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Boil water notice
This is a boil water notice from Undine. Due to a loss of pressure, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has required Rosewood Water System PWSID 2300026public water systems to notify all customers to boil their water prior to consumption (e.g., washing hands/face, brushing teeth, drinking, etc.). Children, seniors, and persons with weakened immune systems…
Read MoreHow Cherokee farming traditions are transforming one Texas school
By Acacia Coronado and Austin Current, The Texas Tribune June 1, 2026 Just beyond the playground of Austin’s Cunningham Elementary School, ancient crops are uniting a new generation through the power of storytelling and teamwork. The Central Texas Cherokee Township and nonprofit Partners for Education, Agriculture and Sustainability, or PEAS, grow Native crops including corn…
Read MoreTexas Weekly Gas Price Update
June 1, 2026 Average gasoline prices in Texas have fallen 23.3 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.76/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 14.6 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand $1.09/g higher than a year ago. The national average price…
Read MoreHomeland Security Task Force investigation into methamphetamine trafficking leads to lengthy federal prison sentence for Fort Worth man
SHERMAN, Texas – A Fort Worth man has been sentenced to over 29 years in federal prison as a result of an investigation by the Homeland Security Task Force in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Donald Lee Harris, 40, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to…
Read MoreJIM “PAPPY” MOORE: A Bird With a Busted Wing
By Jim “Pappy” Moore For twenty-plus years my weekly column has been one man’s walk through life, making observations. This next one is very personal and relevant to others. Have you ever seen a wounded bird standing on the ground, unable to fly because he has an injured wing that’s hanging down on one side?…
Read MoreTexas school police pepper-sprayed, tackled and tasered students
By The New York Times, The Texas Tribune May 30, 2026 Since the massacre at Robb Elementary in Uvalde in 2022, school districts across Texas have spent billions of dollars to station police officers on every campus in the state. The effort, the most ambitious in the nation, was intended to protect students from similar…
Read MoreTexas Emergency Management Conference Sets New Registration Record in Fort Worth
| May 29, 2026 | FORT WORTH, Texas – After four days of informational training sessions, educational workshops, exhibitor showcases, and networking opportunities at the Texas Emergency Management Conference this week, the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) announced record-setting registration for The Conference in 2026. More than 4,280 individuals from over 40 states and…
Read MoreVideo: Texas anti-data center organizer describes what happens when communities try to fight billion-dollar tech expansion projects
A Texas anti-data center organizer just described what happens when communities try to fight billion-dollar tech expansion projects: there’s nobody left to call. She says EPA and FEMA complaint systems are now a shell of what they once were after cuts pushed by Trump and… pic.twitter.com/Ni6WQduCgl — Brian Allen (@allenanalysis) May 30, 2026
Read MoreOp-Ed: Civilization belongs to no one tradition
By George Cassidy Payne I recently came across another one of those confident social media posts claiming that Western civilization is essentially the product of Christianity. Hospitals, universities, charity, marriage, human rights, all presented as though they emerged fully formed from a single religious tradition. The appeal of that story is understandable. It offers certainty…
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