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TYLER, Texas – A Tyler man has been sentenced to over 15 years in federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.   Patrick Dewayne Foreman, 61, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and was sentenced to 188 months in federal prison…

TYLER, Texas – A Tyler drug trafficker has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.   Delbert Dan Borens, Jr., 49, also known as Preacher, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and was sentenced to 180 months in…

Key actions taken to date: Approximately 1,050 frontline workers mobilized and responding to isolated outages and restoring power for nearly 6,000 customers since midnight   Two million communications sent to customers and continued coordination with local, state and federal officials HOUSTON — July 23, 2026 — CenterPoint Energy is responding to heat and severe thunderstorm-related…

By Texas Tribune Events Staff, The Texas Tribune June 17, 2026 Why are so many data centers looking to come to Texas? Why do they need so much water and energy? And how can local communities have a voice? Texas Tribune Environmental Reporter Alejandra Martinez discussed the impacts of the data center development boom in…

By Samanta Habashy, The Texas Tribune July 22, 2026 WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Cornyn reversed course Wednesday when he cast his vote to advance two of Donald Trump’s diplomatic nominees after threatening not to if the White House did not distribute funds intended for a U.S. global initiative on HIV/AIDS prevention. Semafor reported that…

By Jaden Edison, The Texas Tribune July 22, 2026 Midland ISD will sue Texas officials over the state’s so-called Robin Hood funding system for public schools, a significant attempt at forcing lawmakers to revisit how they go about ensuring low-income campuses benefit from resources similar to those that wealthier campuses enjoy. The West Texas school…

By Sneha Dey, The Texas Tribune July 22, 2026 Bracing for possible cuts to financial aid after a directive to curb spending, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board is planning to ask lawmakers to set aside additional dollars to offset impacts to students. Last week, Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Texas House…

By Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune July 23, 2026 EAGLE PASS — No border city received more Republican attention in 2024 than Eagle Pass, where Texas’ GOP leaders took over a public park and dispatched thousands of state troopers and Texas National Guard members to patrol the Rio Grande after the city became a hot…

By Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune July 23, 2026 EAGLE PASS — No border city received more Republican attention in 2024 than Eagle Pass, where Texas’ GOP leaders took over a public park and dispatched thousands of state troopers and Texas National Guard members to patrol the Rio Grande after the city became a hot…

TYLER, Texas – A Longview man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for committing a robbery and using a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.   Kip Semauah Hurt, 26, pleaded guilty to a Hobbs Act robbery and…