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June 12, 2026 WASHINGTON – The Coast Guard awarded two task orders in May 2026 to the Tutor Perini Corporation to construct 30 additional housing units, a child development center and other infrastructure improvements at Base Kodiak. Both task orders were issued under the National Multiple Award Construction Contract III. The first task order, valued…

DENTON, Texas – FEMA announced the approval of more than $69.3 million in post-disaster funding for Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation Grant Program for projects across the Region 6 states of Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. These two programs empower states, local communities, Tribal Nations and territories to recover to rebuild more resilient,…

DALLAS, TEXAS (June 12, 2026) — Yesterday, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the launch of a website designed to help U.S. host cities, venues, partners, and fans access practical tools, information, and gold standard science to enhance environmental stewardship during the FIFA World Cup 2026™. With more than 10 million fans expected across 11 U.S.…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — June 12, 2026 McKINNEY, Texas — Questions surrounding transparency and accountability in regional transportation funding took center stage during the April 27, 2026 Collin County Commissioners Court meeting, where commissioners examined approximately $30 million in transportation funding that had been directed toward projects supporting the McKinney National Airport, including runway expansion…

June 12, 2026 Join us for an evening of connection and conversation with local landowners and forestry professionals on Thursday, July 23, at El Cerrito Lodge, located at 6819 FM 726, Diana, Texas. Social hour begins at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner. Bring a friend — nonmembers are welcome at this free event, but all…

Bowie County   Interstate 30 (I-30) – From Farm to Market road (FM) 989/Kings Highway to Arkansas state line, widening highway. I-30 traffic through Texarkana scheduled to be diverted to frontage roads night of 06/13 for bridge removal. FM 989/Kings Highway — at I-30. Bridge replacement. Traffic detoured. I-30 — From FM 989 to FM 3419, extension…

Welcome to the Strong Borders Dispatch. Republican voters have been betrayed by the DC swamp yet again, as the GOP establishment sided with the Democrats against the SAVE Act and its critical voter ID requirements. However, Texans for Strong Borders is fighting back against the establishment at the 2026 Republican Party of Texas Convention this…

By Alejandro Serrano and Renzo Downey, The Texas Tribune June 12, 2026 HOUSTON — Republican Party of Texas Vice Chair D’rinda Randall became the party’s new leader Friday after defeating her former running mate, incumbent Chair Abraham George, shaking up the top of the state’s majority party ahead of the fall midterm elections.  Randall, who…

By Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune June 12, 2026 Benjamin Flores, the Democratic nominee to run Texas’ General Land Office, has been diagnosed with leukemia, his campaign announced Friday. He will remain in the race while he receives treatment at MD Anderson in Houston.  “My mother taught me to never bow down. I did not…

By Alejandro Serrano and Renzo Downey, The Texas Tribune June 12, 2026 HOUSTON — Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday vowed to eviscerate Democrats in November’s midterm elections during a speech at the Texas GOP convention that previewed his next legislative priorities and his message for the fall campaign: tying the opposition to “Bernie Sanders socialism.”…