John Whitehead’s Commentary By John & Nisha Whitehead July 22, 2025 “Now by coming in and being part of the cover-up, the Trump administration has become part of it. I mean, it’s just you cannot see it any other way.”—Alex Jones, InfoWars Once again, the American police state is choosing to protect predators, not victims.…

AUSTIN, Texas – The Travis County FEMA Disaster Outreach Center will remain open until Friday, July 25, to help survivors of the July storms and flooding. The center, which opened July 16 and has been serving survivors daily, is located at: Round Mountain Baptist Church 14500 Round Mountain Road Leander, TX 78641 Hours: 8 a.m.…

July 07, 2025 AUSTIN – The Railroad Commission of Texas issued a total of 606 original drilling permits in June 2025. The total includes 519 to drill new oil or gas wells, 9 to re-enter plugged wellbores, 77 for re-completion, and 1 reclass. The breakdown of well types for total original drilling permits in June…

By Renuka Rayasam July 22, 2025 ALBANY, Ga. — Belinda McLoyd has been thinking about peanut butter. McLoyd, 64, receives a small monthly payment through the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, previously known as food stamps. “They don’t give you that much to work with,” she said. To fit her tight budget, she eats ramen…

DALLAS, TX – Officers from the Texas Financial Crimes Intelligence Center (FCIC) uncovered an operation that was creating credit card skimmers that were being used on ATMs across the country. When they served a search warrant on a residence in Dallas, officers located 115 credit card skimmers, $50,000 in cash, 25 fake IDs, and more than…

By Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune, Data reporting by Dan Keemahill, The Texas Tribune July 22, 2025 “THC-related poison control calls tripled in Texas after hemp became legal. Experts say there’s more to the story.” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them…

By Owen Dahlkamp, The Texas Tribune July 22, 2025 “Texas Republicans, including Gov. Abbott, were reluctant to redraw the state’s congressional maps. Then Trump got involved.” 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.…

By Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune July 21, 2025 “Texas Democrats vow to use delay tactics to drag out GOP redistricting effort” 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…

By Gabby Birenbaum, The Texas Tribune July 21, 2025 “GOP Army veteran announces challenge to Democrat Vicente Gonzalez in South Texas congressional district” 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…

By Jessica Priest, The Texas Tribune July 21, 2025 “John Zerwas sole finalist for UT System chancellor; Jim Davis lone candidate for UT-Austin president” 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…