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Community Event Alert: Blood Drive   Upshur Rural Electric Cooperative and Carter BloodCare host blood drive   Blood Drive Host: Upshur Rural Electric Cooperative Date: 9/21/2026 Time: 7:00:00 AM – 10:00:00 AM Address:  Upshur Rural Electric Co-Op Carter BloodCare Bus 1200 W. Tyler Gilmer, TX 75644 Sign Up Link: https://www.greatpartners.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/166927 Contact Name: Donna Russell Contact Phone:…

TYLER, Texas (August 13, 2026) – The University of Texas at Tyler will recognize summer 2026 degree candidates during Summer 2026 Commencement Aug. 15. Ceremony Information Location: UT Tyler Herrington Patriot Center Date & Times: Saturday, August 15, 2026 * 9 a.m. CST – School of Nursing, College of Engineering and School of Health Professions…

By Texas Tribune Events Staff, The Texas Tribune July 2, 2026   The jobs Texas will need to fill in 10 years are being defined today, and the state’s education and workforce systems are racing to catch up. Join The Texas Tribune and The Waco Bridge on Wednesday, Aug. 12 at Texas State Technical College…

By Inside Climate News, The Texas Tribune August 12, 2026 This story is published in partnership with Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, independent news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for the ICN newsletter here. Reservoirs have rebounded, but the fight over water isn’t over in Corpus Christi. The City Council…

By Alejandro Santos Cid, The Texas Tribune August 13, 2026 Editor’s note: The migrants in this story asked to be identified only by their first names or initials because they are undocumented and fear arrest and deportation. SAN ANTONIO — Jossman had told himself many times that the day a cop eventually pulled him over,…

By Ellie Ashby, The Texas Tribune August 13, 2026 Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico portray their U.S. Senate campaigns as a fight for the soul of America — one in which God plays an active yet vastly different role. Talarico, believing God is on the side of the oppressed and the marginalized, focuses…

By Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune August 12, 2026 The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday restored several pieces of a 2021 Texas election law that overhauled mail-in and assisted voting, overturning a lower court’s block on those provisions. Five years ago, Texas passed Senate Bill 1, a wide-reaching election law that changed…

By Jon Hochschartner Being the parent of an autistic and nonverbal child, who will likely require around-the-clock care for the rest of her life, can be an isolating experience. Very few people understand the unique challenges you face. So it was with some relief after we found out our daughter was autistic, that I discovered…

By Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune August 12, 2026 The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday restored several pieces of a 2021 Texas election law that overhauled mail-in and assisted voting, overturning a lower court’s block on those provisions. Five years ago, Texas passed Senate Bill 1, a wide-reaching election law that changed…

By Gabby Birenbaum, The Texas Tribune August 12, 2026 WASHINGTON — Bipartisan furor has erupted over the arrival of federally contracted construction crews in Big Bend National Park last week as the Trump administration’s pursuit of a border barrier in the park is making its way onto the midterm campaign trail. On Tuesday, Sen. John…