
What Texans need to know about ICE and their rights
by Joi Louviere
| January 29, 2026
We spoke to a legal expert about what to do if you encounter ICE, what local police can and can’t do, and how to get involved to protect your neighbors.

Here’s the only information you have to give an ICE agent in Texas
| January 28, 2026
CIVIL RIGHTS | Community | EXCO-Player | ICE | IMMIGRATION | national politics | old texas | police | SAFETY | TEXAS | TEXAS LEGISLATURE
We spoke with the Texas Immigration Law Council to get clear on what people should know as ICE encounters become more frequent and dangerous. Share this info with a friend.

Sugar Land’s multi-million dollar surveillance deal sparks privacy concerns
by Sam Cohen
| January 13, 2026
Community | CULTURE | flock cameras | HARDGATE | HTX | license plate reader cameras | SAFETY | sugar land | surveillance | surveillance technology | TECHNOLOGY | TEXAS
Sugar Land recently approved a multi-million dollar contract for new surveillance technology. Here’s what you need to know.

7 Texas organizations to support during National Slavery & Human Trafficking Prevention Month
by Joey Held
| January 9, 2026
austin | central texas | Community | CULTURE | FAMILY | FORT WORTH | HARDGATE | LIFESTYLE | SAFETY | TEXAS | THINGS TO DO | volunteers
National Slavery & Human Trafficking Prevention Month seeks to bring awareness to a very real problem. Here’s how Texans can make a difference.

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.



