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Houston City Council redirects $30 million in stormwater funds to building demolitions

by Sam Cohen

| January 9, 2026

Houston news | HTX | local government
The Houston City Council recently approved a $30 million demolition program. Funds for that program were originally meant to address stormwater issues in the city.
The Dallas Police Department has announced that it has solved Prater’s case over 50 years later.

After decades of questions, answers emerge in Norman Prater’s 1973 disappearance

by Sam Cohen

| January 8, 2026

cold case | Community | CULTURE | DALLAS | Dallas Police Department | DFW | LIFESTYLE | NATIONAL NEWS | Norman Prater | rockport | TEXAS | true crime
Norman Prater went missing in January 1973. Now, the Dallas Police Department has announced that it has solved Prater’s case over 50 years later.
Variable speed limit signs are starting to appear across Texas.

Keeping Texas communities safer: Variable speed limits could prevent future crashes

by Sam Cohen

| January 8, 2026

HARDGATE | SAFETY | TEXAS | Texas Department of Transportation | traffic | TRANSPORTATION | variable speed limit | variable speed limit signs
Variable speed limit signs are starting to appear across Texas. Here’s why.
Texas Tech professors are developing a unique flood forecasting system for the state – and specifically for the Texas Hill Country.

Texas Tech researchers to develop statewide flood warning system

by Public News Service

| January 6, 2026

central texas | climate | CLIMATE CHANGE | Community | extreme weather | flood warning system | flooding | local | Local news | News | SAFETY | TECHNOLOGY | TEXAS | texas hill country | TEXAS LEGISLATURE | Texas Tech University | the West Texas Mesonet
Texas Tech professors are developing a unique flood forecasting system for the state – and specifically for the Texas Hill Country.
The push by four Dallas-area suburbs to exit the multi-city partnership comes as state transportation officials have said the state needs more public transit, not less.

DART, Texas’ largest public transit system, may come undone in 2026

by The Texas Tribune

| January 5, 2026

buses | Carrollton | Community | CULTURE | Dallas Area Rapid Transit | DART | DFW | farmers branch | highland park | irving | LIFESTYLE | light rail | microtransit | plano | public transit | rural | silver line | suburbs | TEXAS | University of North Texas
A suburban mutiny against North Texas’ largest public transit agency threatens to upend how tens of thousands of Texans get around in the state’s most populated urban area — at a time state transportation planners say the state needs more public transit.
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Following the flight: How Texas A&M is helping monarch butterflies thrive

by Sam Cohen

| December 16, 2025

animals | college | HARDGATE | TEXAS | Texas A&M | Texas Lead Story
Texas A&M has been tracking the migration of monarch butterflies to better support this important pollinator. Here’s what you need to know.
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