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Elida Castillo, mayor of Taft, Texas, speaks at a city park on March 31.

Dylan Baddour/Inside Climate News

Disaster Declarations Ripple Through South Texas Amid Water Crisis

Emily Salazar, Neena Satija | The Texas Newsroom, Dylan Baddour | Inside Climate News

Small towns around Corpus Christi worry where they'll fall on the pecking order if the region's water runs out.

Police boundary markers surround Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX on May 26, 2022 following the mass shooting two days earlier. A memorial for the 19 students and two faculty members was placed outside of the school by members of the community.

Patricia Lim

KUT News

Texas investigating Roblox over game simulating Uvalde mass shooting

Blaise Gainey

Max Kruemke, co-owner of Bastrop Cattle Company in central Texas, has sold beef directly to the public since 2020.

Michael Marks/Harvest Public Media

Fed up with sky-high beef prices? Some people are stocking their freezers with a whole cow

Michael Marks

Shark Attack drives on the dirt course during Monster Truck Wars on Feb. 14, 2026, in Levelland, Texas.

Annie Rice for NPR

Monster trucks find a big audience with little kids

John Burnett

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April 28th, 2026

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Texas Tech University’s quarterback, Brendan Sorsby, is taking an indefinite leave of absence to get treatment for gambling addiction, a growing concern within the NCAA. Our Charley Maranville reports the Texas Water Development Board is accepting public comments on the draft of the 2027 State Water Plan. You can find more information and read the draft here and submit comments until May 29 here.

Candiidates from left, Peggy Bohmfalk, Mayor Mark McBrayer, Stephen Sanders, and G. Todd Winans answer questions from the audience. Tech Public Media and the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal held a Candidate Forum at the George & Helen Mahon Public Library Wednesday evening.

Lubbock 2026 Mayoral Candidate Forum | Full discussion and transcript

Early voting is underway in Lubbock, and among the items that city residents can expect to see on their ballot is the mayoral race. Texas Tech Public Media and the Lubbock-Avalanche Journal hosted a forum discussion with all four of Lubbock's mayoral candidates on April 15. You can find a full recording and transcript of the discussion here.