5+ hour, 29+ min ago   (1705+ words) Published 5:15 am Sunday, September 13, 2026 By Jess Huff and Dan Keemahill, The Texas Tribune Vanessa Melendez had been going back and forth with the state over her family’s Medicaid and food assistance applications for months when the Houston mom learned she…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1219+ words) Published 5:05 am Thursday, September 10, 2026 The Tyler City Council on Wednesday approved the fiscal year 2026-2027 budget and property tax rate. The council in a 4-2 vote approved the fiscal year 2026-2027 budget and unanimously approved the property tax rate and to update fees…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1107+ words) Published 5:10 am Wednesday, September 9, 2026 Molten iron and blue-collar grit have long gone hand in hand. For more than 90 years, Tyler Pipe has relied on both, producing cast iron pipe in Tyler while outlasting foundries across the country. Today, it is…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1126+ words) Published 5:00 am Wednesday, September 9, 2026 By Gabby Birenbaum and Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune WASHINGTON — Republicans are gathering in Dallas this week for an unprecedented midterm convention, where President Donald Trump and his GOP allies will look to sell their agenda,…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1490+ words) Published 2:43 pm Tuesday, September 8, 2026 By Joseph Morton, The Dallas Morning News WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump called House Speaker Mike Johnson last November with an urgent demand: Republicans had to hold a midterm convention. “That’s not a thing,” Johnson told him....

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1005+ words) Published 5:00 am Tuesday, September 8, 2026 By Gromer Jeffers Jr., The Dallas Morning News Ken Paxton has spent much of the Texas Senate campaign telling voters what he thinks is wrong with James Talarico. Talarico has spent more time telling them what…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1053+ words) Published 8:25 pm Monday, September 7, 2026 By Derek Decloet, Josh Wingrove and Brian Platt, Bloomberg News Canada is poised to impose tariffs of 15% to 50% on hundreds of products from the U.S. on Tuesday, as Prime Minister Mark Carney bets that standing up to…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (96+ words) Published 4:50 am Monday, September 7, 2026 The speakers will be Debbie Lindstrom from Collin County, Jon Bouché from Montgomery County and Melissa Beckett from Gregg County. The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn Tyler – Convention Center, located at 5701 S. Broadway,…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1741+ words) Published 5:05 am Monday, September 7, 2026 By Colleen DeGuzman, The Texas Tribune Seven years ago, Frank Strong stocked 20 copies of the book “I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter” in his classroom library. Then, one by one, the coming-of-age novel about a…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (532+ words) Published 5:00 am Thursday, September 3, 2026 When I think about a city budget, I picture spreadsheets, department requests and tax-rate calculations. But behind those numbers is something more consequential: a statement of values. A budget reveals what City Hall believes makes a…...