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By Paul Cobler, The Texas Tribune March 26, 2026   Texas’ push to become the nation’s capital for business is continuing to build momentum thanks to a strong working relationship between state lawmakers and corporations, according to legislators and business advocates who spoke during a series of panels in Dallas on Tuesday. The event, hosted…

By Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune March 27, 2026 The sole Democratic upset in this month’s Texas House primaries came out of southeast Tarrant County, over a message of generational change and upending the status quo. In House District 101, 27-year-old Grand Prairie Mayor Pro Tem and City Council member Junior Ezeonu unseated state Rep.…

By Jess Huff, The Texas Tribune March 27, 2026 Less than half a percent of federal money spent on child care scholarships in Texas was considered “improper,” a new report ordered by Gov. Greg Abbott found. Abbott’s directive followed allegations of a $110 million child care fraud scheme in Minnesota. Experts say the Minnesota allegations…

By Paul Cobler and Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune March 27, 2026 The ongoing partial government shutdown has led to long security lines at airports across the country, but no airport has felt the effects as acutely as George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. On Thursday, wait times at Bush, one of the nation’s busiest…

New protests planned in red states and rural communities where actions have never taken place before, signaling expanding opposition to Trump and authoritarian overreach ahead of the midterms https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/912824/   Washington, DC — On Saturday, March 28, grassroots members of Our Revolution, the nation’s largest progressive political organization, will mobilize alongside a broad coalition of…

First Demo Days event of the season offers landowners an opportunity to test-drive heavy-duty mowers before making an investment, access financing options on qualifying purchases, and earn Neighbor’s Club rewards, just in time for Spring.   BRENTWOOD, Tenn., MARCH 26, 2026 – Tractor Supply Company (TSCO) is kicking off its first Demo Days of the…

Texas A&M AgriLife experts share science-based strategies for pasture, herd management Producers, landowners and agriculture professionals from across East Texas are invited to attend the Beef and Forage Field Day at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Overton on April 9.Hosted by Texas A&M AgriLife Research and the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, the free event will…

By Betty Bivins Cook Recently, I was watching reruns of Leave It To Beaver, when an episode popped up that spawned a myriad of memories from over the years. Wally and Beaver had seen an advertisement in a magazine that claimed they could earn enough money to get their very own movie projector. All they…

LONGVIEW – A California-based, family-owned dairy company is bringing a significant economic development project to East Texas. Ninth Avenue Foods has announced plans to construct a new, state-of-the-art dairy processing facility in Longview, representing one of the largest capital investments in the city’s recent history . The new facility will be located in the North…