May 20, 2026 Army trains for modern battlefield with Texas exercise focused on speed, technology The Army is embracing state-of-the-art technology to adapt to the evolving demands of the modern battlefield. ‘Operation Hood Strike’ brought units from the Army's active duty, reserves and National Guard to Fort Hood, Texas.
May 19, 2026 Texas company hatches live chicks from artificial eggs in breakthrough that could revive the dodo: report Colossal Biosciences says it hatched live chicks from artificial eggs for the first time, a step toward potentially reviving extinct birds like the dodo.
May 19, 2026 Trump backs Paxton in Texas Republican Senate showdown with Cornyn Trump endorses Paxton in heated Texas Senate GOP runoff against Paxton, as Republicans battle for crucial seat that could determine Senate control.
May 19, 2026 Retired Austin cop tears into leftist city council for stripping police of key tools before shooting rampage Former Austin police officer says left-wing city council members handcuffed police by removing Flock license plate reader technology from the city.
May 18, 2026 Austin shooting suspect named, timeline of terror revealed after teens’ alleged 28-hour, 12-attack rampage Texas police released the mugshot of Cristian Fajardo Mondragon, 17, one of three juveniles allegedly tied to an Austin shooting spree that hurt four.
May 18, 2026 The red-state winners in the climb to become America’s next economic powerhouse Companies are fleeing high-tax blue states like California and New York for Republican-led states like Texas and Florida, accelerating a major corporate power shift.
May 18, 2026 Austin police arrest 3 juveniles allegedly linked to 12 random shootings injuring 4 people Austin police arrested two juveniles after 12 random shootings across the city injured four people, struck a fire station and prompted a shelter-in-place.
May 16, 2026 Largest children’s hospital in US to open ‘detransition clinic’ after $10M settlement with Trump DOJ, state Texas Children's Hospital agrees to pay $10 million in penalties and establish a first-ever detransition clinic after a DOJ and Texas state probe.
May 15, 2026 Route 66 centennial spurs tourism in historic small towns A few small towns along U.S. Route 66 crumbled when it was decommissioned in the 1980s, but the road's 100th anniversary this year has rebirthed tourism along the historic route.
May 15, 2026 North Texas dominates in population growth as big blue cities fail to recover to pre-pandemic levels Texas suburbs dominate the U.S. Census Bureau's list of fastest-growing cities, while major blue hubs like New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles continue losing residents.