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U.S. Supreme Court justices appear reluctant to loosen restrictions on religious advisers during Texas executions
BY JOLIE MCCULLOUGH NOV. 9, 2021 Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The U.S. Supreme Court debated Tuesday whether the pastor of a Texas prisoner should be able to touch or audibly pray over him as the prisoner is executed. The justices largely
U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert exploring run against Attorney General Ken Paxton in increasingly crowded GOP primary
BY PATRICK SVITEK at The Texas Tribune, NOV. 9, 2021UPDATED: 4 PM CENTRAL Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Tyler, is exploring a run for Texas attorney general, weighing a late entry into the already crowded primary to unseat
TribCast, special edition: Our pollsters analyze the latest UT/TT Poll on the 2022 candidates and issues
BY ROSS RAMSEY, TODD WISEMAN AND MICHAEL REY DE LEON at The Texas Tribune, NOV. 9, 2021 Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. In this edition of TribCast, Ross talks to pollsters Joshua Blank, James Henson and Daron Shaw about the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune
Texas A&M Forest Service provides tips to help prevent wildfires in hunting season
Texas A&M Forest Service encourages Texans to protect our lands and all that we love this hunting season by being mindful of activities that may cause a wildfire. Lucas Ninno/Getty Images Texas A&M Forest Service is asking folks to protect Texas lands this hunting season by being mindful of activities that may cause a wildfire. From
Largest national park in Texas to reopen port of entry to village in Mexico
Priscilla Aguirre Nov. 9, 2021 After a 20-month closure, the largest national park in Texas will soon reopen an entry point that provides access to a village in Mexico. Last week, Big Bend National Park announced in a news release it will allow pedestrians to access the Boquillas Port of Entry starting Wednesday, November
Majority of Texans support COVID-19 vaccine and mask mandates, UT/TT poll says
BY BETHANY IRVINE at The Texas Tribune, NOV. 9, 2021 Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. A majority of Texas voters support requiring masks at schools and indoor public places and allowing businesses to require their employees to be vaccinated, according to a
U.S. Supreme Court weighs religion’s place in the Texas death chamber
BY JOLIE MCCULLOUGH at The Texas Tribune, NOV. 9, 2021 Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Tuesday on the religious rights of those condemned to die in Texas. The justices, who have taken a
Texas voters say the state and country are worse off than a year ago and heading in the wrong direction, UT/TT Poll finds
BY JAMES POLLARD at The Texas Tribune, NOV. 9, 2021 Texas voters are feeling down about the state and national economies and pessimistic about the country’s general direction, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll. Fifty-five percent of respondents said the national economy is worse than it was a year ago. That figure includes 25%
Stolen sculpture found, team working to repair piece before Luminaria Contemporary Arts Festival, officials say
SAN ANTONIO – UPDATE 8:25 p.m.: The Great of the Serpent sculpture that was stolen just days before it was to be displayed at the Luminaria Contemporary Arts Festival has been found, according to a post from the festival’s Facebook page. The post said the piece will require repair work, and the team that assembled
University of North Texas names health school president Michael Williams sole finalist for system chancellor
BY KATE MCGEE at The Texas Tribune, NOV. 8, 2021 Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The University of North Texas Board of Regents unanimously approved Michael Williams, current president of the UNT Health Science Center at Fort Worth, as the sole finalist
Public invited to Kerr County Sheriff’s Foundation kickoff
A new nonprofit that was formed to provide additional resources to the sheriff’s office will hold its first fundraiser Tuesday evening in downtown Kerrville. The Kerr County Sheriff’s Foundation Kickoff Event, free and open to the public, will be 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the Arcadia Live theatre, 717 Water St. There will be an auction,
Crowd again asks court not to accept ARPA funds
Residents who spoke at Monday’s meeting of the Kerr County Commissioners Court unanimously opposed the use of federal funding assistance under the American Rescue Plan Act, citing concerns it would be used to unduly enhance federal control over local affairs under the guise of helping locals deal with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Most
