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By Lexi Churchill, Emily Foxhall and Pratheek Rebala, The Texas Tribune May 6, 2026 KERR COUNTY — The sound of construction machinery filled the air as Kylie Nidever walked past properties ravaged months earlier by floodwaters. Nidever’s home was among those in her Bumble Bee Hills neighborhood untouched by last year’s July 4 flood, one…

By Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune May 6, 2026 Subscribe to The Y’all — a weekly dispatch about the people, places and policies defining Texas, produced by Texas Tribune journalists living in communities across the state. McALLEN — Laredo city officials unveiled designs for a proposed border wall in the city’s downtown riverfront area that has…

Kilgore College will host a variety of camps for children and youth this summer, offering opportunities in athletics, fine arts and recreational activities. Camps scheduled this summer include pickleball, football, dance, softball, basketball and acting. For more information and registration links, visit www.kilgore.edu/summer-camps. Camps offered this summer: Pickleball Youth Camp:   When: June 1-4 (Mon-Thurs)…

By Colleen DeGuzman, The Texas Tribune May 5, 2026 Seven months after axing their own seawater desalination plant project — and five months from when a water crisis is expected to surface — Corpus Christi City Council voted 6-2 Tuesday to begin preliminary talks with a new company to build a desalination facility for the…

By Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune May 5, 2026 Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court took a hammer to Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination in electoral maps, among other things. Under this new ruling, voters of color who can prove that their voting power is being unfairly diluted must prove…

By Bryan Golden      Who wouldn’t rather have a diamond than a piece of coal?  But diamonds don’t materialize out of thin air.  Every diamond starts out as a piece of coal.  Given enough time, heat, and pressure, the coal is transformed into a precious gem. The process can’t be rushed.  There are no shortcuts. …

By Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune May 5, 2026 Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Tuesday threw his support behind state Sen. Mayes Middleton in the GOP primary for Texas attorney general, giving the Galveston Republican a boost in the final weeks of his May 26 runoff against U.S. Rep. Chip Roy. Patrick also endorsed Railroad…

Anderson, TX – Petticoats and parasols, as well as tailcoats and top hats, will be back in style on Saturday, May 9 as Fanthorp Inn State Historic Site invites visitors to experience 19th-century fashion and life at its Fanthorp Fashion event. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., staff and volunteers of Fanthorp Inn will be dressed in their finest attire, demonstrating how fashion…