Dallas Suburbs Resist New State Law Allowing More Apartments
Suburban officials in the Dallas-Fort Worth region have enacted rules aimed at curtailing a sweeping new state law to allow more apartments.
Texas AG Encourages Students to Recite Lord’s Prayer
The endorsement comes as Texas elected officials push for more Christianity in public life and as Paxton’s office fights a legal challenge to religion in education.
AMO Helicopter Crew Conducts Rescue Near Mammoth Cave
On Aug. 30, in the early afternoon, an AMO El Paso Air Branch UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter and crew assisted El Paso County Combined Search and Rescue.
Properly Store Nicotine Pouches to Prevent Accidental Exposure to Children and Pets
Nicotine pouches can be dangerous to children if they use, touch, chew on, or eat them.
CBP to temporarily halt vehicular traffic at the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge on September 11
On Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, at 6:45 a.m., CBP, will temporarily halt all vehicular and commercial bus traffic at the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge to host the annual 9/11 ceremony.
THC Ban Stalls Out
High priority bills that propose banning THC have not moved through the Texas House, as the current overtime session could conclude in the coming days.
Two-Vehicle Accident Reported on U.S. Highway 77 Near Bishop
On Monday multiple agencies responded to a two-vehicle accident on U.S. Highway 77 near County Road 4.
TxDOT is Helping Stranded Drivers in West Texas
The one-year experiment in Midland and Ector counties is based on similar efforts in larger cities. A nonprofit backed by oil companies and Midland County are helping pay for it.
Texas AG Secures $720 Million from Drug Manufacturers
Seven of the companies are prohibited from promoting or marketing opioid products.
Gov. Greg Abbott Signs New Texas Congressional Map
Gov. Greg Abbott signed Texas’ new congressional map into law Friday, celebrating in a social media video that the state is “now more red in the United States Congress.”
State Sen. Brandon Creighton Expected to be Finalist for Texas Tech Chancellor
Texas Tech Board Chair Cody Campbell said on Sunday that he expects the board to unanimously name the Conroe Republican the sole finalist for the system’s top job.
Texas ending In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students
College access experts urged affected students not to withdraw from school while they assess their options.
Texas AG Paxton Announces Investigation into Plano ISD
Reports have indicated that students in PISD have been subjected to biased materials that advance a pro-Palestinian worldview and that school officials have provided “excused” absences to students participating in pro-Palestinian walkouts.
El Paso Sector Warns of Dangerous Misinformation Spread by Smuggling Organizations
Criminal organizations are deliberately misleading vulnerable individuals with deceptive claims about changes to the asylum process.
City Awarded $15.1 Million for Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements
Funding Supports Flood Mitigation and Emergency Preparedness at Greenwood and Oso Wastewater Treatment Plants.
Cotton Picker Tractor Catches Fire Near Ricardo
On Thursday, August 28, 2025, at approximately 3:56 p.m., a cotton picker tractor caught fire outside of Ricardo. The cause of the blaze remains under investigation.
Car Hydroplanes off Highway 77 in Bishop
Officials say the vehicle hydroplaned off the roadway and came to rest in the median.
750 New Laws Will go into Effect in Texas
New laws range from school vouchers and water infrastructure funding to a ban on city and county-funded abortion travel funds.
Former GOP Rep. Mayra Flores Switches Districts
Flores, who was going to challenge Rep. Henry Cuellar, is returning to her old district after a newly passed map improves Republicans’ chances of ousting Gonzalez.
Updated Everhart Road and SPID Closures
The City of Corpus Christi reminds residents and motorists about a new traffic pattern that is now in effect at the intersection of Everhart Road and SPID.