November 6, 2025 The Northeast Texas Community College Theatre Department is getting ready to spread some holiday cheer with its upcoming production of A 1940s Christmas Carol, written and directed by Dr. Page Petrucka, Professor of Theatre. The show runs November 13–15 at 7 p.m., with an additional matinee on Saturday, November 15 at 2…

November 6, 2025 The Northeast Texas Community College Library will host a restaurant fundraiser at Herschel’s Restaurant in Mount Pleasant on Tuesday and Wednesday, November 11–12, from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. each evening. Guests can support the NTCC Library Scholarship simply by mentioning “NTCC” when placing their dine-in, to-go, or drive-through orders at Herschel’s (1612…

By Alejandra Martinez and Jayme Lozano Carver, The Texas Tribune November 7, 2025 For most of this year, Texas Tribune reporters have aggressively reported on the state’s water supply crisis. As part of our special report, Running Out, we created a chatbot that we trained to answer your questions based on our reporting. Y’all asked…

By Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune November 7, 2025   McALLEN — U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn want to limit the U.S.’s engagement with Mexico after the country failed to deliver water to Texas under a 1944 international water treaty. The Texas senators filed legislation Thursday that would limit the U.S. from sending…

Texas homeowners now have an alternative to the 3% commission fee as TurboHome introduces its flat-fee model offering full service at a lower cost. DALLAS, TEXAS — November 04, 2025 — TurboHome, a modern real estate brokerage committed to making homeownership more affordable, has officially launched across Texas. The company’s expansion introduces its low-cost, full-service…

By Associated Press, The Texas Tribune November 6, 2025 Airports in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago along with hubs across the U.S. are among the 40 that will see flights cut starting Friday due to the government shutdown, according to a list distributed to the airlines and obtained by The Associated Press. The Federal…

By Owen Dahlkamp and Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune June 23, 2025 Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. WASHINGTON — Terry Virts, a former astronaut and International Space Station commander, on Thursday said that he was ending his campaign…

By Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune November 6, 2025 Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is asking a judge to block the maker of Tylenol from distributing $400 million of dividends to its shareholders amid the state’s litigation against the company. It’s an “extraordinary request,” the state’s lawyers acknowledge, and one that legal experts say is…

By Alex Nguyen, The Texas Tribune November 6, 2025 Texas can enforce a 2023 law that restricts some public drag shows, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday.  Senate Bill 12 prohibits drag performers from dancing suggestively or wearing certain prosthetics on public property or in front of children. The law would fine business owners $10,000…

By Lindsey Byman, The Texas Tribune October 31, 2025 A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to fully fund SNAP, following a week of indecision about the program’s fate during the government shutdown. The Rhode Island judge said the administration must tap emergency funds by tomorrow, but it is still unclear when the benefits will…