Cuellar and Tijerina spar over who delivers for a South Texas district redrawn to favor the GOP
By Gabby Birenbaum, The Texas Tribune September 9, 2026 WASHINGTON — While Congress was on break this August, Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, popped up at over 60 events in his district, many of them to announce funding for local projects he secured from his longtime perch on the House Appropriations Committee. Cuellar has used this…
Read MoreTexas prisons seek $298 million for air conditioning. That’s a fraction of what’s needed.
By Alex Nguyen, The Texas Tribune September 9, 2026 Texas’ prison agency has asked the Legislature for $298 million over the next two years to add more than 15,700 air conditioned beds, saying the request will help deliver “significant and measurable progress” toward addressing dangerous summer heat in state lockups. Inmate advocates are less enthused,…
Read MoreJOE DODD: 2026 GILMER BUCKEYES FOOTBALL • GAME INFORMATION & NOTES – KILGORE at GILMER
Friday, Sept. 11, 2026 • Jeff Traylor Stadium • Gilmer, Texas • 7:30 p.m. GILMER BUCKEYES KILGORE BULLDOGS Class 4A Division II • District 8 Class 4A Division I • District 8 2026: Season Record 1-1 2026: Season Record 0-1 2025: 4-7 overall, 3-2 district 2025: 14-2 overall, 6-0 district Head Coach: Alan Metzel •…
Read MoreSAU sees positive enrollment trends amid changing higher education landscape
News from Southern Arkansas University MAGNOLIA, AR (09/08/2026) Southern Arkansas University enters the fall 2026 semester with encouraging momentum in several areas, even as the University, like colleges nationwide, absorbs the impact of a decline in international student enrollment. Beginning freshmen enrollment grew 2.9% this fall. Domestic undergraduate enrollment overall held largely steady, underscoring the…
Read MoreTXDPS Pursuit in Parker County 09/08/26
Parker County – On September 7, 2026, a Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Trooper in Parker County observed a white GMC Terrain traveling westbound on Interstate 20 in the Weatherford area at speeds exceeding 100 mph and committing several additional traffic violations. When the Trooper attempted to conduct a traffic stop, the driver fled…
Read More$60K Grant from FHLB Dallas, Austin Bank and Woodforest National Bank Boosts Support for East Texas Entrepreneurs
TYLER, TEXAS, September 8, 2026—The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) and its members Austin Bank and Woodforest National Bank® (Woodforest) awarded $60,000 in Partnership Grant Program (PGP) funding to Greater Texas Capital Community Finance, doing business as Lending Avenue®. The funds are part of $1.8 million in PGP funds awarded in 2026…
Read MoreTwo weeks later, one of the largest recorded wildfires in North Texas history continues burning
By Alejandra Martinez and Alex Nguyen, The Texas Tribune August 27, 2026 FORT WORTH — Two weeks after the Ross Fire broke out west of Fort Worth, responders are still battling one of the largest wildfires in North Texas’ recorded history. The weather isn’t helping. The Dallas-Fort Worth region’s summer weather is setting records with…
Read MoreNew hearing denied in fight over Texas law that gave undocumented students in-state tuition
By Jessica Priest, The Texas Tribune June 4, 2026 A federal appeals court denied an advocacy group’s request Tuesday for a new hearing in its effort to defend the Texas Dream Act, a longstanding state law that allowed some undocumented students to pay in-state tuition at public colleges and universities. This summer, a three-judge panel…
Read MoreKen Paxton whistleblower endorses James Talarico in Texas’ U.S. Senate race
By Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune September 8, 2026 David Maxwell, the former top cop under Attorney General Ken Paxton, has endorsed Paxton’s opponent, James Talarico, for U.S. Senate. Maxwell spent nearly 50 years working in law enforcement in Texas, as a Texas Ranger, a sergeant in the Texas Department of Public Safety and the…
Read MoreLive updates: Republicans descend on Dallas for Trump’s midterm convention
By Texas Tribune Staff, The Texas Tribune September 8, 2026 Here’s what you need to know GOP’s “Trumpapalooza” convention to kick off Wednesday in Dallas Paxton to run new ad during convention featuring AI-generated Talarico Sept. 8, 2026, 2:42 p.m. GOP’s “Trumpapalooza” convention to kick off Wednesday in Dallas Republicans are gathering in Dallas this…
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