By Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune March 31, 2026 A federal judge in Tyler dismissed a lawsuit on Tuesday that sought to allow churches to endorse political candidates without losing their tax-exempt status, dealing a blow to the Trump administration and other conservatives who have worked to eliminate the decades-old law barring nonprofits from supporting…

By Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune March 24, 2026 New state rules that eliminate natural smokeable hemp products and increase licensing fees went into effect Tuesday. Hemp industry leaders say these new regulations will eliminate a majority of their inventory and force those who don’t have extra income to meet these new fees to close…

By Jaden Edison, The Texas Tribune March 2, 2026 Texans have until 11:59 p.m. Tuesday to apply for school vouchers after a federal judge denied a request from Islamic schools and Muslim families to extend the deadline for a second time. Four Muslim parents and three Islamic private school providers that operate four campuses had…

SHERMAN, Texas –A Denton man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison under the Homeland Security Task Force for trafficking methamphetamine in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.   Brandon Lynn Hunter, 41, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine and was…

SHERMAN, Texas –A Dallas man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison under the Homeland Security Task Force for trafficking firearms intended for Mexico through the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.   Michael Axel Flores Ramirez, 23, pleaded guilty to attempting to traffic in firearms and was sentenced…

SHERMAN, Texas –A Mexican national illegally living in the United States has been sentenced to five years in federal prison under the Homeland Security Task Force for trafficking methamphetamine in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.   Sergio Uriel Munoz-Rodriguez, 44, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to…

Kilgore College Theatre will close its 2025–26 season with Small Mouth Sounds by Bes Wohl, inspired by a silent spiritual retreat the author attended in upstate New York. A model of theatrical ingenuity, the play uses very little dialogue to dig into the core of human pain, exploring this with both pathos and humor. Set…

By Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News March 31, 2026 Last August, as part of the federal government’s crackdown on people in the country illegally, the Trump administration sent states the names of hundreds of thousands of Medicaid enrollees with orders to determine whether they were ineligible based on immigration status. But seven months later, findings…

March 31, 2026 (MARSHALL, Texas) – Texas State Technical College’s Web Design and Development program is shifting into the world of artificial intelligence. The program is working with a more than $198,000 grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s Texas Reskilling and Upskilling Through Education 2025-27 Grant Program in consultation with Education Strategy Group…