View as a webpage Media Contacts: TPWD Press Office, Sept. 17, 2026 LAMPASAS – Post Oak Ridge State Park is preparing to open for day use on September 24, meaning visitors can come and explore the park at their own pace. Visitors can make reservations for day use in advance, beginning Sept. 17 on the…

 BY. JAMES A. MARPLES *************************************** I read the news item a few days ago about Norway’s crown prince becoming  King Haakon VIII after his father’s death. Texas has over 145,000 citizens claiming some ancestral tie to Norway.  I was impressed by the quiet decorum of the 53 year-old prince as he took his Oath-of-Office in…

Austin businesses, clubs, and volunteers are gathering together this Saturday, September 19, for Keep Austin Beautiful’s annual Clean Streets Day: a morning dedicated to making our Austin streets clean, beautiful, and safe. Each fall, Austinites return to regular schedules for school and work, taking a network of neighborhood streets and roadways to get to their…

  The statewide gas price average in Texas is $3.93 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel, according to AAA Texas. That price is 10 cents more than on this day last week and $1.14 more per gallon compared to this day last year. Of the major metropolitan areas surveyed in Texas, drivers in El…

By Rob Okun Caution: This commentary begins with a catalog of real-life events and then satirically extrapolates (if that is even possible with Donald Trump, who seems hellbent on creating his own surreality). Mr. Trump has been on a name‑changing bender for some time. On his first day in office, he renamed the Gulf of Mexico the…

By Kelcie Moseley-Morris, Stateline September 16, 2026 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it’s helping manufacturers increase the supply of estrogen-based hormonal patches and acknowledged a current nationwide shortage as more women seek hormonal therapies for symptoms related to menopause. In a release earlier this month, the FDA said it is expediting actions to…

By Shalina Chatlani, Stateline September 17, 2026 Concerned about conditions in federal immigrant detention facilities but often barred from entering them, some Democratic-led states are fighting to enforce their own health and safety standards at the sites. The Trump administration, citing the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution, argues that states don’t have the authority…

By Erin Rode, Capital & Main Sep 17, 2026 As Californians have weathered relentless heat waves, state workplace safety regulators have repeatedly reminded employers to protect employees from heat illness by providing water, shade, cooldown areas, and additional rest breaks when temperatures climb. But there’s a notable exception in the state’s heat safety rules: Not…