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Phones down, eyes up, Texas
download video Distracted driving a leading cause in Texas crashes April 1, 2026 AUSTIN – Whatever’s on the phone, it can’t be as important as what’s in front of you on the road. Pay attention behind the wheel — it can save a life. Unfortunately, drivers sometimes forget their fellow Texans and drive distracted. The…
Read MoreTexas to launch a statewide food truck permit on July 1
By Zahiyah Carter, The Texas Tribune April 6, 2026 Eloisa Schessler and her husband started Eloisa’s Kitchen Food Truck in Dallas to help their daughter. Their daughter had suffered a head injury, and had become a shell of her former self. They worked diligently to create a small business where their daughter not only serves…
Read MoreThese Texans want better schools for Black students. They disagree on vouchers as the answer.
By Jaden Edison, The Texas Tribune April 6, 2026 Editor’s note: This post contains an image that includes a racial effigy. Jennifer Lee and Kyev Tatum agree that Texas’ Black students do not receive the same academic support as their peers, that schools punish them unfairly and that recent state laws silence Black history and…
Read MoreOp-Ed: 2019 Trump blasts 2026 Trump
The United States has spent EIGHT TRILLION DOLLARS fighting and policing in the Middle East. Thousands of our Great Soldiers have died or been badly wounded. Millions of people have died on the other side. GOING INTO THE MIDDLE EAST IS THE WORST DECISION EVER MADE….. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 9, 2019
Read MoreTexas Weekly Gas Price Update
April 6, 2026 Average gasoline prices in Texas have risen 24.1 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.80/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 72.4 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 95.9 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The…
Read MoreOp-Ed: Lighting the candle of peace
By Robert C. Koehler This is the first sentence of a column I cannot write . . . of a “war” I cannot win. There’s just no way to condense the psycho-spiritual devastation of an unleashed nuclear bomb into words. All I can do is ask a question that has no answer: What is the…
Read MoreJIM “PAPPY” MOORE: Picking a Baby Daddy
By Jim “Pappy” Moore In the 1960s couples were expected to be married to have children. Sometimes an unmarried couple would discover they were going to be parents, and that usually meant “having to get married.” They didn’t HAVE to get married, but they were expected by society to get married. Children being born “out…
Read MoreDrafting a New Future: How a TSTC degree led to small business ownership
(MARSHALL, Texas) – Andrea Gladden never would have guessed that enrolling at Texas State Technical College would pave the way to owning a business along with her husband. “I achieved my goal and it led to this,” Gladden said about graduating from TSTC with a degree in Computer-Aided Drafting, which is now the college’s Drafting…
Read MoreOp-Ed: Trump Throws Medicare, Medicaid Under The Bus for War in Iran
April 3rd, 2026|Categories: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Medicare, President Trump, Uncategorized We always knew Trump wasn’t sincere about protecting Medicare and Medicaid. But he just betrayed his own lie by saying that the two programs – which provide 140 million people with health coverage – should NOT EXIST on the federal level. Why? Because defense should be the federal…
Read MoreSWEPCO: Celebrating Our Lineworkers This Lineworker Appreciation Day
View in Browser As Lineworker Appreciation Day approaches on April 18, we invite you to join us in thanking the dedicated lineworkers who keep our communities powered and safe every day. Our lineworkers face challenging conditions to deliver reliable service and their impact often goes far beyond the job. Their commitment to service is remarkable.…
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