Month: May 2026

Hurricane season expected to be mild in 2026, but officials urge Texans to stay prepared

• Environment

Hurricane season expected to be mild in 2026, but officials urge Texans to stay prepared

admin May 21, 2026 0

A strong El Niño weather pattern is expected to develop and intensify during the 2026 hurricane season,...

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Camp Mystic chief health officer’s nursing license temporarily suspended

• State Government

Camp Mystic chief health officer’s nursing license temporarily suspended

admin May 21, 2026 0

The agency said Mary Liz Eastland failed to develop adequate emergency plans before a flood killed 25...

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Pro-Palestinian protestors sue UT Dallas leaders, police officers over alleged punishment

• Higher Education

Pro-Palestinian protestors sue UT Dallas leaders, police officers over alleged punishment

admin May 21, 2026 0

Current and former University of Texas at Dallas students are suing school leaders and police officers over their...

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In the Permian Basin, AI takes on big oil’s dirty water problem

• Energy

In the Permian Basin, AI takes on big oil’s dirty water problem

admin May 21, 2026 0

Facing limited options, oil industry turns to AI to handle wastewater from oil production. Producers discovered other...

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Inside the legal battle over undocumented immigrants’ right to challenge their detention.

• Immigration

Inside the legal battle over undocumented immigrants’ right to challenge their detention.

admin May 21, 2026 0

Last year the Trump administration launched a policy of keeping all immigrants arrested by ICE in detention...

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Bigger price tag, smaller footprint: How Austin’s Project Connect went off the rails

• Transportation

Bigger price tag, smaller footprint: How Austin’s Project Connect went off the rails

admin May 21, 2026 0

Legal and political challenges continue to threaten Austin’s multibillion-dollar light rail project that voters approved in 2020.

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Mock funeral mourns death of academic freedom as UT System weighs rule on cutting programs

• Higher Education

Mock funeral mourns death of academic freedom as UT System weighs rule on cutting programs

admin May 20, 2026 0

College students and professors are protesting with mock funerals across Texas, saying universities are dying from political...

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500,000 fewer Texans are on SNAP as participation slips nationally

• Health care

500,000 fewer Texans are on SNAP as participation slips nationally

admin May 20, 2026 0

Advocates say the federal government’s new work requirements and immigration crackdown has limited food stamp participation. The...

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Doctors say woman in El Paso ICE detention center urgently requires surgery that she is being denied

• Immigration

Doctors say woman in El Paso ICE detention center urgently requires surgery that she is being denied

admin May 20, 2026 0

Andrea Pedro Francisco was scheduled to have surgery to remove an ovarian cyst in February but was...

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Texas’ GOP Senate runoff pits an old guard-backed institutionalist against a Trump-picked flamethrower

• 2026 Texas Elections

Texas’ GOP Senate runoff pits an old guard-backed institutionalist against a Trump-picked flamethrower

admin May 20, 2026 0

The GOP establishment has gone to bat for John Cornyn, touting the statesmanship and Washington know-how that...

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