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Temperatures are already on the rise, and blazing East Texas temperatures will be here before you know it.  The best way to deal with air conditioning issues is to prevent them before they start. With proper maintenance and preventive care, your HVAC system can run more efficiently, last longer, and help you avoid costly breakdowns…

By Carlos Nogueras Ramos, The Texas Tribune April 9, 2026 ODESSA — On Thursday, Texas Railroad Commissioner candidate Bo French told his more than 50,000 followers on X that he had been snubbed by a Republican candidate forum in Midland, his hometown. “To my friends in Midland, know this, I was not invited and knew…

By Alex Nguyen, The Texas Tribune April 9, 2026 Texas’ highest criminal court has overturned the death sentence of a Harris County man who was on death row for nearly half a century. Clarence Curtis Jordan, 70, was first convicted in 1978 of murdering Joe L. Williams, a 40-year-old Houston grocer. Jordan, who is intellectually…

By Jaden Edison, The Texas Tribune April 9, 2026 The Texas State Board of Education gave preliminary approval Thursday evening to a mandatory list of books that all public schools will teach starting in 2030, paring down an earlier version students and educators had criticized for being too long, lacking diversity and emphasizing Christianity. The…

By Zach Despart, The Texas Tribune April 9, 2026 The Colony Ridge development, in the far north Houston suburbs, targeted Hispanic applicants with high-interest loans, according to a lawsuit the government has proposed to settle. In December 2023, the U.S. Justice Department sued a Texas land developer it accused of duping tens of thousands of…

The statewide gas price average in Texas is $3.87 per gallon for regular unleaded fuel, according to the AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch. That price is seven cents more when compared to this day last week and is $1.04 more per gallon compared to this day last year. Of the major metropolitan areas surveyed in Texas,…

Texas Crop and Weather Report Texas ornamental horticulture remains a national leader with positive prospects for both industry producers and consumers despite increased input costs and intermittent supply chain disruptions, according to Texas A&M AgriLife experts. Texas ornamental horticulture remains a national leader with positive prospects for both industry producers and consumers. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife) Also…

By Olivia Borgula, The Texas Tribune April 9, 2026 Jimena Sáenz’s glittery blue quinceañera gown caught the light and sparkled as she swayed to the Tejano music flowing through the Edinburg event center last month. Her friends and family formed a circle around her, some mouthing lyrics as they filmed on their phones and danced…