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SBOE member Brandon Hall, R-Aledo and Marisa B. Perez-Diaz, D-San Antonio, at the State Board of Education meeting in Austin on Friday, June 26, 2026. Credit: Leila Saidane By Jaden Edison, The Texas Tribune A State Board of Education member is threatening to sue colleagues after...
San Marcos residents protest a proposed AI data center during a City Council meeting on Feb. 17, 2026. Credit: Leila Saidane for The Texas Tribune By Katlyn Ma, The Texas Tribune San Marcos has become the first Texas city to ban data centers within city limits, banking on its loc...
By MARK SHERMAN The Associated Press WASHINGTON The Supreme Court on Tuesday erased limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for Congress and president, striking down a federal election law that is more than 50 years old. Prodded by a Republ...
Gilbert Vasquez Odessa City Councilman Gilbert Vasquez tendered his resignation Monday morning following the recent and sudden death of his brother. In an interview Monday evening, Vasquez, 78, said he can no longer adequately see to the needs of both his constituents and his fam...
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas education board will vote Friday on a required reading list for more than 5 million public school students that includes Bible passages, widening conservative efforts to push Christian teachings in U.S. classrooms. The proposal in Texas — which woul...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California voters will consider a controversial proposal in November to temporarily raise taxes on billionaires after the labor union backing the measure announced Thursday it would forge ahead despite pressure from critics to withdraw it. The proposal, ...
Midland ISD announced that 116 students have earned 2026 College Board National Recognition Awards, a 22% increase from last year, due to their strong PSAT and Advanced Placement exam scores and academic achievement....
Senate Republicans who were berated by President Donald Trump over opposition to his war in Iran held a late-night vote Wednesday to try to appease him, rejecting a war powers resolution a day after a similar measure passed. Trump harangued GOP senators face-to-face earlier in th...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - Odessa College has been named a winner of the 2026 Blackboard Catalyst Award for Training & Professional Development, recognizing the college’s work to build student-focused learning experiences through technology.Blackboard presents awards each year to sch...
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- During Tuesday night's Odessa City Council meeting, Mayor Cal Hendrick signed a proclamation that recognizes June 23, 2026, as "Nathan Lloyd Day." Nathan stayed with a victim who was shot on November 28, 2023, right by his house, around Sherwood Park. "...
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Earlier today, the Diamondback Energy Athletic Complex opened its doors as officials say the facility is already going to good use. Mayor Lori Blong says that the facility is already utilizing the space and has it booked with camps. "One of the things...
MIDLAND COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - A GoFundMe has been made to support the family of one of the victims killed in Monday’s workplace shooting at JAT Partner Logistics in Midland County.According to the GoFundMe, Iván was a devoted husband, father and provider who was known for his ki...
The Odessa City Council on Tuesday approved a new strategic plan and discussed making the city’s finances more transparent. City Manager Aaron Smith thanked the council and staff for all of the work they’ve done in recent weeks on the new strategic plan. “I think what we have is ...
By JULIE CARR SMYTH and MICHAEL CASEY The Associated Press A federal judge on Wednesday permanently barred President Donald Trump’s administration from implementing most of his first executive order on elections, part of which sought to require people to show documentary proof of...
(TEXAS TRIBUNE) - Texas lawmakers on Tuesday asked the Texas Secretary of State’s Office for assurances that issues with the state’s voter registration and election management system would be fixed before the November midterm election.“Those fixes have to be done, because if we g...
Margaret Hale, a clinical professor in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction at the University of Houston, offers public testimony at a the State Board of Education Committee in Austin on Monday, June 22, 2026. Credit: Aiden Gonzalez/The Texas Tribune By Jaden Edison, The Te...
By Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller If there’s one thing I’ve learned from a lifetime in agriculture, it’s that farmers and ranchers don’t quit. When a fence goes down, we fix it. When drought burns up a pasture, we find a way forward. When markets turn against us, we ti...
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Progressive candidate Iván Cepeda on Wednesday conceded Colombia’s presidential election to Abelardo de la Espriella, a conservative outsider who was endorsed by U.S. President Donald Trump. Election results showed de la Espriella, a businessman and lawyer...
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Gov. Greg Abbott has reappointed Dr. Surendra Varma to the Texas Medical Board’s District Three Review Committee, according to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.The Texas Medical Board protects public health and safety by setting standards for t...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday ruled that a recently revamped version of a federal tool central to the Trump administration’s election integrity strategy is unlawful and can no longer be used. U.S. District Court Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan sided with advocacy groups ...
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A polarized Colombia gave conservative political outsider Abelardo de la Espriella a razor-thin lead in a runoff election that will be challenged in the coming days by the ruling party’s progressive candidate. De la Espriella, a business owner and lawyer w...
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Deeply divided voters in Colombia are choosing the country's next president in a runoff Sunday that pits a progressive against a conservative outsider, with both candidates tapping into fears of a renewed internal conflict in the country. Their choice is b...
An open Bible in a chapel at the Capitol in Austin on March 17, 2025. Credit: Lorianne Willett/The Texas Tribune By Ellie Ashby, The Texas Tribune The State Board of Education is preparing to vote next week on requiring Texas schoolchildren to read about a dozen Bible passages an...
The White House has put Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the road ahead of November's midterm elections. Kennedy has been showing up in key battleground House districts in recent weeks, touting his Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) agenda to improve t...
One of the many downsides of the rise of “Democrat Socialists” is their disdain for business, entrepreneurs, capitalism and land rights. Theirs is an envy-driven agenda that trash talks success and tells their voters that they are owed the money of those who earned it. It’s an ea...
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - The Texas Medical Board is disciplining a Lubbock plastic surgeon after finding problems with patient care, anesthesia and recordkeeping.An agreed order against Dr. Thanapoom Boonipat says he failed to meet the standard of care for two patients, including ...
MIDLAND-ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - For the past few weeks, we’ve been searching for a standout performance, right here on the Permian Basin, with local singers stepping up to deliver their best take on the Star-Spangled Banner.You watched and voted, helping us narrow it down to one w...
