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  Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026 AUSTIN, Texas – As Texas lawmakers prepare for the 2027 legislative session, a new AARP Texas survey finds overwhelming support among older Texans for stronger consumer protections designed to combat fraud involving cryptocurrency kiosks, often called crypto ATMs. The survey of 1,002 Texans age 50-plus found that while awareness of cryptocurrency…

TYLER, Texas – A former Cherokee County employee has pleaded guilty to a federal violation related to embezzling over $400,000 in funds in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.   Gina Upshaw, 65, of Jacksonville, pleaded guilty to federal program theft before U.S. Magistrate Judge John D. Love on August…

By Matthew Watkins, The Texas Tribune August 11, 2026   In this week’s episode, the TribCast crew is joined by Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller and economy reporter Paul Cobler. They discuss the anger in rural Texas over data centers and power lines, and ask Miller why he thinks it means Democrats could win a…

EVENTS CALENDAR Your September Event Picks COURTESY ABILENE CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU Sept. 10-19, Abilene West Texas Fair and Rodeo The Key City’s only fair and rodeo originated in 1898 as a way for West Texas communities to connect and showcase their garden crops and farm animals. Today, the fair includes 10 days of carnival…

By Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune August 12, 2026 When Armin Mizani won the GOP primary for a north Texas House district in March, warning bells went off in certain Republican circles. It’s not his political ideology. Mizani is a die-hard conservative who, as mayor of Keller, proudly partnered with federal immigration officials, denounced Sharia…

By Sneha Dey, Katlyn Ma and Terri Langford, The Texas Tribune August 11, 2026 Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has intervened to support an Alaskan surrogate who traveled to Texas to get court approval to treat the baby she is carrying for a severe heart defect once a California couple denied the procedure. Paxton’s office…

American College of Cardiology NCDR Chest Pain  ̶  MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award recognizes sustained, high level performance in quality of care   Tyler, Texas (August 11, 2026) — UT Health Tyler for the fourth consecutive year has received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain  ̶  MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award.…

By Van Yandell Has anything ever been done especially for you? Did it make you feel special, important, or that you really meant something, or to someone? The Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson, assisted by Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Roger Sherman, Robert Livingston and declared the separation of the United States (13…

By Alejandro Santos Cid and Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune August 11, 2026 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is planning to sell three warehouses in El Paso County it purchased last year for $123 million to convert into detention centers that could hold more than 8,000 immigrants awaiting deportation, U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar,…