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Texas elected its first Latina governor, Gina Hinojosa, and first female lieutenant governor, Vikki Goodwin, on Tuesday. State Rep. Senfronia Thompson announced Friday she had the votes to become House speaker when the…
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Texas elected its first Latina governor, Gina Hinojosa, and first female lieutenant governor, Vikki Goodwin, on Tuesday. State Rep. Senfronia Thompson announced Friday she had the votes to become House speaker when the…
Every major-league game in plain text.
Nuggets led from start to finish. Nuggets: Nikola Jokic 19 pts, 13 reb, 8 ast. Pacers: Pascal Siakam 23 pts, 2 reb, 5 ast. By the numbers: Rebounds DEN 51, IND 45; Turnovers DEN 3, IND 10; Points in paint DEN 54, IND 44.
Daily records and reporting on how the largest technology companies spend, lobby, litigate and build.
A Motley Fool column on Meta and Sandisk says Meta's new Class C stock keeps CEO Mark Zuckerberg's voting control intact.
Texas water gauges, aquifers and reservoirs on one map.
Texas water-supply reservoirs were 71.8% full on Nov 7, 2026, unchanged from the day before. Biggest one-day rises: B. A. Steinhagen Lake up 0.7 points to 100.0% (+509 acre-feet), Inks Lake up 0.5 points to 95.3% (+63 a…
The Texas garden schedule: what to plant, tend and pick today, plus what's biting.
Plant cloves 1" deep, 4" apart, rows 14" apart. Plant today, first harvest around Mar 27. Also today: Spinach Round 9 Goes In Today; Keep the Line Moving: Radish, Round 4; English Peas Is In Season. 18 Days to Make It C…
A sharp-tongued Texas kitchen. Six new plates every day, and the Night Shift clocks in at 7.
Five minutes tonight. Smug tomorrow. On the menu today at Ms. Coley's Kitchen.
Montgomery County news, schools first.
Willis ISD announced on Friday, Nov. 6, 2026 that its middle schools have begun implementing weapons detection systems, the same systems already in use at the district's high schools.
Houston and Harris County: schools, tax dollars, City Hall and the bayous.
Houston Mayor John Whitmire signed an executive order on Friday, Nov. 6, 2026, changing the Houston Police Department's policy on contacting federal immigration authorities. Under the new policy, HPD will contact ICE on…
Every vote, dollar and program in Texas's blue cities, read straight from their agendas.
Directs the City's portion of tax increment revenue from Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No. 21 to the Housing Trust Fund and Parks Enhancement Fund and requires an annual report. The document states no fiscal impact.
Texas jobs, trade wages, and who is doing the work.
The City of Austin issued 247 construction permits on Friday, November 6, 2026: 99 electrical, 56 plumbing, 47 heating and air, 38 building, 7 driveway and sidewalk. 202 of them were trade permits (electrical, plumbing,…
By Michael MarksNovember 6, 2026 2:16 pmEnergy & Environment, Texas Standard Original A fence lines FM 1667 and a lake five miles south of Trinidad, known as the Cutoff to local residents on Sept. 6, 2022. Numbers: The…
Drought, diesel and conditions for Texas farms and ranches.
60.8% of Texas is in moderate drought or worse, down 6.7 points from the week before. 32.3% is in severe drought or worse. Source: U.S. Drought Monitor.
The Texas bee decline: filings, studies and numbers.
Via AOL.com. Source: AOL.com
Bills, deadlines and your district at the Texas Legislature.
Legislators and legislators-elect can start filing bills for the 90th Legislature. Look up any bill and find your legislators at https://matthewcoley.site/legis/
Nobody Gets a Pass: Why Accountability Gets Fought By Matthew Coley · October 28, 2026 Bring up accountability, and watch how fast people fight it. Not argue with it. Fight it, tooth and nail, like you tried to take som…
An unfiled draft bill, offered by James Matlock, would let qualified operators adopt orphaned oil and gas wells to extract critical minerals from produced water and sell treated water, including to data centers. The draft would take effect September 1, 2027, if enacted.
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