AUSTIN, Texas—Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is announcing a new Texas General Land Office (GLO) initiative: The Texas Engine: Fueled, Fed, and Fortified – a vision for putting Texas’s land and natural resources to work to strengthen our state today and to secure America’s future. Through five interconnected pillars, this Texas-sized plan will highlight…

All figures are in US dollars unless otherwise stated.   August 31, 2026 Lewisville, AR – Smackover Lithium, a partnership between Standard Lithium Ltd. (“Standard Lithium” or the “Company”) (NYSE.A: SLI) (TSXV: SLI), through its subsidiaries, and Equinor, through subsidiaries of Equinor ASA, announced the signing of its second commercial offtake agreement (the “Agreement”) for…

By Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune August 30, 2026 A 25-year-old man from Central Texas who was deported to Mexico despite insisting he was an American citizen returned to the country Sunday after the federal government reached an agreement with his lawyers in light of new evidence they provided about his citizenship, his attorneys said.…

(SAN ANTONIO) — Texas Comptroller Don Huffines delivered remarks today at the Annual Legal Seminar on Ad Valorem Taxation, emphasizing the growing burden of property taxes on Texas families and outlining his office’s efforts to modernize tax administration, increase transparency and strengthen taxpayer protections. Huffines believes that rising property taxes represent “the single biggest threat to…

Three Amicus Briefs in Case Brought by Historians and Watchdogs Reject Trump Administration’s Claim That a Nearly 50-Year-Old Recordkeeping Law Is Unconstitutional WASHINGTON, DC — Three groups filed amicus briefs in the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit backing the American Historical Association (AHA), American Oversight, Freedom of the Press Foundation, and Citizens…

Kaufman County – On August 29, 2026, at approximately 4:25 a.m., the Texas Department of Public Safety (TXDPS) Highway Patrol (HP) responded to a two-vehicle crash on US-80 near FM-460.   A preliminary investigation indicates an Infiniti QX3 was traveling east on US-80 in the exit lane to FM 460. A Chevrolet Silverado was traveling…

August 28, 2026AUSTIN — RRC Commissioner Wayne Christian today highlighted a major breakthrough in Texas’ fight against organized petroleum theft, following a multistate investigation that resulted in six arrests and the seizure of more than $12 million in petroleum products, vehicles, cash and other assets this month. “I applaud the federal and state authorities involved…

By Paula Span Aug 28, 2026 On an August morning two years ago, Meredith Melville was crossing Piedmont Avenue in Oakland, California, to meet a friend at a cafe. While in the crosswalk, she noticed a car some distance away. Perhaps she misjudged its speed, she said, because she’d walked only partway across the street…