New Texas emergency measures: The special session ended with laws requiring youth camps to adopt and staff flood-response plans, funding flood-warning sirens, easing dam repairs and cracking down on disaster scams — find out.
McMurtry’s bookstore returns: Archer City’s famed Booked Up is reborn as the Larry McMurtry Literary Center, housing 80,000 rare volumes, hosting writer retreats and eyeing building restorations — find out how to visit.
East Texas peanut butter showdown: The East Texas Food Bank’s second annual Spread the Love Drive challenges Tyler and Longview residents to donate jars of peanut butter at Fresh, Brookshires, Super 1 Foods and Chick-fil-A locations through Sept. 25, hoping to top last year’s 44,000-pound haul — find out how to donate.
Shrimping industry on its deathbed: Brownsville’s fleet has dwindled to fewer than 100 boats amid labor shortages, soaring fuel costs and a flood of cheap, farm-raised imports, while a new labeling law offers little more than a paper shield — learn what could save it.
Geography teacher among finalists: Timothy Fails, a seasoned educator at Flower Mound 9th Grade Campus with 18 years in the classroom, is one of six finalists in the 2026 Texas Teacher of the Year program — learn what sets him apart.
Other Texas headlines this week
- Banana pudding proves West Texas town’s charm
- Primark plans seven more Texas stores
- Houston player pocketed $2M while jackpot rises
- Texas Capitol Complex Phase II nears completion
- PBS airs Texas Monthly Presents Episode 106
- Odessa joins four new Texas cultural districts
