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“One Nation Under God” to culminate on the 250th birthday of the United States on July 4 One Nation Under God Press Kit AUSTIN, Texas, June 24, 2026 – For 50 days, 50 pastors from 50 states are joining together in prayer for America as the nation prepares to celebrate the 250th anniversary of its founding on…

America is throwing away the very materials our economy depends on. Every day in Texas, millions of aluminum cans, plastic bottles, and glass containers are buried in landfills, lost to litter, or washed into waterways instead of being recovered and put back into American supply chains. The materials used in beverage containers are some of…

New research from Compare the Market has revealed the Texas housing markets where homeownership is most out of reach relative to local earnings. The analysis found that Fredericksburg is Texas’s least affordable housing market, with an estimated home value of $671,058. Based on the state’s average salary of $61,235, prospective buyers would need around 11…

SAVE THE DATE September 26th, 2026 Wheels | Watches | Whiskey® , We’re thrilled to announce that the 2026 edition of Wheels | Watches | Whiskey® will return to The Stella Hotel and Lake Walk on Saturday, September 26, 2026. This year, we will celebrate a legacy of performance and design with a special focus…

MAGNOLIA, AR (06/22/2026) Students from Southern Arkansas University’s Rankin College of Business returned home from the 2026 FBLA-Collegiate National Leadership Conference in Las Vegas with seven national awards and several additional accomplishments, continuing the University’s tradition of excellence in national business competitions. Fourteen SAU students, accompanied by faculty advisors Dr. Lindsay Givens and Miranda Bryan,…

Drivers 25 Times More Likely to Cause a Fatal Crash When Combining Alcohol and THC   HOUSTON – The safest decision happens before you turn the key. Driving after drinking alcohol, using THC or mixing substances puts everyone on Texas roads at risk. With summer travel, World Cup matches and Independence Day celebrations coming up,…

Texas Crop and Weather Report – by Adam Russell Wet weather and bad prices have made it difficult for Texas watermelon producers this growing season, according to Texas A&M AgriLife experts. Kevin Crosby, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife Research vegetable breeder, professor and associate head of graduate programs in the Texas A&M Department of Horticultural Sciences, said persistent rains across watermelon producing…

View as a webpage  /  Share ECONOMIC SPOTLIGHT Texas regions play big role on GDP world stage Driven by robust growth across a diverse selection of industries, Texas is a global powerhouse. How large is the Texas economy? Its gross domestic product (GDP) reached $2.9 trillion last year, maintaining its spot as the world’s eighth-largest…

By Darius Tahir Jun 23, 2026 (iStock/Getty Images) Bill Curry, 65, raises cattle on the same land in rural Oklahoma once owned by his father and generations before him. Each quarter, for several years, he has made the 2½-hour drive to Oklahoma City for an epidural in his spine to treat his back pain. But…

By Kate Wells Jun 24, 2026 Angel Foster had a backup plan. It was the first weekend in May. A federal appeals court had just made it illegal to mail mifepristone, a pill that’s part of the most widely used abortion method in the U.S. But Foster, a doctor who specializes in reproductive health, was…