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Bay City's council votes Tuesday on a resolution urging the Senate to pass the Save Our Shrimpers Act, plus a $146,354 permit-office remodel and a new recycling deal.
About 2.8 million Texans got food stamps in September, down nearly 21% in a year. Federal work rules expanded, the state is behind on applications, and food banks say need is rising.
Gov. Jared Polis expanded a flood disaster emergency to 12 southwest Colorado counties as about 100 people evacuated and others were stranded.
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The state climatologist says this El Niño is almost as strong as one can get, pointing to rain from now through February. Early October storms helped, but an AgriLife specialist says the moisture is mostly on the surface.
The Texas Fish Art Contest is open to K-12 students through Feb. 28. Here is how to enter, what the rules require, and why the 2027 focus species is a fish most Texans have never seen.
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Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. local time on Sunday, Nov. 1, as Congress has yet to pass a bill ending the twice-yearly clock change.
About 4.2 million Texans picked a Marketplace plan for 2026. For 2027, two insurers are leaving, proposed rates are up and the deadlines matter. Here is what to check before you renew.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launched a federal plan at JPS Health Network to catch kidney disease earlier, open up dialysis and expand transplants. Here is what it does, what it does not do yet, and who should get checked.
On Christmas Eve 1854, Silesian families gave thanks under a live oak in Karnes County. Their church still stands beside it, and it is open every day.
Many Protestants mark Reformation Day on Oct. 31, the traditional date Martin Luther posted his Ninety-five Theses in Wittenberg in 1517.
Messengers to the Baptist General Convention of Texas meet Nov. 15-17 in Waco. On the agenda: the first constitution rewrite in a decade, a reduced 2027 budget and voting by text message.
Messengers to the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention meet Oct. 26-27 in Forney. On the agenda: constitutional amendments that would make the pastor's office, title and preaching to the gathered church a men-only role for affiliated churches.
More than 1,200 clergy and lay volunteers will serve as poll chaplains outside polling places in nine states, including Texas, on Election Day.
The attorney general wants a court to block minors from ChatGPT and require outside approval of new models. OpenAI says it builds safeguards. The suit lands as Paxton runs for the U.S. Senate with Elon Musk as his biggest backer.
Gov. Jared Polis expanded a flood disaster emergency to 12 southwest Colorado counties as about 100 people evacuated and others were stranded.
American Airlines reported record third-quarter revenue of $16.3 billion but lost $269 million and now expects a full-year loss because of soaring fuel costs.
Austin-based Tesla reported third-quarter results Oct. 21. Profit fell and spending plans shrank, but Megafactory Texas started production and Cybercabs joined the Austin robotaxi fleet. Here is what the numbers show.
The Trump administration told a judge that construction on the proposed 250-foot triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery could begin as early as Nov. 5.
Conroe denied a second extension for a 133-acre mixed-use plan near FM 3083 and SH 75. Here is what the vote changes—and what remains on file.
The coyotes along Galveston’s coast carry a genetic inheritance scientists hope could help endangered red wolves. A Saturday expo brings the story into view.
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