By Zach Despart and Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune June 19, 2025 “Former Texas state Sen. Kelly Hancock to become acting comptroller, run for permanent job” 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.…

LIVING ON PURPOSE  By Dr. Billy  Holland Those who have never experienced an addiction can seem unsympathetic and uncaring. Why? There are several reasons, like thinking that self-inflicting destruction does not deserve compassion, or maybe it’s the arrogance of thinking they themselves would never be so blind as to let something like that happen to…

By Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune June 19, 2025 “Amid Trump immigration crackdown, Texas reins in border spending and shifts focus to deportations” 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 Owen Dahlkamp, The Texas Tribune June 19, 2025 “American babies may get $1,000 each to invest because of Ted Cruz” 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,…

By Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune June 18, 2025 “Judge convicts Ecuadorian migrant of trespassing on newly formed National Defense Area near El Paso” 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…

By Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune June 18, 2025 “To fight screwworm, the U.S. is opening a South Texas facility to disperse sterile flies” 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. Subscribe to…

Combined Funds Move One Year Sooner to 2034; OASI Remains at 2033 The Social Security Board of Trustees today released its annual report on the financial status of the Social Security Trust Funds. The combined reserves of the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Disability Insurance (OASI and DI) Trust Funds are projected to have enough…

By Mila Koumpilova, Chalkbeat, and Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Reporting Highlights Small Schools: Dwindling enrollment has left about 150 Chicago schools half-empty, while 47 operate at less than one-third capacity, leading to…

State Rep. Ray Lopez and Sen. José Menéndez, Democrats from San Antonio, seemed reluctant to travel to Austin if called for a special session to redraw the state’s district lines. By Atirikta Kumar June 2, 2025 Updated: 9 hours ago Share Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our…

AUSTIN, Texas [June 18, 2025] – The Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association (TACA) hosted more than 620 attendees at its 71st Annual Meeting, held June 11 – 13 at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa. The theme this year was “Building a Lasting Legacy in Texas,” which celebrated the enduring contributions…