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(May 20, 2026, DALLAS) – GasBuddy, the fuel savings platform empowering drivers to choose their road to savings, today released its 2026 Summer Travel Survey results and forecast, revealing that American road trip culture is showing resilience even as gas prices surge to levels not seen in years. GasBuddy forecasts the national average will reach…

By Lomi Kriel, The Texas Tribune May 20, 2026 The 911 call came two days after immigration agents detained the 23-year-old Guatemalan woman in Minnesota as she was driving her mother and two young siblings to their jobs cleaning houses. “Excruciating pain,” the employee at the El Paso immigrant detention facility reported. Emergency responders rushed…

By Gabby Birenbaum, The Texas Tribune May 20, 2026 WASHINGTON — When Michael Burgess first ran for Congress in 2002, his name was sandwiched between two now-familiar politicians on the Republican ballot. Above him was John Cornyn, making his first bid for U.S. Senate. Further down was Ken Paxton, a then first-time candidate running for…

By Zach Despart, Misty Harris and ProPublica, The Texas Tribune May 20, 2026 In October, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued pharmaceutical companies tied to Tylenol in state court, repeating claims made a month earlier by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that the pain relief drug was linked to autism and…

I’m sick. Kind of feeling my own mortality. Thinking about things I could have done better in my life. We had a bad flood some years ago. Very bad. As the flood was progressing, a neighbor that I didn’t really know walked over early in the morning. In his pajamas. He stuck a cup of…

As a CEO of an Austin-based real estate investment and development firm, I’ve spent more than two decades investing in transformative projects in communities throughout Texas. At American Ventures, our mission has always been to provide access to institutional-quality, investment-grade real estate opportunities for accredited investors, family offices, funds, and private equity firms. That mission…

AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), in partnership with the Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities (GCPD), announces changes to Texas-issued driver license (DL) and identification (ID) cards under the Texas Driving with Disability Program to improve communication between law enforcement and Texans with certain disabilities and health conditions. Now, customers who…

AgriLife Extension educational event highlights include Cattleman’s College, trade show Registration is open for the 72nd annual Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course on Aug. 3-5 in Bryan-College Station. The event is hosted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Animal Science. The 72nd annual Texas A&M Beef Cattle…

By Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune May 19, 2026   Texas schools saw their first non-pandemic related enrollment decline in four decades, with Hispanic students and English language learners making up the bulk of the drop. While the causes are numerous, experts say the federal immigration crackdown is a driving force. Texas Tribune education reporter…

By Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune May 19, 2026 Texas schools saw their first non-pandemic related enrollment decline in four decades, with Hispanic students and English language learners making up the bulk of the drop. While the causes are numerous, experts say the federal immigration crackdown is a driving force. Texas Tribune education reporter Jaden…