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Texas Crop and Weather Report The 2025-2026 Texas wheat season was characterized by drought and heat stress as well as viral and fungal infections across the state, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service specialist. Sporadic rainfall around planting allowed for good and quick establishment in some areas, while drought conditions prevented germination until February in…

By Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune July 14, 2026 Canada has suspended several animal exports from Texas due to concerns about the New World screwworm, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is immediately suspending the export of horses, pigs, cattle, bison, sheep, goats, deer, elk, moose, llamas and more.…

PLANO, Texas –A Dallas convicted felon has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for a firearms violation in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.   Antonio Detravion Woodard, Jr., 24, pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and was sentenced to 180 months in…

Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson July 14, 2026 AUSTIN — Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson today announced the completion of the statewide rollout of Texas Express, making same-day and next-day processing available for all types of business filings. “Texas has become the premier destination for businesses because we are committed to creating an environment where…

By Gabby Birenbaum, The Texas Tribune July 14, 2026 WASHINGTON — Immigration and Customs Enforcement will suspend the use of most vehicle stops in the wake of deadly shootings of immigrants in vehicles in both Texas and Maine in the past week, according to media reports. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a 52-year old Houston man and…

  |  July 14, 2026  | Two Dallas Lawmakers Attend Commemoration of one of Texas’ First African American Legislators    Robertson County, TX – The life and service of Giles Cotton was remembered with the unveiling of a Texas Historical Commission (THC) historical marker in his honor on July 11, at Bethlehem Cemetery near Calvert. Cotton, who…

By Alex Nguyen, The Texas Tribune July 13, 2026 Nearly a week after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot 52-year-old Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston, important details are still unclear. Federal authorities have offered limited information about the July 7 shooting beyond saying Salgado Araujo tried to hit an agent with his van,…

By Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune July 13, 2026 Harris County officials still don’t know the names of the agents who were present when an ICE officer shot and killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston, leading the county’s district attorney’s office to investigate this case like a criminal investigation to figure out who fired the…

By Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune July 13, 2026 McALLEN — Last week’s killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent was the latest test of an already strained relationship between the two nations that share a border in Texas. On Monday, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced that her government…

By Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune July 14, 2026 In April 2024, the Biden administration cleared the way for more than 4 million low-wage workers to collect overtime pay. People earning less than $58,656 were to be paid time and a half if they worked over 40 hours a week, a shift that would put…