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LONESTAR — 6.22.2026 — Texas Democrats Decry 'Leave Big Bend Alone' — Bipartisan Effort Honors Juneteenth — and More...

‘Leave Big Bend Alone’: Texas Democrats Fight Proposed Border Wall in National Park Texas lawmakers are pushing back against the…

3 days ago

Al Green Marks Juneteenth in Galveston With a Call for Reparations

Representative Al Green (D-TX) stood in Galveston on Juneteenth, the very city where enslaved Texans first learned they were free…

6 days ago

LONESTAR — 6.20.2025 — Texas Education Finds STAAR Results 'Encouraging' — USDA Commits to Combatting Screwworm Threat — and More...

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has released the 2025 STAAR results for grades 3 through 8, calling them “encouraging” despite…

1 year ago

Barge Crashes Into Texas Bridge, Causing an Oil Spill

Today, a barge crashed into a bridge pillar on Pelican Island, located in Galveston, Texas. The crash resulted in an…

2 years ago