Texas Opioid Abatement Fund Council Awards $48.9 Million in Community-Focused Opioid Response Grants
(AUSTIN) — Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock today announced that the Texas Opioid Abatement Fund Council (OAFC or Council) recently voted to award 80 grants totaling $48.9 million to entities across Texas responding to the opioid crisis. “These grants put opioid settlement funds to work where they can make the greatest difference, with the local providers and community partners on…
Read MoreLand Commissioner Buckingham Encourages Texans to Support the GLO’s Adopt-A-Beach Program with a Specialty License Plate
Land Commissioner Buckingham Encourages Texans to Support the GLO’s Adopt-A-Beach Program with a Specialty License Plate AUSTIN, Texas— Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., encourages Texans to order an Adopt-A-Beach specialty license plate to benefit the Texas General Land Office’s (GLO) Adopt-A-Beach program, which is an all-volunteer effort to remove trash from Texas beaches. The Adopt-A-Beach…
Read MoreHouston man sentenced to lengthy federal prison sentence for armed convenience store robberies in the Eastern District of Texas
SHERMAN, Texas – A Houston man has been sentenced to over 13 years in federal prison in connection with armed convenience store robberies in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Fredy Jose Barrera Borjas, 26, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to carry a firearm during a crime of violence; two…
Read MoreOp-Ed: This July 4, Celebrate the Idea That the People Are Supposed to Be in Charge
As we celebrate our country’s 250th birthday, the most patriotic thing we can do is remember whose hands this country is supposed to be in: ours. By Meg Bostrom, Michael Chameides, Elaine Mejia | June 24, 2026 Two hundred fifty years ago, Americans rejected monarchy. They rejected the idea that power should rest in the…
Read MoreTPWD Confirms Established Population of Invasive Zebra Mussels in Lake Meredith
June 25, 2026 AUSTIN –Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has designated Lake Meredith, near Amarillo, as fully “infested” with invasive zebra mussels. This designation signifies that an established, reproducing population of these invasive mussels is present in the lake. In late May, detection of potential microscopic zebra mussel larvae in routine samples from three…
Read MoreOpioid Settlement Money Pays for Services To Battle Addiction in Rural Kentucky
By Taylor Sisk Jun 25, 2026 Jamie Madden found solid footing for her recovery from addiction at The Hub, a community center in Whitesburg, Kentucky, that offers services ranging from peer support to canned food and sterile syringes. (Taylor Sisk for KFF Health News) WHITESBURG, Ky. — Drugs and the consequences of addiction are woven…
Read MoreDemocrats To Propose Bill Capping Out-of-Pocket Medicare Costs for Enrollees
By Julie Appleby Jun 25, 2026 Sen. Ron Wyden and 14 Democratic co-sponsors plan to introduce legislation Thursday to cap consumers’ potential out-of-pocket costs in traditional Medicare, resurfacing a long-running debate over why the program doesn’t limit beneficiary spending. Even the bill’s backers say securing passage this year is a long shot. But the effort…
Read MoreHere’s What’s Cooking
By Betty Bivins Cook Slow cookers can be helpful any time of the year, but especially during the summer months when the time to prepare the evening meal occurs during the hottest time of the day. It’s much easier to start your meal in a slow cooker early in the day, and let it cook…
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Census: Texas leads the U.S. in having more kids, but the state’s fertility rate is still falling
By Joshua Fechter, The Texas Tribune June 25, 2026 Texans are having more babies than the rest of the United States as the nation’s fertility rate declines, Census data released Thursday show. But the state’s fertility rate is falling, too. Texas had the highest fertility rate among other large states like California, Florida and New…
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