Kilgore College Theatre earns multiple honors at Kennedy Center Festival
Kilgore College Theatre returned to the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) for the first time in more than 40 years and received multiple awards recognizing the company’s collaboration and craft. KCACTF Meritorious Achievement Awards: Meghan Potter (KC technical theatre director) – Excellence in Scenic Design Pam Mercer-McWilliams (guest artist) – Excellence in Costume Integration Ori…
Read MoreTexas voters said no to property tax hikes this week, as Republican leaders signal more cuts ahead
By Joshua Fechter, The Texas Tribune November 6, 2025 DALLAS — Texas voters this week showed wariness toward raising property taxes — and embraced cutting them. Voters across the state shot down bids by school districts and cities to increase funds to hire teachers and police officers, pave roads and keep schools humming. More than half…
Read MoreCornyn “open to” changing Senate filibuster, Hunt and Paxton back Trump’s call to scrap it
By Gabby Birenbaum, The Texas Tribune November 6, 2025 As President Donald Trump intensifies his calls for Senate Republicans to get rid of the filibuster, Sen. John Cornyn on Wednesday said he is open to “changes” that would allow spending bills to pass the chamber without hitting the 60-vote threshold, marking a significant departure for…
Read MoreTDEM Seeks Presentation Proposals for 2026 Texas Emergency Management Conference
The Conference runs May 26-29 at the Fort Worth Convention Center AUSTIN – The Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) is excited to announce that it is now accepting presentation proposals for workshops and educational sessions at the 2026 Texas Emergency Management Conference. The Conference is back at the Fort Worth Convention Center from May…
Read MoreBillionaire Jeff Yass gives $100 million to University of Austin for free tuition
By Jessica Priest, The Texas Tribune November 5, 2025 Billionaire Jeff Yass, a major backer of efforts to expand private school vouchers, donated $100 million to offer free tuition permanently to students who enroll at the University of Austin, the fledgling private university founded by critics of traditional higher education who argue colleges have grown…
Read MoreUT System will push to enforce campus protest bans that judge temporarily blocked
By Jessica Priest, The Texas Tribune September 3, 2025 Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The University of Texas System has signaled it will seek full enforcement of a new state law limiting protests on college campuses, pushing against…
Read MoreA near upset in North Texas Senate race jolts frayed Democratic hopes ahead of 2026
By Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune November 5, 2025 For months, the special election to succeed Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock in a red-leaning North Texas Senate seat revolved around the two Republicans in the race. But once the early voting and Election Day ballots were all counted on Tuesday, it was Democrat Taylor Rehmet who…
Read MoreTexans Overwhelmingly Approve Statewide Constitutional Amendments Increasing Homestead Exemptions & Delivering Property Tax Cuts Statewide
Senator Bettencourt’s Constitutional Amendments are 3 of the top 4 Props with Voters HOUSTON, TX — Chair of the Senate Local Government Committee, Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston), released the following statement last night after the passage of record homestead exemption Propositions 11 and 13, which he authored during the 89th Regular Legislative Session under Senate…
Read MoreFederal judge temporarily blocks key parts of state law that limits campus protests
By Nicholas Gutteridge and Jessica Priest, The Texas Tribune September 3, 2025 Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. A federal judge in Austin has temporarily blocked key parts of Texas’ new law limiting expression on campuses, halting the University…
Read More“We don’t know what we’re going to eat”: Texans are still waiting for November SNAP benefits
By Colleen DeGuzman and Jess Huff, The Texas Tribune November 5, 2025 AJ Wark, a third-year maritime studies student at Texas A&M University at Galveston, started the fall semester on food stamps. In May, her parents kicked her out of their home after she came out as a member of the LGBTQ+ community, taking away…
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