Month: August 2026

Lack of broadband service, funding gives rise to telehealth services in rural clinics

• Health care

Lack of broadband service, funding gives rise to telehealth services in rural clinics

admin August 6, 2026 0

Clinics with better internet connections are now offering telehealth services to patients who can’t do it from...

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Fracas over Tarrant County voting sites highlights public distrust over how elections are run

• 2026 Texas Elections

Fracas over Tarrant County voting sites highlights public distrust over how elections are run

admin August 6, 2026 0

Residents questioned whether officials in the closely watched purple county will make election decisions fairly in a...

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A border agent killed a migrant who crossed into Starr County. Eight months later, it’s still under investigation.

• Immigration

A border agent killed a migrant who crossed into Starr County. Eight months later, it’s still under investigation.

admin August 6, 2026 0

The federal agent said he shot the man in self defense last December amid a fight that...

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James Talarico rolls out economic agenda that takes aim at “false Gospel of trickle-down economics”

• 2026 Texas Elections

James Talarico rolls out economic agenda that takes aim at “false Gospel of trickle-down economics”

admin August 6, 2026 0

Like his U.S. Senate rival, Ken Paxton, the Austin state lawmaker introduced a plan to address what...

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Former state Rep. Lon Burnam eyes lawsuit after arrest during meeting on voting site cuts

• Politics

Former state Rep. Lon Burnam eyes lawsuit after arrest during meeting on voting site cuts

admin August 5, 2026 0

The former Democratic lawmaker was accused of disrupting a Tarrant County Commissioners Court meeting and spent hours...

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National Democrats add former GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales’ district to Texas congressional target list

• 2026 Texas Elections

National Democrats add former GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales’ district to Texas congressional target list

admin August 5, 2026 0

The sprawling district, vacated by former GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales earlier this year, went for President Trump...

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Families brace for change as Third Future takes over more struggling Texas schools

• Uncategorized

Families brace for change as Third Future takes over more struggling Texas schools

admin August 5, 2026 0

The Waco school district is one of the latest to partner with the Third Future charter network...

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James Talarico accused Ken Paxton of voter fraud. His own voter registration is raising questions.

• Investigations

James Talarico accused Ken Paxton of voter fraud. His own voter registration is raising questions.

admin August 5, 2026 0

After hitting his GOP foe for voting under an address where he no longer lived, the Tribune...

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Houston law firm with Trump ties gets $150M contract for child immigrant legal services

• Immigration

Houston law firm with Trump ties gets $150M contract for child immigrant legal services

admin August 5, 2026 0

A Burke Law Group founder was a former Trump appointee to the Environmental Protection Agency and the...

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TribCast: The Flock camera freakout

• TribCast

TribCast: The Flock camera freakout

admin August 4, 2026 0

As Texas police departments build out a network of advanced license plate readers, public outcry over surveillance...

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