a legal battle, but the…

By Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune December 4, 2025 Texas can use its new, GOP friendly congressional map while a legal challenge plays out, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, temporarily pausing a lower court ruling that had blocked the map from going into effect. With the Dec. 8 candidate filing deadline fast approaching, the high…