TDA and Feeding Texas have worked together for over two decades to combat hunger   AUSTIN – On Hunger Action Day today, the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) and Feeding Texas are joining forces to spotlight the urgent issue of food insecurity and rally communities across the state to take action. In light of the…

John Whitehead’s Commentary John & Nisha Whitehead September 09, 2025 “The greatest tyrannies are always perpetuated in the name of the noblest causes.”—Thomas Paine They said it was for safety. They said it was for order. They said it was for the good of the nation. They always say it’s for something good… until it…

MANCHESTER, NH (09/09/2025)– It is with great pleasure that Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) congratulates the following students on being named to the Summer 2025 President’s List. The summer terms run from May to August. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 and above for the reporting term are named…

By Ellis Simani, ProPublica, and Lexi Churchill, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica Sept. 10, 2025 “Some of Texas’ highest-paid charter superintendents run some of its lowest-performing districts” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide…

By Jessica Priest, The Texas Tribune Sept. 8, 2025 “Video of clash over gender-identity content in Texas A&M children’s lit class leads to firing, removals” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign…

By Stephanie Armour and Christine Mai-Duc and Sam Whitehead and Arielle Zionts September 9, 2025 Patients begin lining up before dawn at Operation Border Health, an annual five-day health clinic in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley. Many residents in this predominantly Latino and Hispanic region spanning the Mexican border lack insurance, making the health fair a…

By Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News September 10, 2025 Republicans insist that President Donald Trump’s cuts to Medicaid were aimed at reducing fraud and getting more of its adult beneficiaries into jobs. But the side effects may include less care for sick kids. Some children’s hospitals collectively stand to lose billions of dollars in revenue…

By Marijke Friedman, The Texas Tribune Sept. 9, 2025 “Texas voters have mixed views on redistricting and Trump’s megabill, poll finds” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief,…