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July 15, 2026 Reggie Peters graduated from Northeast Texas Community College in the summer of 1999 with an Associate of Arts in Theatre. During his time at Theatre Northeast, he performed in more than 10 productions, directed two summer plays, and later returned for an alumni production “Of Mice and Men”. A graduate of Daingerfield…

Carthage, Texas (July 16, 2026) —  People who live in rural communities live an average of three years fewer than urban counterparts and have a 40% higher likelihood of developing heart disease and face a 30% increased risk for stroke mortality, according to an American Heart Association’s presidential advisory on rural health. UT Health Carthage…

1,247 people were killed in speed-related crashes in Texas last year   July 16, 2026 AUSTIN – In Texas, getting there a few minutes faster isn’t worth a lifetime of consequences. Choosing to slow down is one of the simplest ways to protect yourself—and everyone else on the road. That’s the message behind Drive Like a Texan: Kind. Courteous. Safe.—TxDOT’s…

TxDOT urges travelers to give driving their full focus July 16, 2026 ATLANTA – The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) encourages drivers to put their full focus on the road amid a rise in fatal crashes in northeast Texas. “Over a relatively short period of time, our nine-county district has experienced a significant rise in fatal…

By Samanta Habashy, The Texas Tribune July 16, 2026 WASHINGTON — Reid Hoffman, the LinkedIn co-founder and prominent billionaire venture capitalist, last month donated $10 million to the main super PAC supporting Democratic U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico, according to newly filed Federal Election Committee records. While other donors chipped in five‑ and six‑figure sums,…

By Zach Despart, The Texas Tribune July 16, 2026 Dallas-area Democrats are demanding that Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton be investigated for illegal voting after ProPublica and The Texas Tribune revealed that he has repeatedly voted while registered at an address where he appears to no longer live. In a complaint filed Tuesday, the…

By Associated Press, The Texas Tribune July 16, 2026 MIAMI — The Trump administration is reviving a rule that could deny green cards to immigrants who use public benefits that could include food stamps, Medicaid, housing vouchers and others. The policy, known as “public charge,” appeared on Thursday in the Federal Register. It will be…

By Alejandro Serrano, Gabby Birenbaum and Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune July 16, 2026 McALLEN — As the general election ramps up, the top of each party’s ticket this week headed to the epicenter of President Donald Trump’s 2024 gains with Latino voters: South Texas. And their opening salvos to voters were markedly different. Attorney…

By Alex Nguyen and Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune July 16, 2026 The FBI sought a search warrant to seize plastic bags with “crystal-like substances” inside the van of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, who was fatally shot by an immigration agent last week. The FBI said it suspects methamphetamine, but the lawyer representing Salgao Araujo’s…

By Kevin Hardy, Stateline July 16, 2026 Following a string of special election victories, Democrats have a path to flip several Republican-held legislative chambers and break GOP supermajorities in states across the country this November. High prices and overall voter dissatisfaction with Washington have put control of the U.S. House and Senate in play this…