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  AAA Texas: State Gas Price Average Holds Steady as National Average Nears Record August The statewide gas price average in Texas is $3.63 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel, according to AAA Texas. That price is one cent less than on this day last week and 83 cents more per gallon compared to…

BEAUMONT, Texas – A Beaumont convicted felon has been found guilty of a federal firearms violation in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.   David Michael Gilliam, 45, was found guilty by a jury of being a felon in possession of a firearm following a trial before U.S. District Judge…

September is National Preparedness Month, an important reminder to make sure your family is ready before an emergency happens. Here in East Texas, severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, flooding, extreme heat and power outages can happen with little warning. While we can’t always predict when an emergency will occur, having a plan can make a big difference…

Posted in: Residential Solar Retailers August 21, 2026 The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) is excited to welcome residential solar retailers and salespeople as our newest registrants. Online applications went live August 10th, and we are pleased to have many retailers and salespeople now registered. To give retailers extra time to adjust to…

Austin, TX – Texas families and visitors can experience and learn about archeology and its impact on the state on Saturday, Sept. 26, when the Texas Historical Commission (THC) and Texas Science & Natural History Museum co-host the free Texas Archeology Fair from 10 a.m.–3 p.m. The fair will happen at Texas Science & Natural…

By Alex Nguyen and Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune August 25, 2026 BROWNSVILLE — The immigration officer at the center of a Minnesota-Texas legal fight was released from a South Texas jail Thursday, a day after a federal judge rejected Minnesota’s attempt to keep him jailed as the state fights to extradite the man to…

By Alex Brown, Stateline August 27, 2026 ROSLYN, Wash. — Francisco Martinez hefts a canister filled with a mixture of diesel fuel and gasoline. A tongue of flame dances above the nozzle. He tips the drip torch forward — whoosh — and a stream of blazing liquid races across the forest floor. In less than…

A longtime environmental reporter joins a new program to use fire as an ally. By Alex Brown, Stateline August 27, 2026 AUBURN, Wash. — In the back row of a small community college classroom, I sip my coffee and consider a cumulus cloud, a puffy white pillar over an expanse of blue. I’m not staring…