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AmeriCorps Apr. 22, 2026 45 AmeriCorps Volunteers marked the completion of their service term. SACRAMENTO, CA, April 22, 2026 – The second class of AmeriCorps NCCC Volunteers serving with Forest Corps has completed their term of service with the program. On April 7, 45 AmeriCorps NCCC Volunteers celebrated their collective achievement with a graduation ceremony…

April 22, 2026 TEMPLE – The Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board (TSSWCB) and the Association of Texas Soil & Water Conservation Districts (ATSWCD) in collaboration with statewide partners, have come together to highlight Texas Soil and Water Stewardship Week and the importance of voluntary land stewardship in Texas. The statewide campaign is April…

East Texas is experiencing a surge of activity in lithium development, with multiple companies aggressively securing land and advancing projects in the region’s prolific Smackover Formation. The latest developments feature new project launches, significant resource estimates, and strategic expansions aimed at establishing a domestic lithium supply chain. ### 📈 Major Developments in East Texas Lithium…

Free accredited training offered for law enforcement and others who work with children in cars April 21, 2026 – by Leslee Hackett The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Passenger Safety KidSafe Initiatives program will offer Operation Kids: Child Passenger Safety for Law Enforcement courses in Athens, Cameron and Hallsville, May 12-15. The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will host child passenger…

By Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune April 22, 2026 Editor’s note: This is an updated version of one of our primary surveys featuring candidates in the Democratic and Republican primaries for U.S. Senate and attorney general. This Q&A has been edited since it first ran before the March primary to remove Aaron Reitz, a former…

By Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune April 22, 2026 On a February afternoon, after pumping breast milk, Stephanie Villarreal sent her husband Juan Chavez Velasco to the hospital to drop off the milk at the neonatal intensive care unit for their 12-day-old daughter, who was born 10 weeks prematurely. As Chavez, 35, drove from…

TYLER, Texas, April 22, 2026 – National Volunteer Week is being observed from April 19 through April 25, and the American Red Cross East Texas Chapter would like to honor those who are the heart of the organization ─ the volunteers who contribute their time and talent to make the Red Cross mission possible every day.   90% of…

By Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune April 8, 2026 A Travis County district judge has temporarily lifted a statewide ban on the sale of natural smokeable hemp products, such as flower buds and rolled joints, until at least April 28.  Judge Maya Guerra Gamble granted the Texas Hemp Business Council, Hemp Industry & Farmers of…

By Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune April 21, 2026 As Republicans continue battling for their U.S. Senate nomination, Democratic U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico is rolling out his own campaign promises targeted at lowering costs while taking aim at the Trump administration’s war in Iran. At a gas station in Austin Tuesday, Talarico unveiled a…