Election workers sort provisional ballots and forms from polling centers at the Tarrant County Election Administration building in Fort Worth on Nov. 8, 2022. Credit: Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribune By Natalia Contreras, The Texas Tribune This coverage is made possible through Votebeat, a no...
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A house sits in front of a Meta data center in Roanoke, Texas on Sept. 11, 2026. Credit: Jacob Lujan/The Texas Tribune By Alejandra Martinez, The Texas Tribune Texas’ rapidly growing data center industry could reverse much of the state’s progress on air quality by the end of the ...
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BERKSHIRES, MASS. This holiday season, the NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet’s ensemble will bring the classic production to stages across the country, including the Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center on November 16. The 34th annual North American tour showcases talent from es...
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A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent’s badge is seen in front of the J.J. Pickle Federal Building in Austin on April 1, 2025. Credit: Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune By Colleen DeGuzman, Alex Nguyen and Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune The 56-year-old Mexican man who...
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EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Voters in oil-rich Alberta province overwhelmingly backed remaining in Canada, according to referendum results released Tuesday, delivering a boost to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s push for national unity as U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war and anne...
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The SpaceX Starship on its launch pad is visible from the shore of Boca Chica Beach on Aug. 24, 2025. Credit: Brenda Bazán for The Texas Tribune By Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune Gov. Greg Abbott said the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department commission would not be taking up t...
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The Odessa Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce its celebration of Texas Chamber of Commerce Week, taking place from October 19 through October 23, alongside National Support Your Local Chamber of Commerce Day on Wednesday, October 21. This special week highlights the vital r...
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A recently built home sits next to another home in South Dallas on July 29, 2025. Credit: Ronaldo Bolaños/The Texas Tribune By Joshua Fechter, The Texas Tribune DALLAS When the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge opened more than a decade ago, it connected downtown Dallas to West Dallas, o...
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By JOSH BOAK, BECKY BOHRER and BILL BARROW The Associated Press WASHINGTON President Donald Trump is hoping that $5,000 checks can juice Republican turnout in November’s midterm elections — but even some of his devoted fans are doubting that government payouts would arrive. “I me...
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Twelve theatre students from Abell Junior High and Alamo Junior High Schools represented Midland ISD at the Texas Thespians Junior Festival in Forney, Texas, on Saturday, October 17, 2026. (Courtesy Photo) MIDLAND Twelve theatre students from Abell Junior High and Alamo Junior Hi...
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The hottest debate topic in the nationwide right now, besides a potential blue wave, is automated license plate readers. ALPRs, such as those sold by Flock Safety, record passing license plates and enter them into a mappable database that officers can search while looking for mis...
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By Toni King Hello Toni: On Oct. 5, I received a termination letter from the Medicare Advantage HMO which I have been enrolled in for 5 years. The letter stated that the termination is taking place on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2026. Currently, I am having cancer treatment in my right lu...
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PARIS (AP) — Paris returned to calm on Tuesday after its first quiet night since a weekend marred by France's most destructive rioting in years, as authorities imposed curfews in several cities in an effort to prevent another round of rioting and looting. At least 2,400 people we...
