Texas drivers are feeling the pain at the pump as gas prices continue to rise as the travel season shifts into high gear. As crude supplies tighten and refineries struggle to keep pace with demand,...
Texas Teachers Want to Revisit STAAR Tests
Two years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, some Texas teachers want to revisit the standardized testing required by the state. On Friday, educators spoke to NBC 5 about the STAAR tests, and...
Six Flags Over Texas Launches New Ride
Six Flags Over Texas unveiled its newest ride on Saturday, with Pass Holders getting an early preview on Friday. The ride, called "Pirates of the Speelunker Cave," is not a roller coaster but an...
Mariupol Battle May End Soon
The battle for the Ukrainian city of Mariupol may be coming to an end. The strategic port city, located in the country's southeastern corner, has been under Russian attack for months. Despite a...
TWC Reviewing 776,000 Suspicious Claims
The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) has flagged over 776,000 unemployment claims as suspicious or fraudulent during the pandemic. This number represents 15% of all the unemployment insurance claims...
Reports Show Harvey Funds Shifted to Inland Counties
In 2017, Hurricane Harvey caused damage to over 300,000 homes in Texas; however, none of those homes were located in Coryell County. According to the Texas Tribune, opponents of Texas Land...
1.8 Million Texans’ Personal Data Exposed
A Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) audit showed nearly two million Texans had their personal information exposed for over three years. TDI posted a public notice acknowledging that any of the 1.8...
Sweden and Finland Apply for NATO Membership, Turkey Blocks
On Wednesday morning, Swedish Ambassador Axel Wernhoff and Finnish Ambassador Klaus Korhonen personally handed their applications to join NATO to NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels,...
Early Voting for Primary Runoffs Underway
Early voting for the May 24th primary runoff began on Monday morning and will run through the end of this week. The election features some repeats from the primaries held on March 1st of this year,...
Poll: Swing States Against Gender-Transitioning Minors
A recent poll found that most swing-state voters support a "youth puberty blocker ban" and oppose the inclusion of trans women in women's high school and college sports. The poll was commissioned by...
New Drug to Help Treat Parkinson’s
A promising new drug developed to help treat Parkinson's disease has entered phase two of clinical trials and offers potential relief to those suffering from the condition. According to the...
Three I-635 Sections to Close This Week
As part of a $1.74 billion construction project started by the Texas Department of Transportation in the spring of 2020, three sections of I-635 will be closed for maintenance this week. The...
Transgender GENECIS Clinic Restarts in Dallas
Childrenโs Medical Center in Dallas is reinstating transgender hormone usage and services for young transgender patients to comply with a court order. The court filed a temporary restraining order...
Local Restaurant Owner Giving Away Baby Formula
A Mansfield restaurant owner is doing what he can to help parents navigate the baby formula shortage in the U.S. Benji Arslanovski, who runs Our Place Restaurant, had the thought to request formula...
Fauci Under Fire for Royalty Payments
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases run by The National Institutes of Health (NIH), came under fire recently for royalty payments he and...
Tongan Volcano Eruption is Biggest Ever Recorded
Deep under the southern Pacific Ocean, the Tongan volcano erupted in January, and scientists have learned that the explosion was the largest volcanic eruption ever recorded. The Journal of Science...
Musk Twitter Purchase Still On Hold
Tesla CEO Elon Musk's Twitter takeover is on hold for now. Musk tweeted on Tuesday that he wants some questions answered before moving forward. "20% fake/spam accounts, while 4 times what Twitter...
Opinion: Local Moms Run For Office
Local Moms Run for Office: Why They're Qualified like No One Else The average person doesnโt care squat about politicsโyet we should. Why? Because people elected to positions affect policy decisions...
Finland, Sweden Formally Request to Join NATO
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan once again declared his opposition to Finland and Sweden joining NATO and signaled Turkey might block their admission. Finnish and Swedish leaders officially...
Gas Prices May Not Drop Anytime Soon
According to AAA, a gallon of gasoline costs, on average, $4.52 per gallon as of May 17, and that number continues to rise. As motorists experience this "pain at the pump," we wonder when we might...
True or False: GOP Wants to Raise Taxes
The Washington Post recently fact-checked statements made by the White House in response to Senator Rick Scott's "Rescue America" plan. The Post's Glenn Kessler determined the White House's response...