By Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune August 31, 2026 McALLEN — Home values in Cameron County more than doubled over a six-year period, and property tax bills are going up along with it, according to research from the Texas Real Estate Research Center at Texas A&M University. SpaceX’s arrival in 2014 has led to the…

By Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune August 31, 2026 Two former Texas Supreme Court justices appointed by Republican governors are endorsing Democratic attorney general nominee Nathan Johnson over their party’s pick, Mayes Middleton. The race to replace outgoing Attorney General Ken Paxton as Texas’ top lawyer is, like many races this cycle, running tighter than…

By Ellie Ashby, The Texas Tribune August 31, 2026 In political campaigns and the party’s platform, Texas Republicans condemn “sharia law” as a dangerous system of extremist Islamic rules and restrictions that threaten democracy, religious freedom and personal liberty — an affront to American values that must be stamped out. But when Shaimaa Zayan considers what…

This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Natalia Contreras, Votebeat Aug 31, 2026 at 2:37pm EDT Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Texas’ free newsletter here. Multiple headlines recently…

By Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune August 31, 2026 McALLEN — Brownsville could receive up to $220 million from SpaceX for water and wastewater projects after the city agreed to remove roughly 445 acres of land from its city limits. During a special meeting over the weekend that lasted six hours, Brownsville city commissioners unanimously…

New integration eliminates hundreds of administrative hours spent managing cases and solidifies Intoxalock’s position as the state’s premier ignition interlock provider.   Key Takeaways Intoxalock is the first IID provider to integrate automated compliance reporting directly with CSS. The integration serves 230+ Texas supervising agencies, eliminating manual report downloads and uploads. Real-time IID compliance data…

By Jessica Priest, The Texas Tribune August 31, 2026 Two major UT System institutions face leadership changes as their presidents stepped down in recent days. On Monday, UT Arlington president Jennifer Cowley announced plans to return to the faculty. Last week, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center president Peter Pisters announced his retirement after more than…

(September 1, 2026, DALLAS) – GasBuddy, North America’s trusted fuel savings platform for more than 25 years, today released its annual Labor Day gas price forecast, predicting that average gas prices on the last summer holiday weekend of 2026 will be $4.03 per gallon, 87 cents higher than in 2025, and the highest Labor Day…

By Terri Langford, The Texas Tribune August 31, 2026 When the state’s new fiscal year begins on Tuesday, Texas hospitals expect to lose $27 million a day in additional Medicaid funding. The shortfall is the result of a decision by the Trump administration to withhold approval from Texas for about $9.8 billion in the next…

By Jaden Edison, The Texas Tribune August 31, 2026 Muslim Texans pressed State Board of Education members on Monday for more classroom instruction centering on how people of Islamic faith positively contributed to world history. With the majority-Republican board expected to finalize what high schoolers learn in social studies this week, dozens of speakers said…