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Camp Mystic chief health officer’s nursing license temporarily suspended
By Alex Nguyen, The Texas Tribune May 21, 2026 The Texas Board of Nursing has temporarily suspended the license of Camp Mystic’s chief health officer, saying her continued practice “constitutes a continuing and imminent threat to public welfare.” The suspension order, filed Tuesday, says Mary Liz Eastland failed to develop and maintain adequate emergency plans…
Read MoreTPWD Urges Boaters to “Clean, Drain, and Dry” to Prevent Spread of Invasive Species
AUSTIN – Memorial Day Weekend kicks off the summer boating season which means Texans throughout the state will head to the water for fun and recreation. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) urges boaters and paddlers who enjoy the waterways to do their part to protect Texas lakes from aquatic invasive species. “Memorial Day weekend…
Read MorePro-Palestinian protestors sue UT Dallas leaders, police officers over alleged punishment
By KERA News, The Texas Tribune May 21, 2026 Current and former University of Texas at Dallas students are suing school leaders and police officers over their arrests while protesting the war in Gaza and for allegedly suspending the university’s chapter of a pro-Palestinian student organization. The lawsuit, filed in the federal Northern District of Texas Friday, accuses UT…
Read MoreDr. Oz: 3 ways to stay strong this spring
May brings warmer days and blooming gardens — a perfect time to tend to your health, just like a garden. Here are a few ways to stay strong and healthy this spring: Visit your doctor regularly. Medicare covers a wide range of screenings and preventive services, which can help catch problems early when treatment works…
Read MoreVideo: Meet Bernadette and her babies, the owl family who took over apartment balcony in Waco
Three of Texas’ Most Wanted Captured in San Antonio, Corpus Christi and Thurber
(Left to right: Andrew Anthony Lopez, Albert Merell Jr., Kerry Jay Armstrong) Three of Texas’ Most Wanted Captured in San Antonio, Corpus Christi and Thurber AUSTIN – Three of Texas’ 10 Most Wanted Sex Offenders are back in custody following their recent arrests. Authorities captured Andrew Lopez in San Antonio, Albert Merell, Jr. in…
Read MoreOP-ED: TWENTY FIVE HUNDRED YEARS WITH NO RULES?
1 John 5: 3 “For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.” By Van Yandell From the creation of Adam (Genesis 2: 7) until Moses came down from Mt. Saini with the Ten Commandments (Exodus 34: 29), twenty-five hundred years had passed. Mankind had existed…
Read MoreInside the legal battle over undocumented immigrants’ right to challenge their detention.
By Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune May 21, 2026 Between November 2025 and February 2026, police stopped three Latino immigrants in Taylor, then contacted U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, who took custody of the men and placed them in deportation proceedings without an opportunity for a bond hearing. The three men had crossed…
Read MoreBigger price tag, smaller footprint: How Austin’s Project Connect went off the rails
By Joshua Fechter, Manoo Sirivelu and Apurva Mahajan, The Texas Tribune May 21, 2026 Austin voters approved a multibillion-dollar light rail plan in 2020. The project’s costs have increased, and its footprint has been slashed to less than 10 miles. Credit: Manoo Sirivelu/The Texas Tribune Before landing in Austin, Cathy Cocco lived in both New…
Read MoreMock funeral mourns death of academic freedom as UT System weighs rule on cutting programs
By Jessica Priest, The Texas Tribune May 20, 2026 A horse-drawn hearse, a Grim reaper, and mourners dressed in black moved through downtown Austin on Wednesday as critics staged a mock funeral for academic freedom, one day before University of Texas System regents are expected to vote on giving campus presidents more power to cut…
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