Parents of flood victims suing Camp Mystic for negligence
By Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune November 10, 2025 The families of 18 Camp Mystic campers and two counselors who died during the July 4 floods filed four separate lawsuits against the camp this week, alleging that camp officials’ failure to evacuate the camp caused their children’s deaths. More than 130 people died throughout Central…
Read MoreDemocrats “defined everything by identity,” Pete Buttigieg says in critique of his party
By Carlos Nogueras Ramos, The Texas Tribune November 14, 2025 Speaking at The Texas Tribune Festival on Friday, former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg criticized the Democratic Party for failing to reach everyday Americans, arguing that it “got sucked in” to a conversation about identity. “There were expressions in the Democratic Party that suggested…
Read MoreIn rare move, Texas AG sues state board to end work-study programs
By Nicholas Gutteridge, The Texas Tribune November 14, 2025 The core mission of the Texas Attorney General’s office includes defending the state and state agencies in court. But on Friday, Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office filed a rare lawsuit against a Texas agency. The lawsuit seeks to force the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s commissioner…
Read MoreFresh off defeating state THC ban, Texas hemp industry faces wipeout under federal deal to end shutdown
By Marijke Friedman, The Texas Tribune November 13, 2025 As part of the spending deal to end the government shutdown, federal lawmakers approved a provision cracking down on hemp products containing THC, restoring a ban Texas Republicans sought to impose earlier this year. The funding package, passed by the U.S. House and signed into law…
Read MoreSignificant federal prosecutions in the Eastern District of Texas during nation-wide shutdown
PLANO, Texas – During the recent federal government shutdown, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Texas continued its mission to protect public safety and hold criminals accountable, prosecuting cases involving immigration violations, firearms violations, fraud, drug trafficking, and other federal offenses. “Over the past 43 days, our mission remained the same,…
Read MoreOp-Ed: H.Res.876 – Recognizing the genocide of the Palestinian people in Gaza.
Subscribe here for more “It would be my greatest sadness to see Zionists (Jews) do to Palestinian Arabs much of what Nazis did to Jews.” ~ Albert Einstein “Zionism is the most stupendous fallacy in Jewish history” ~ Henry Morgenthau, Sr. “Nothing is more antisemitic than Zionism” ~ Lowkey “Israel may have the right to…
Read MoreCROP Welcomes 40 Fellows to ‘Ready 4 Life’ program offering an alternative to California’s $14 billion cycle of incarceration
Year-long program provides a comprehensive pathway to lasting community reintegration OAKLAND, Calif., Nov. 13, 2025 – This week, forty individuals released from California prisons began a year-long journey designed to rewrite the typical reentry story. Creating Restorative Opportunities and Programs (CROP) welcomed 15 Fellows in the Bay Area and 25 in Los Angeles to its…
Read MoreAthens 57, Gilmer 49
By Elwyn Henderson The Gilmer Buckeyes began Phase 3 of the 2025 high school football season Friday night in Henderson when they took on the Athens Hornets in a Class 4A DII Bi-District playoff contest. Athens came into the game with an 8-2 season record after finishing second in district play behind Carthage, favored by…
Read MoreOp-Ed: The Fiscal Note: What the Legislature Won’t Say About the Failure of Property Tax Relief
Welcome to your Friday Fiscal Note. First we scrutinize the shortcomings of prior property tax “relief” initiatives, highlighting the loopholes that have undermined genuine reform and outlining the essential actions the Texas Legislature must undertake to deliver authentic, lasting solutions… and a pathway to elimination. Next, we examine Governor Greg Abbott’s six-step plan to overhaul…
Read MoreVoices of Veterans: Staff Sergeant Jimmy Burks Shares His Story of Service in the United States Army
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 Staff Sergeant (SSG) Jimmy Burks who served in the United States Army during the…
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