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By Katlyn Ma, The Texas Tribune July 15, 2026 In response to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that preserves birthright citizenship, Texas officials are wielding their authority to clamp down on birth tourism, primarily through investigating or suing health providers. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has requested the Attorney General’s Office to investigate…

By Ellie Ashby, The Texas Tribune July 15, 2026 The Rev. Rosedanny Ortiz, a Puerto Rican pastor now based in Texas, felt alone and uncertain about her future in the ministry after her United Methodist church closed due to COVID-19 complications and she suffered mental health crises. “I had so many mixed feelings, and all…

By Alejandro Santos Cid, The Texas Tribune July 15, 2026 Editor’s note: This story contains profanity. HOUSTON — Not long after 7 a.m. on July 7, Buddy the dog howled. “He has a different bark for everything,” said Clara, who was born almost 55 years ago in Tamaulipas, Mexico, jumped the border into Texas 26…

AUSTIN – Texas Game Wardens maintained a strong presence on lakes, rivers and coastal waters across Texas during the Fourth of July holiday weekend. They contacted more than 10,800 vessels while participating in Operation Dry Water, a nationwide campaign focused on reducing the number of alcohol- and drug- related incidents and fatalities through awareness and…

By Matthew Watkins, The Texas Tribune July 14, 2026 In this week’s episode, our hosts speak with Texas Tribune reporters Uriel J. García and Colleen DeGuzman about the unanswered questions and investigations in response to the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. Watch the video above or subscribe to the TribCast on iTunes, Spotify, or RSS.…

By Colleen DeGuzman and Alex Nguyen, The Texas Tribune July 14, 2026 HOUSTON — A week after Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was killed by a federal immigration agent, residents ranging from teachers to business owners filled City Hall on Tuesday to press Houston Mayor John Whitmire and the City Council to demand answers from U.S. Immigration…

By Emily Foxhall and Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune July 14, 2026 Considerable to catastrophic flooding is likely to occur over the next two days in places along the U.S. 90 corridor west of San Antonio, according to federal forecasters, who elevated the risk for heavy rain causing flash flooding to the highest possible level…

Ephesians 6:4 (KJV): “And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.” By Van Yandell As we grow older we realize the days get longer but the years seem shorter. Time becomes precious and seems to be limited by our thoughts, habits and attitudes.…

By Elisabeth Rosenthal Jul 14, 2026 (iStock/Getty Images) Thousands of Americans who undergo a common knee surgery might be making their problems worse rather than better. Researchers who followed patients for 10 years after they received either the actual procedure, arthroscopic knee surgery to trim degenerative cartilage tears, or merely “sham surgery” — a skin…

By Robert C. Koehler “These are not social Dumocrats, these are hardcore, godless communists.” And they will: “attack all religions, but in particular, Christianity. They always do. . . . “It’s like crazy. They will close your churches in this country. . . . They will kill your people and that’s what they’re about. They…