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TYLER, Texas – A Brownsboro man has been sentenced to over 15 years in federal prison for trafficking methamphetamine in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.   Bradley Korral Gould, 36, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and was sentenced to 188 months in federal prison by…

  The heat is on in Texas with high temperatures predicted to near or eclipse 100 degrees this week in many areas. Physicians are cautioning everyone: Avoid the dangers of overheating. Thousands of people recently died of heat exposure during an intense outbreak of high temperatures in France and other parts of Europe, according to…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – As extreme weather events and unpredictable storms become the new normal, homeowners are looking for ways to safeguard their properties. According to the TurfMutt Foundation, which advocates for the care and use of managed green spaces, homeowners can help their property—and family and pets—bounce back quickly after a storm with a few…

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (July 8, 2026) – AEP Texas, a subsidiary of American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP), has entered into an agreement for a loan of up to $3.26 billion from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Dominance Financing (EDF) to help fund infrastructure investments to improve resiliency and deliver an estimated $685…

By Rachel Spears Jul 8, 2026 For the second year in a row, many Affordable Care Act insurers are proposing double-digit premium increases, driven by rising medical costs as well as policy changes by Congress and the Trump administration. In preliminary filings with state regulators, insurers are seeking a median rate increase of 14% for…

By Renuka Rayasam Jul 8, 2026 (iStock/Getty Images) By the time Derion Blackman collapsed in front of a Dollar General in Kissimmee, Florida, in March, he had been waiting two months to regain access to some of the vital medications he’d been taking since undergoing a heart transplant two years ago. “He was on a…

By Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune July 7, 2026   Last month, the TribCast assessed the state of the Texas Republican Party following its statewide convention. This week, it’s the Texas Democrats, who recently gathered in Corpus Christi to elect a permanent leader, determine their party platform and game out the chances of winning a…

By Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune July 7, 2026 The Texas Senate Committee on Health and Human Services held a public hearing Tuesday to gather information that will shape future legislation on THC products sold in the state. Lawmakers made arguments against THC that harkened back to the days of the “Just Say No” campaigns…

By Jessica Priest, The Texas Tribune July 8, 2026 Texas A&M University’s new president could earn more than $1.7 million a year under a five-year contract as the state’s largest public university tries to steady itself after years of political scrutiny and leadership turmoil. Susan Ballabina’s agreement gives her a $1.25 million base salary, eligibility…

By Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune July 8, 2026 Texans lost more than $1 billion to scams involving cryptocurrency in 2025, according to the FBI, second only to California in the amount siphoned away by fraudsters. Scams using crypto often involve fraudulent investment opportunities, but criminals are increasingly turning to the digital currency as a…