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CITATION BY PUBLICATION- CIVIL SUITS CAUSE NO. 25-230-DCCV-00188 The State of Texas UPSHUR COUNTY PLAINTIFF’s Attorney MARTY YOUNG 3522 N. FOURTH STREET LONGVIEW, TEXAS 75605 THE STATE OF TEXAS NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: You have been sued. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attorney does not file a written answer with the clerk…
Read MoreRFK Jr. Swaps Vaccine Talk for Healthy Foods and Reading to Tots in Push To Woo Voters
By Amanda Seitz May 13, 2026 During a stop on his “Take Back Your Health” tour, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visits a childcare center in Toledo, Ohio. (Amanda Seitz/KFF Health News) TOLEDO, Ohio — The little boy, dressed in a Toy Story sweatshirt, wrapped himself around the nation’s health secretary.…
Read MoreUSGS, NASA Map Critical Minerals from 65,000 Feet
Hyperspectral Survey of the West Supports USGS Earth Mapping Resources Initiative NASA’s ER‑2 high‑altitude research aircraft touches down in Colorado Springs May 11, 2026, after completing a hyperspectral survey flight for the joint USGS– NASA effort to map critical minerals across the western United States. USGS photo by Peter Pearsall. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. —…
Read MoreImmigration a flashpoint in Allred-Johnson Democratic runoff
By Olivia Borgula, The Texas Tribune May 13, 2026 WASHINGTON — As he campaigned for the Senate in 2024, then-U.S. Rep. Colin Allred sought to appeal to a wide range of voters, many of whom were dissatisfied with the Biden administration’s border policies. He ran an ad standing side by side with law enforcement that touted…
Read MoreFor Texas GOP, immigration politics show signs of fading potency
By Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune May 13, 2026 As illegal border crossings skyrocketed two years ago, Texas Republicans in unison railed against the Biden administration’s immigration policies and vowed, if given power, to seal the U.S.-Mexico border and support Donald Trump’s promised mass deportations. These days, Republicans aren’t always on the same page about…
Read MoreAfter being deported, allowed to return, then detained again, a Texas DACA recipient fears what’s next
By Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune May 13, 2026 A day after Christmas, José Contreras Díaz received a letter from immigration officials asking him to report to an agent the following month to discuss his case. He was immediately suspicious. “I had a strong feeling that this was a bait letter, for me to…
Read MoreTribCast: Previewing the primary runoffs as early voting approaches
By Matthew Watkins, The Texas Tribune May 12, 2026 In this week’s episode of the TribCast, the crew speaks with Texas Tribune Politics Editor Jasper Scherer about the upcoming primary runoffs. Will Donald Trump endorse in the U.S. Senate race? Has a candidate for railroad commissioner pushed too far to the right even for…
Read MoreCorpus Christi moves toward mandatory 25% cut in water use if emergency is declared
By Alex Nguyen and Colleen DeGuzman, The Texas Tribune May 12, 2026 Corpus Christi residents and businesses — including one of the nation’s largest petrochemical corridors — may be required to cut water use by 25% during a water emergency that city leaders expect to hit by September unless a devastating drought eases. The City…
Read MoreTexas county pauses data center construction in rural areas for a year
By Alejandra Martinez, The Texas Tribune May 12, 2026 A rural Texas county on Tuesday approved a one-year pause on the construction of new data centers in unincorporated areas, citing public safety and public health concerns. The 3-2 vote by county commissioners in Hill County, roughly 55 miles south of Fort Worth, appears to be…
Read MoreChristian Menefee, Alex Mealer lead Houston-area congressional runoffs, new poll finds
By Gabby Birenbaum, The Texas Tribune May 12, 2026 WASHINGTON — Rep. Christian Menefee leads Rep. Al Green by 7 percentage points heading into the final days of the runoff, according to a new poll of the closely watched race between two Houston Democratic members of Congress. The University of Houston’s Hobby School of Public…
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