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Why Texas Has Become a Midterm Battleground

Texas is receiving the kind of political attention usually reserved for states where neither party can feel comfortable. With the November election approaching, the Senate contest between Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico has become a test of party loyalty, candidate appeal and voters' concerns about their finances. President Donald Trump's planned October 7 appearance in San Antonio underscores the stakes. Reuters reported that the trip would be his third Tex

Christopher Todd

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Why Texas Has Become a Midterm Battleground

Texas is receiving the kind of political attention usually reserved for states where neither party can feel comfortable. With the November election approaching, the Senate contest between Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico has become a test of party loyalty, candidate appeal and voters' concerns about their finances. President Donald Trump's planned October 7 appearance in San Antonio underscores the stakes. Reuters reported that the trip would be his third Tex

When Immigration Enforcement Becomes an Economic Story

In South Texas, immigration enforcement is also a story about whether a construction crew arrives, a farm has enough workers and a local business can keep its schedule. The debate increasingly connects border policy with the daily mechanics of the regional economy. An October 7 Washington Post report described labor pressures in the Rio Grande Valley amid increased immigration arrests. Its analysis found construction payrolls in the Brownsville-Harlingen area down 5 percent f

Trump’s Greenland Deal Gives U.S. More Military Access, but No Ownership

President Donald Trump spent months arguing that the United States needed Greenland. On Tuesday, he signed an agreement that expands America’s military role on the Arctic island while leaving its sovereignty where it was: with the Kingdom of Denmark and the people of Greenland. The agreement, signed in New York by Trump, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen, permits the United States to strengthen its existing Pituffik Spa

The Starter Home Is Disappearing: For generations, a modest house was the gateway to the American middle class. Increasingly, young buyers are discovering that the gateway has a much higher price of a

For millions of Americans, the first house was never supposed to be the dream house. It might have had two bedrooms, a cramped kitchen, one bathroom and a backyard that needed work. The appliances were old. The neighborhood wasn't glamorous. There was probably a list of improvements waiting for the new owner. That was the point. The starter home gave ordinary working people an affordable entrance into homeownership. They could purchase something modest, make payments, build e

Everyone Is Coming to Texas. Can Texas Handle It?

AUSTIN — Texas has spent years selling itself as the place where Americans can find jobs, build businesses and pursue a more affordable life. The latest employment numbers suggest the message is still working. But the state's remarkable economic expansion is creating another question: Can Texas build fast enough to accommodate its own success? New labor-market data released Friday shows Texas added 159,400 nonfarm jobs between August 2025 and August 2026, more than any other

Texas Pulls Back on License-Plate Cameras as Privacy Concerns Grow

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas is putting the brakes on the expansion of automated license-plate surveillance, raising new questions about how far law enforcement should be allowed to go in tracking vehicles traveling across the state. Gov. Greg Abbott has directed state agencies to stop spending state money on additional automated license-plate reader cameras operated by Flock Safety, a technology company whose camera systems have become increasingly common among police departments a

Huntsville Is Growing: A Texas City Entering a New Era

HUNTSVILLE, Texas — For generations, Huntsville has been known primarily for three things: Sam Houston, the Texas prison system and Sam Houston State University. But in 2026, the Walker County seat is increasingly becoming something else—a growing regional city attempting to manage the opportunities and pressures that accompany expansion. Perhaps the clearest indication of that change is occurring at Sam Houston State University. SHSU reported an unofficial record enrollment

Could Artificial Intelligence Kill Humanity? The Risk Scientists Say We Can No Longer Ignore

For decades, the idea that intelligent machines could destroy humanity belonged largely to science fiction. Computers would become self-aware, turn against their creators and wage war on civilization. Today, the concern sounds different—and some of the people raising it are among those who helped build modern artificial intelligence. The danger does not necessarily involve humanoid robots suddenly deciding they hate humans. Researchers studying advanced AI are concerned about

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Local News

Texas Leads the Nation in School Book Bans

Texas is at the center of the national debate over access to books in public schools, following a new report identifying it as the state with the most school book bans during the 2025–26 academic year. PEN America, a free-expression organization that opposes book censorship, reported 11,982 instances of school book bans nationwide. Texas accounted for more than 8,100, according to reporting by the Houston Chronicle. The findings were released during Banned Books Week and refl

Brent Cassity

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Government

Why Texas Has Become a Midterm Battleground

Texas is receiving the kind of political attention usually reserved for states where neither party can feel comfortable. With the November election approaching, the Senate contest between Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico has become a test of party loyalty, candidate appeal and voters' concerns about their finances. President Donald Trump's planned October 7 appearance in San Antonio underscores the stakes. Reuters reported that the trip would be his third Tex

Christopher Todd

2 hours ago2 min read

World News

Trump’s Greenland Deal Gives U.S. More Military Access, but No Ownership

President Donald Trump spent months arguing that the United States needed Greenland. On Tuesday, he signed an agreement that expands America’s military role on the Arctic island while leaving its sovereignty where it was: with the Kingdom of Denmark and the people of Greenland. The agreement, signed in New York by Trump, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen, permits the United States to strengthen its existing Pituffik Spa

David Johnston

Sep 242 min read

Economy

When Immigration Enforcement Becomes an Economic Story

In South Texas, immigration enforcement is also a story about whether a construction crew arrives, a farm has enough workers and a local business can keep its schedule. The debate increasingly connects border policy with the daily mechanics of the regional economy. An October 7 Washington Post report described labor pressures in the Rio Grande Valley amid increased immigration arrests. Its analysis found construction payrolls in the Brownsville-Harlingen area down 5 percent f

Christopher Todd

2 days ago2 min read

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Crime

Bodies in the Water and the Growing Questions About Carl Ashworth

HOUSTON — The bodies have surfaced in bayous winding through Houston and in the waters of Austin’s Lady Bird Lake. Some deaths have clear explanations. Others have left questions that continue to fuel fears of a serial killer. Now, reports that Carl Clint Ashworth has relocated from Houston to Austin have added another thread to the controversy surrounding the former long-haul truck driver. According to confidential sources cited by The Tampa Bay Chronicle, Ashworth reemerged

Alexa Bickerwood

1 day ago3 min read

Entertainment

Hollywood's Great Reset: Movies Are Booming Again, but Hollywood Is Still in Trouble

HOLLYWOOD — Something unusual is happening in the American movie business. Audiences are returning to theaters in enormous numbers, yet many of the people who actually make movies in Hollywood are struggling to find work. The summer of 2026 delivered the strongest evidence yet that moviegoing itself is far from dead. Domestic theaters generated approximately $4.76 billion between May 1 and Labor Day, narrowly setting a new summer box-office record. An estimated 322.8 million

Jim Keegan

Sep 112 min read

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