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The Brookshire Brothers Express grocery store and gas station in Pineland on Jan. 29, 2026.

Michael Cavazos

for The Texas Tribune

500,000 fewer Texans are on SNAP as participation slips nationally

Terri Langford and Dan Keemahill

Advocates say the federal government's new work requirements and immigration crackdown has limited food stamp participation. The state says the recent decline is part of normal fluctuations in enrollment.

Val Castor

What the hail? Are hailstorms getting worse in Texas?

David Martin Davies

At the National Land and Range Judging Contest, FFA and 4-H members compete in three events to judge the soil's capabilities, characteristics and how best to conserve and manage the resource.

Anna Pope

Harvest Public Media

Teens from across the U.S. compete in this soil judging contest: 'It's a very big deal'

Anna Pope

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a candidate for U.S. Senate, gestures to the crowd at his Election Night watch party on March 3, 2026.

Yfat Yossifor

KERA

Trump picks Paxton over Cornyn in Texas’ GOP Senate primary runoff as early voting is underway

Andrew Schneider

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Judge Phillip Hays with the 99th District Court has recused himself from the lawsuit filed by Texas Tech quarterback Brendon Sorsby against the NCAA, after the NCAA declared Sorsby ineligible to play while they investigate accusations of online sports betting that violates the NCAA’s anti-gambling rules. From April 2025 to April 2026, nearly half a million Texans lost SNAP eligibility, according to data from the Texas Department of Health and Human Services. Our Samantha Larned reports federal changes to SNAP in 2025 could put financial pressure on the states.

'Vote Here' sign outside of the Hodges Community Center on Election Day for Texas' joint primaries, March 3.

Samantha Larned

KTTZ

Early voting begins Monday in Texas’ joint primary runoffs

Early voting in Texas’ joint party primary runoff elections runs May 18-22. Democratic and Republican voters alike will be returning to the polls to determine their party’s nominees for the general election later this year. You can find races on both ballots and a list of early voting locations here.