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By Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune May 29, 2026 Texas Rangers and federal agents in South Texas arrested a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer on Friday who is accused of lying about what led up to him shooting a Venezuelan immigrant in Minneapolis earlier this year. Minnesota prosecutors last week charged Christian Castro,…

By Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune May 29, 2026 SAN JUAN — Yenniffer England stood behind a podium at the offices of La Union Del Pueblo Entero dressed in business attire and sporting one striking accessory — an ankle monitor. A certified nursing assistant and mother of two, England had spent three months at an immigration detention…

By Olivia Borgula, The Texas Tribune May 29, 2026 WASHINGTON — On Tuesday, Democrats in a new San Antonio-area congressional district headed to the polls to settle a once sleepy runoff that had abruptly catapulted to national prominence in the closing weeks. They picked Bexar County Sheriff’s Deputy Johnny Garcia over housing activist Maureen Galindo…

By Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune May 29, 2026 Texas Democratic Party Chair Kendall Scudder is calling on members of his party in the state House to drop their support of Republican Speaker Dustin Burrows, who won the gavel with mostly Democratic support last legislative session over an insurgent candidate favored by the hard-right. In…

We continue reading about the effects of human-caused climate change, yet our actions to address it are falling short, and some of us continue ignoring climate scientists. As we humans dominated nature for centuries, we destroyed the basis for life for countless other species–plant and animal. We have gone so far in our effort to…

Three governmental agriculture-related organizations were to sponsor a public “Conservation Planning Meeting” at 10 a.m. Wednesday (June 3) at the Credit Union of Texas’ “Gilmer Gathers” room on U.S. 271. The meeting, dealing with the managing of natural resources, was co-sponsored by the USDA, Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board, and Upshur-Gregg Soil and…

This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Natalia Contreras, Votebeat May 29, 2026 at 1:49pm EDT Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Texas’ free newsletter here. Update, May 29,…

By Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune May 29, 2026 Letitia Plummer never doubted she would win her runoff race to become the Democratic nominee to lead Harris County, the state’s largest. Everyone else did. Plummer, a former at-large member of the Houston City Council, bested Annise Parker, the city’s former mayor and a decades-long fixture…

Based on the available data, the primary aquifer serving Upshur County, Texas, is the **Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer**, and the depth required for a productive water well varies significantly depending on which aquifer layer you are targeting. ### 🗺️ The Primary Aquifer: Carrizo-Wilcox The **Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer** is the main groundwater source for Upshur County. Official planning documents…

May 28, 2026 AUSTIN – Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive Devonshae Aikeis Fisher is back in custody after being captured in Travis Co. on Thursday. A Texas Crime Stoppers will not be paid for his arrest. Devonshae Aikeis Fisher, 32, a documented Bloods gang member, was taken into custody on May 21, 2026, near MoPac Expressway and…