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McAllen ISD students entering a new high school career pathway this fall will participate in the Dual Credit Academic Pathways 2026 Bridge Orientation on Wednesday, July 29, from 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. at South Texas College’s Technology Campus in McAllen.

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), as part of a joint operation with the Bexar Co. Sheriff’s Office (BSCO), arrested four individuals in connection to a San Antonio home invasion earlier this month. The four men were taken into custody in Northwest Austin on July 8, 2026. 

 Brownsville Public Utilities Board (BPUB) General Manager and CEO Marilyn D. Gilbert has been elected to serve as president-elect of the Texas Public Power Association (TPPA) Executive Committee for fiscal year 2026-27. 

A former Guatemalan mayor, Romeo Ramos Cruz, 58, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to import more than five kilograms of cocaine into the United States. Ramos Cruz arrived in the United States on Aug. 4, 2025, following extradition from Guatemala, where he had been detained at the request of the United States. 

The Governor was also joined by ILA President Harold Daggett, ILA South Atlantic and Gulf Coast District President Alan Robb, Galveston Mayor John Paul Listowski, and other maritime labor leaders.

Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched investigations into popular products to protect women’s health.

A 30-year-old Houston resident has pleaded guilty to concealing material support to a foreign terrorist organization and making false statements.

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller today praised the decision to allow a limited resumption of cattle importation from Mexico but expressed continued concern about the ongoing disruption to the U.S. cattle industry due to the New World screwworm.

On Friday, July 24, 2026, at 5:51 p.m. CT, Starship lifted off from Starbase, Texas on its thirteenth flight test. This was the second flight of the Starship and Super Heavy V3 vehicles and the first Starship flight to deploy the next generation Starlink V3 satellites.

Using modern forensic testing, investigators have now identified the man responsible for the brutal murder of a woman at an Amarillo park nearly 30 years ago. The suspect, Jimmy Dale McClinton, of Buchanan Dam, died in November 2025 at the age of 81.