Area News

By Emily Foxhall and Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune July 14, 2026 A heavier band of rainfall continued to drop water on Kinney, Uvalde and Medina counties Wednesday morning, all of which had seen a lot of rain already, said meteorologist Matt Lanza, who helps write the Eyewall. Storms were also expanding toward Kerrville, Fredericksburg…

By Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez Jul 15, 2026 As the Trump administration’s January deadline looms for states to enforce new Medicaid work requirements, some state lawmakers are turning the tables by pushing to publicly name the largest companies that have employees enrolled in the government program covering low-income and disabled people. California lawmakers seek to revive…

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By Katlyn Ma, The Texas Tribune July 15, 2026 In response to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that preserves birthright citizenship, Texas officials are wielding their authority to clamp down on birth tourism, primarily through investigating or suing health providers. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has requested the Attorney General’s Office to investigate…

By Ellie Ashby, The Texas Tribune July 15, 2026 The Rev. Rosedanny Ortiz, a Puerto Rican pastor now based in Texas, felt alone and uncertain about her future in the ministry after her United Methodist church closed due to COVID-19 complications and she suffered mental health crises. “I had so many mixed feelings, and all…

By Alejandro Santos Cid, The Texas Tribune July 15, 2026 Editor’s note: This story contains profanity. HOUSTON — Not long after 7 a.m. on July 7, Buddy the dog howled. “He has a different bark for everything,” said Clara, who was born almost 55 years ago in Tamaulipas, Mexico, jumped the border into Texas 26…

AUSTIN – Texas Game Wardens maintained a strong presence on lakes, rivers and coastal waters across Texas during the Fourth of July holiday weekend. They contacted more than 10,800 vessels while participating in Operation Dry Water, a nationwide campaign focused on reducing the number of alcohol- and drug- related incidents and fatalities through awareness and…

By Matthew Watkins, The Texas Tribune July 14, 2026 In this week’s episode, our hosts speak with Texas Tribune reporters Uriel J. García and Colleen DeGuzman about the unanswered questions and investigations in response to the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. Watch the video above or subscribe to the TribCast on iTunes, Spotify, or RSS.…

By Colleen DeGuzman and Alex Nguyen, The Texas Tribune July 14, 2026 HOUSTON — A week after Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was killed by a federal immigration agent, residents ranging from teachers to business owners filled City Hall on Tuesday to press Houston Mayor John Whitmire and the City Council to demand answers from U.S. Immigration…

By Emily Foxhall and Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune July 14, 2026 Considerable to catastrophic flooding is likely to occur over the next two days in places along the U.S. 90 corridor west of San Antonio, according to federal forecasters, who elevated the risk for heavy rain causing flash flooding to the highest possible level…