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  New loan guarantee for small producers will support expanded energy capacity, lower energy prices, and stronger supply chain    WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that small businesses across the energy production supply chain are now eligible for a new 90% Energy Guarantee through the SBA International Trade Loan (ITL)…

BEAUMONT, Texas – Eight inmates have pleaded guilty to possessing contraband while incarcerated at a federal prison in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.   Rudolph Tatum Jr., 44; Toan Tran, 47; Terral Blackwell, 49; Roderick Stills, 49; Gene Rudolph, 49; Elijah Pennington, 31; Dawnta Mitchell, 35; and Andre Powers,…

AUSTIN, Texas— Today, Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is proud to introduce the next installment of the series highlighting the VLB’s Voices of Veterans Oral History Program. This week, we highlight the service of Danny Garrett, who served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. Garrett was…

By Kevin Hardy, Stateline August 14, 2026 State Democratic officials are preparing for chaos at the polls this November, as President Donald Trump casts doubt on election security and pushes for more federal involvement in local voting. “We’re no longer talking about hypothetical situations,” said Nick Brown, Washington state’s Democratic attorney general, noting the president’s…

By Kim Clark Aug 14, 2026 Mike Salmon’s health improved so much under hospice care that he got kicked out and returned to activities like making his signature blueberry-cinnamon lattice-topped pies. After expecting imminent death, he says, he’s enjoying what he calls his “bonus days. … This is one of life’s sweet spots.” (Kim Clark…

By Natalie Krebs, Iowa Public Radio Aug 13, 2026 Erica Carter of Sioux City, Iowa, says she enjoys her job as a finance manager for the Omaha Nation public school district in Nebraska, working to find opportunities for low-income students. But when she learned her pay was too high for her to remain in an…

By Phil Galewitz Aug 14, 2026 Coverage for hundreds of thousands of Arkansas Medicaid enrollees is in question next year, after the Trump administration refused to renew a key state waiver. (Photodisc/Getty Images) About 200,000 low-income Arkansans could see major changes to their health coverage next year after the Trump administration recently informed state officials…

SHREVEPORT, La. – More than 250 Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO) employees from across the company’s Ark-La-Tex service territory made the roughly 17-hour journey to Ohio to assist sister company AEP Ohio with power restoration efforts. The deployment includes lineworkers, damage assessors, vegetation management professionals and support personnel responding to severe storm damage in Columbus…

AAA Texas, City of Dallas Judiciary and MADD encourage families to attend Saturday safety event as teens return to school As families settle into the back-to-school season, AAA Texas, the City of Dallas Judiciary and Mothers Against Drunk Driving are encouraging parents and teen drivers to attend a free Teen Driver Safety Class this Saturday…

DALLAS, Texas — August 12, 2026 — J. Alexander Law Firm, will provide free backpacks to school-age children at four Hibbett Sports locations across Dallas and Fort Worth beginning Sunday, August 16. Each giveaway will run from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Families may select the location closest to home, and backpacks will be distributed…