Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at 7:16 PM

Sign in

Opinion

Capital Highlights

Capital Highlights

TxDOT announces $85 billion transportation plan 09/07/2022 04:00 AM

Capital Highlights

Capital Highlights

Flooding prompts disaster declaration 09/01/2022 12:00 AM

Capital Highlights

Capital Highlights

Farmer’s Almanac predicting a white winter 08/25/2022 12:00 AM

Texas gas prices lowest in nation

Texas gas prices lowest in nation

Texas gas prices lowest in nation 08/18/2022 12:00 AM

Capital Highlights

Capital Highlights

Drivers urged to be alert as school begins 08/11/2022 12:00 AM

Uvalde Leader-News shows compassion, strength, need for community newspapers

Uvalde Leader-News shows compassion, strength, need for community newspapers

The Texas Press Association held its annual conference this weekend in San Marcos. One of the presentations at the seminar was by Craig Garnett, publisher of the Uvalde Leader-News. He has been the publisher in Uvalde for decades. Recently facing the decision to retire, he was unable to do so, because of how much he cares about the community he covers. He couldn’t leave his town in a time of such need. 08/04/2022 12:00 AM

Capital Highlights

Capital Highlights

The Texas Department of State Health Services received and distributed 14,780 doses of the monkey pox vaccine to local health departments and DSHS regional offices. Another 27,000 doses could be made 08/04/2022 12:00 AM

Capital Highlights

Capital Highlights

If you happen to visit a high-traffic area in one of the state’s larger cities, you might come across some folks wearing sandwich boards, such as one sees during tax season or mattress sales. The Texas Department of Transportation has adopted this marketing device to promote its “Be Safe. Drive Smart” pedestrian safety campaign this month. 07/27/2022 04:00 AM

Wildfire danger continues to rise in Texas

Wildfire danger continues to rise in Texas

As we cross the halfway point of July, wildfire danger continues to increase across the state. On Friday, Texas A&M Forest Service firefighters responded to 15 new wildfires that burned 651 acres. As of Sunday, there were eight active wildfires; the largest was the Nethery Road Fire in Kimble County, involving an estimated 3,500 acres. It has been 70% contained. 07/21/2022 12:00 AM

TEA releases STAAR results for grades 3–8

TEA releases STAAR results for grades 3–8

The Texas Education Agency has released the 2022 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness 07/13/2022 04:00 AM

Three arrested in deaths of 53 migrants

Three arrested in deaths of 53 migrants

Three people were arrested last week by federal authorities in connection with a human smuggling incident that left 53 migrants dead. 07/07/2022 12:00 AM

Abortion officially illegal in Texas

Abortion officially illegal in Texas

The U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe vs. Wade effectively ends all legal abortions in Texas within the next 30 days, many news media outlets reported. 06/30/2022 12:00 AM

1

...

12

13

14

15

16

17