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TribCast: The Flock camera freakout
By Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune August 4, 2026 Police departments across the country are installing Flock cameras, advanced license plate readers that allow police to track the movements of cars and rapidly search nationwide databases without a warrant. The backlash is mounting, as stories emerge about law enforcement abusing the tracking data and…
Read MoreGreg Abbott Blasted Corpus Christi for Its Water Crisis. A River Authority He Has Power Over Is Falling Apart.
The Nueces River Authority is working on a project that could expand the Corpus Christi region’s water supply. But the Texas governor has done little to address the agency’s financial problems, despite appointing every member of its board. by Rachel Denny Clow, KRIS 6 News Co-published with KRIS 6 News and The Texas Tribune August…
Read MoreTHE RIVER RAN BACKWARDS
John 7: 37-38 “ In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.” By Van Yandell The morning was…
Read MoreTarrant County commissioners delay vote on polling sites for November election
By Cecilia Lenzen, Fort Worth Report August 4, 2026 Tarrant County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to delay approving polling sites for the November midterm election, after agreeing that the lists proposed by the county elections administrator included too few locations. Clint Ludwig, the administrator who oversees the county’s elections, proposed cutting the number of Election…
Read MoreCHRISTUS Health celebrates opening of new emergency center in Longview
(LONGVIEW, Texas) – CHRISTUS Health officially celebrated the opening of the new CHRISTUS Health Emergency Center West Loop on Tuesday with a blessing and ribbon-cutting ceremony, marking a nearly $7 million investment in expanding access to emergency medical services for Longview and the surrounding East Texas region. The facility, which opens to patients on August…
Read MoreTBA BOARD MEMBER TESTIFIES BEFORE HOUSE HOMELAND COMMITTEE ON PROTECTING TEXAS FROM FINANCIAL THREATS
TBA Board Member Danny Weems, First National Bank of East Texas, testified this morning before the Texas House Committee on Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans’ Affairs, providing lawmakers with a community banking perspective on how financial institutions help protect Texans from money laundering, fraud, terrorism financing and foreign threats. The hearing examined…
Read MoreProfessors sue Texas A&M System over limits on teaching race, gender
By Jessica Priest, The Texas Tribune August 4, 2026 Four professors and a national faculty group asked a federal judge Monday to block the Texas A&M University System’s restrictions on teaching about race, gender and sexuality and to reinstate courses canceled under the policy. The university system bars professors from “advocating” race or gender ideology…
Read MoreRRC and Texas A&M Partner to Advance Fire Prevention Training for Oil and Gas Inspectors
Inspectors from across the state received advanced, hands-on training to better identify and mitigate wildfire risks and electrical hazards in the field August 03, 2026 Attendees and RRC leadership pose August 3 in Austin during the inaugural class of the Electrical Transmission and Distribution course AUSTIN – Today, Executive Director Wei Wang welcomed RRC inspectors…
Read MoreBig Time Texas Hunts Kicks Off 30th Year of Conservation Fundraising
AUSTIN— Entries are open for the 30th year of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Big Time Texas Hunts (BTTH), offering some of the most unique hunting opportunities available on private ranches and public lands across the state. “In our 30th year, we are extremely excited to continue offering hunters an affordable chance at once-in-a-lifetime…
Read MoreTexas Comptroller Don Huffines Announces $142.5 Million in Expected Savings During Texas Sales Tax Holiday, Aug. 7-9
(AUSTIN) —Texas Comptroller Don Huffines today announced that Texas families are expected to save an estimated $142.5 million in state and local sales taxes during this year’s sales tax holiday, which runs Friday, Aug. 7, through midnight Sunday, Aug. 9. “Since 1999, Texans have saved more than $2 billion on everything from coats to crayons…
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