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The video board inside the American Airlines Center displays the logo for Republicans’ upcoming midterm convention during a media walkthrough in Dallas on Aug. 5, 2026. Credit: REUTERS/Brian Snyder By Gabby Birenbaum and Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune WASHINGTON Republicans are gat...
MAGDEBURG, Germany (AP) — The far-right Alternative for Germany party surged to a resounding victory in a regional election Sunday, but fell a little short of winning a majority in its quest to form the country’s first far-right state government since World War II. The party of G...
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST, MICHAEL CASEY and NICHOLAS RICCARDI The Associated Press BOSTON The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to reject an order by a federal judge that halts it from implementing a new rule regulating mail ballots, hours after being unable t...
By Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist John Osborne, Navy Office of Community Outreach NORFOLK, VA. In the days following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States, the nation vowed to never forget. Now, 25 years later, memorials to the victims of those at...
AUSTIN Governor Greg Abbott today announced $1,700,000 in Funds for Veterans’ Assistance (FVA) grants have been awarded to six organizations in the West Texas region as part of the Texas Veterans Commission’s (TVC) Grants Across Texas Tour. Administered by TVC, the funding will p...
By Joshua Fechter, Paul Cobler, Dan Keemahill, Terri Langford and Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune Editor’s note: Are you struggling with higher costs? If so, we want to hear from you. Fill out this form to share how rising costs have affected you. In a state once considered one of t...
AUSTIN Senator Kevin Sparks issued the following statement after the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) approved Certificates of Convenience and Necessity for two 765-kV transmission projects that form Import Path 1 of the Permian Basin Reliability Plan. On Friday, August 2...
Former teacher Rosalita Veronica Garcia was selected from interviews by the ECISD Board of Trustees to fill the vacant seat during a special board meeting on Tuesday. Trustees moved to closed session to interview four applicants for Single Board Member District Position 1 which i...
By Natalia Contreras, Votebeat Multiple headlines recently have fueled confusion among Texas voters who have been placed on the state’s suspense list. Voters on the suspense list can still vote. Despite its name, being placed on the suspense list does not mean a voter’s registrat...
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI The Associated Press The U.S. Postal Service is poised to launch a hastily built, error-riddled computer system that could jeopardize the process of mail voting relied upon by one-third of all voters, according to a whistleblower statement released Tuesday by...
The first time I ever voted, I chose all Republican candidates. Growing up, I was deeply influenced by my conservative (and loving) grandfather. However, the Republican Party in those years was very different from the party it is today. The leaders of the Republican Party have ev...
AUSTIN The RRC is pleased to announce that David Lindley has been named the new director of the commission’s Oil and Gas Division. The division oversees Texas’ oil and natural gas exploration and production activities and enforces compliance with commission rules designed to prot...
Texas State Board of Education Chair Aaron Kinsey’s gavel lays on his table during a board meeting where votes are expected on various proposals, among them a new social studies curriculum and required reading lists to include Christian stories across the state’s public K-12 scho...
The Supreme Court gave us a start last week, with what looked, at first glance, like a win for Trump’s efforts to suppress mail-in ballots. But, as Andrew Egger explained, that isn’t quite what happened. In broad outline, the Court stayed a lower court injunction while the legali...
AUSTIN The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) executive director officially released movement restrictions for areas of Texas previously deemed as New World screwworm (NWS) Infested Zones. Following months of coordinated surveillance and eradication activities, designated area...
BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) — Guinea-Bissau is voting Sunday in a referendum to decide on granting new presidential powers ahead of December's general election, which will return the West African nation to democracy after its latest coup. A military government seized power in Nove...
By MATT BROWN and MATTHEW JUNKROSKI The Associated Press WASHINGTON Thousands of protesters are rallying Friday on the National Mall in support of voting rights and racial justice ahead of the midterm elections, following a wave of changes to voting laws and redistricting that ci...
AUSTIN Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D., invites Texans to the Dedication & Ribbon Cutting of the West Texas State Veterans Cemetery (WTSVC) in Lubbock at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 4. The WTSVC groundbreaking happened in November ...
The Academic Building on the Texas A&M University campus in College Station on Nov. 12, 2025. Credit: Cassie Stricker for The Texas Tribune By Megan Menchaca, The Texas Tribune Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on Wednesday to work on pathway...
Last April, the Federal Communications Commission announced that it was reviewing the broadcast licenses held by ABC’s eight network-owned TV stations years before they were scheduled for renewal. The FCC had not conducted an early review of any broadcast license in more than hal...
Odessa residents will receive a one-time 2,000 gallon credit on their September water bill thanks to a unanimous vote by the Odessa City Council Tuesday night. The credit amounts to $14.20 for the 30% of customers who are residential, residential senior and multi-family group cus...
Advocates for the Odessa Mountain Bike Park pushed against city officials at Tuesday's City Council meeting, following moves the city made to relocate the park back in July....
Tuesday’s meeting of the Ector County Commissioner’s Court was a dramatic affair with one man ending up in jail, a bit of a scuffle over the tax rate and purchasing a $6 million building for the health department. Throw in public hearings on the tax rate and the budget and it was...
Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) introduced articles of impeachment against President Trump on Monday, reviving his push to remove the president from office as Democrats debate how aggressively to confront Trump ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Green’s resolution is aimed at impeachin...
From left to right: Texas Railroad commissioners Christi Craddick, Wayne Christian and Jim Wright during an agency hearing in Austin on Nov. 30, 2021. Credit: Dimitri Staszewski for The Texas Tribune By Martha Pskowski, Inside Climate News, The Texas Tribune The three elected off...
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI The Associated Press The Supreme Court’s decision giving preliminary approval for President Donald Trump’s order restricting mail voting may not lead to a single election procedure changing during the November midterms, but it has already thrown into uncertai...
Odessans have an opportunity to comment on potential changes to the City Budget. City Council will hear public comment on the Proposed Budget for the 2026-2027 Fiscal Year as well as potential property tax increases at their meeting Tuesday....
Drivers pass Flock cameras mounted next to the Southwest Freeway in Houston on Aug. 17, 2026. Credit: Jon Shapley for The Texas Tribune By Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune HOUSTON At a 9 a.m. Harris County Commissioners Court meeting Aug. 17, dozens of Houston residents filed i...
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn returns to the U.S. Capitol as negotiations for the Senate’s final votes of the legislative session continue, in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 7, 2026. Credit: REUTERS/Nathan Howard By Gabby Birenbaum, The Texas Tribune WASHINGTON Texas is set to receive $7.5 bi...
LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry is stepping down as a trustee of African Parks, a nonprofit organization that manages protected areas in partnership with authorities in 13 countries from Chad to Zimbabwe. Harry, who last week announced he and his family were returning to live in the U...
The Ector County Commissioner’s Court will face a packed agenda during Tuesday’s 10 a.m. meeting at the County Annex, 1010 E. Eighth St., including spending $6 million for a new location for the County Health Department and setting the county tax rate for the coming year as well ...
The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for President Donald Trump to move ahead with his executive order restricting mail-in voting, though it remains unclear how much his administration can implement before the fast-approaching midterm elections. The decision appears to lea...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that he believes actions taken by dismissed Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, including his involvement in mass protests and calls for an election, were misguided, as he publicly detailed their dispute for the fir...
By U.S. Sen. John Cornyn Our right to vote is a cornerstone of American freedom — a freedom that generations of Americans fought for over centuries. On Aug. 26, 1920, the nationwide right for women to vote was enshrined into the U.S. Constitution through the 19th Amendment, but t...
There will only be one city council seat up for grabs come November. Monday was the deadline for potential candidates to file for the open seats in District 3, District 4 and District 5. City councilman Chris Hanie will retain his seat in District 5 as no one else put their hat i...
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Governor Greg Abbott announced Friday that Texas led the nation in job creation over the past year, adding 165,600 nonfarm jobs between July 2025 and July 2026. According to data from the Texas Workforce Commission and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, ...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California state Sen. Aisha Wahab will serve out the rest of former Rep. Eric Swalwell's term after securing victory Thursday in a special election. Swalwell, a Democrat who was running for California governor, ended his campaign and resigned from Congre...
WASHINGTON President Donald Trump, speaking alongside cryptocurrency leaders at the White House this week, made a statement that Republican and Democratic candidates alike wouldn’t touch with a 10-foot pole. “If I were the mayor of a town or the governor of a state, and I had a c...
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Companies that secretly vary prices based on how much they think individual customers will pay could face federal charges under a proposed policy released Wednesday by the Federal Trade Commission. “When consumers see a listed price, they expe...
AUSTIN Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D., on Wednesday shared that the Amarillo community, Texans across the state, and people around the country sent over 2,000 cards to U.S. Army and World War II Veteran Mr. Wiley Tow at the ...
ECISD trustees voted Tuesday night to interview the four Odessans who have applied for an open seat on the board. The board also retroactively approved new principals for Burnet Elementary and Bonham Middle School during the August board meeting on the 18th. The board also heard ...
PECOS On Monday, the Pecos-Barstow-Toyah Independent School District Board of Trustees named longtime district leader Chris Henson as the lone finalist for superintendent of schools. Henson has been in education for 33 years and served PBTISD for 20 years, beginning his career wi...
By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Texas leads all teams with four players named to the preseason Associated Press All-America team announced Tuesday and the Southeastern Conference has 14 of the 27 first-team selections on the eve of the college football season. The Big Te...
AUSTIN RRC commissioners on Tuesday unanimously elected Commissioner Christi Craddick to serve as Chairman of the three-member commission, reaffirming her leadership of the state’s oldest regulatory agency and one of the nation’s most influential energy regulators. “I am deeply h...
By MARC LEVY The Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. More governors are shifting their stances or taking more steps to squeeze data centers as the midterm elections near and public opinion sours on the energy-hungry behemoths tech giants are building to fuel artificial intelligence ...
Voters wait in line to cast their ballots in the 2024 presidential election at the Esperanza Acosta Memorial Library in El Paso on Nov. 5, 2024. Credit: Justin Hamel for The Texas Tribune By Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune El Paso County and Harris County on Monday sued the Depa...
Voters in Alabama, Florida and Wyoming are deciding Tuesday which candidates to advance to the general election in key races for governor, U.S. Senate and U.S. House, as California holds a special election to decide who will serve out the rest of U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell's term. S...
AUSTIN The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is hosting a public forum from 3-7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, at Big Spring City Council Chambers, 307 E. Fourth St., Big Spring, to provide information and gather feedback on the state’s Rural Texas Strong plan. Texas estimates...
A mock border wall stands in front of Venga Coffee in Terlingua Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. Credit: Sarah M. Vasquez for The Texas Tribune By Gabby Birenbaum, The Texas Tribune WASHINGTON U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott announced that his agency is paus...
By Joshua Fechter, The Texas Tribune DALLAS Texas cities have floated unusual proposals to slash their spending as they face yawning budget gaps, from laying off employees and charging non-residents higher zoo ticket prices, to asking voters to reconsider public funding to a new ...
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer Texting friends, replying to a business email, tapping out some text for a social media post. We do a lot of writing on our smartphones, which are increasingly essential for our work and personal lives. But did you know about the many keyboard ti...
From left: Photo illustration with James Talarico and Ken Paxton, Democratic and Republican nominees for U.S. Senate, at their respective state conventions in June. Source photos by Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune By Ellie Ashby, The Texas Tribune Republican Ken Paxton and Democra...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The yearslong case against six Nevada Republicans who were accused of submitting a bogus certificate that falsely declared Donald Trump the winner of the state’s 2020 presidential election has been dismissed, a judge ruled Thursday. The dismissal marks the latest...
By Ashley Craig, Navy Office of Community Outreach SILVERDALE, WASH. Petty Officer 1st Class Avery Cruz, a native of Midland, is one of the sailors serving aboard USS Kentucky, continuing the U.S. Navy’s 126-year tradition of service under the sea to help ensure Americans’ safety...
The Associated Press CHICAGO About 213,500 “Goody King” magnetic building toys were recalled in the U.S. on Thursday, due to an ingestion hazard posed that has resulted in at least two children receiving surgeries. According to a notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safe...
A mail-in ballot drop off location in Travis County on Oct. 2, 2020. Credit: Amna Ijaz/The Texas Tribune By Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday restored several pieces of a 2021 Texas election law that overhauled mail-in and assiste...
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - The Environmental Protection Agency announced this week that Midland Mayor Lori Blong will be the only city or state official from Texas named to participate on the Local Government Advisory Committee. The committee is comprised of state and local official...
The Odessa City Council is considering a property tax rate increase to nearly $0.47 per $100 of taxable value to fund essential city services starting in the 2026-2027 fiscal year....
Midland Mayor Lori Blong was appointed to the Environmental Protection Agency's Local Government Advisory Committee, making her the only Texas official on the 22-member panel....
