Arch Manning is under immense pressure to end Texas' 20 year championship drought perhaps this weight is too heavy for the QB

Arch Manning, the grandson of Archie and nephew to NFL legends Eli and Peyton, is finally taking the reins as the Texas Longhorns' starting quarterback for the 2025 season after biding his time for two years. Last season, he flashed his potential...

Houston makes U.S. News list of best places to live for quality of life

Houston and three other Texas cities were just hailed in U.S. News & World Report's new rankings of the best places to live for their high quality of life. This new list, published July 11, is part of U.S. News' Best Places to Live rankings, but...

North Texas metal fans mourn Ozzy Osbourne after witnessing final show 17 days ago

From Birmingham to Dallas, Ozzy’s farewell show and sudden passing leave a lasting note in the hearts of Texas metal fans. DALLAS, Texas — In the heart of Deep Ellum, guitars wailed like a eulogy Tuesday night as local musicians paid tribute to...

Volunteers restore Lumberton church after driver plows truck through building

Lumberton — A day after a woman drove her Toyota Tacoma through the front doors of Infant Jesus Catholic Church, the community gathered for a service amid ongoing repairs. Police Chief Danny Sullins said evidence suggests the 61-year-old woman...

The Texas Legislature is back for a special session.

When Texas state lawmakers convene Monday for a special legislative session, they will already be strapped for time. Members of the Legislature will have 30 days to work through a crowded agenda set by Gov. Greg Abbott defined largely by two...

Make visas and immigration easier

Why are we wasting hundreds of millions of dollars building concentration camps? Why are we not helping undocumented workers get visas to continue working? Why are we not working to make immigration easier? When my grandparents came here from...

Texas church reaches out to flood victims who are afraid to seek help

What is the Mexican consulate doing to help immigrants in Philadelphia?

If it feels like ICE arrests have become a daily occurrence, it’s not an unfounded hunch. On July 16 alone, more than a dozen ICE agents took 14 people into custody at Super Gigante food market near Norristown. Half of them were Mexican, the...

Florida attorney general leads call for religious expression protection in school sports

Attorney General James Uthmeier of Florida, along with attorneys general from 17 other states, has submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Cambridge Christian School v. Florida High School Athletic Association. The brief...

The Health Wrap: updates from United States, focus on women and children, Budj Bim – and a call to make “good trouble”

Reporting from Colorado, Associate Professor Lesley Russell brings wide-ranging updates on the Trump Administration, as well as news about maternity care in the United States and Australia, and the impact of climate-related disasters upon...

School districts, teachers unions sue over Trump’s freeze on education funding

The new case comes as the US Department of Education has agreed to release about $1.3 billion in funding for after-school and summer programming, out of $6.8 billion withheld. No decision has been made yet about the rest of the money, a notice to...

Mobilize the working class against Trump’s fascistic attack on immigrants!

A section of the pro-immigrant protest in San Diego, California, February 2, 2025.As part of the Trump administration’s attempt to establish a presidential dictatorship and overturn what remains of the US Constitution, the government is rapidly...

Laredo BP captures suspected MS-13 gang member in Houston

HOUSTON, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents, in partnership with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), have apprehended a suspected MS-13 gang member in Houston. On Tuesday, July 22, the agency announced on social media that...

Houston woman accused of posing as domestic violence victim to scam kind-hearted strangers

The victims described being approached in public areas by Knight, who falsely claimed to need money to escape a domestic violence situation. HOUSTON — A Houston woman is facing felony charges after prosecutors said she carried out an elaborate...

HELPING CHILDREN PROCESS GRIEF

Natural disasters are a fact of life that many of us may eventually be forced to deal with. Processing the grief of such a traumatic event is a challenge for anyone but can be especially difficult for kids. In the aftermath of the recent flash...

Women's Afcon: Nigeria reaches final after 2-1 win over South Africa

Michelle Alozie's long ball bounced into the goal in stoppage time to give Nigeria a 2-1 victory over South Africa on Tuesday and send the Super Falcons into the final at the Women's Africa Cup of Nations. Nigeria will play the winner of the late...

Texas lawmakers begin process to pick voters for congressional seats

The Republican-dominated legislature in Austin began the process of picking which voters are represented by the state's 38 congressional seats in Washington. Earlier this year, President Trump called on several GOP-led states to redraw their...

Texas Senate committee doubles down on THC ban, saying state and local governments don’t have the resources for regulations

Senate Bill 5 would ban products containing any detectable amount of any cannabinoid, creating criminal offenses for possession of hemp-derived THC. AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Senate is doubling down with its attempt to ban hemp-derived THC,...

The Texas floods are a warning: Fund public services

Growing up in Texas, many of my summers were spent at summer church camps just like Camp Mystic, where 27 girls died in the recent flash floods. Over 130 people in central Texas have been confirmed dead overall. Had I been just a few years...

New pre-k in Texarkana, Texas almost ready for upcoming school year

TEXARKANA, TEXAS (KSLA) - Construction on the new Paul Laurence Dunbar Early Education Center is nearing completion just in time for the upcoming school year. “Yes, it is going to be ready and I’m going to be here to see these little guys walking...