Camp fees could increase up to 4,000% in aftermath of summer floods
| December 15, 2025
A new set of regulations drafted by the Texas Department of State Health Services, set to go into effect next year, includes upping summer camp licensing fees to help increase safety measures, such as a dedicated camp safety inspector for the state.
The rules come nearly five months after the Hill Country floods led to the deaths of at least 136 Texans, including children who were attending overnight summer camp.
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Colin Allred defends running against Julie Johnson for US House seat in Dallas
| December 15, 2025
Colin Allred wants to return to Congress. But his choice to run in the new 33rd Congressional District—and against the successor he endorsed in 2024, US Rep. Julie Johnson—sparked criticism. LGBTQ+ advocates said Allred shouldn’t try to oust the first lesbian elected to federal office in the South.
Holiday scammers are back and want to pull a fast one on Texans
| December 15, 2025
Here's how to avoid holiday scams this season.
Houston fund helped this family buy their first home
| December 15, 2025
Watch as a Houston woman receives the keys to her first home thanks to the Harvey Homebuyer Assistance Program. Supported by $19.8 million in federal funds, the program helps people impacted by the massive flooding during Hurricane Harvey in 2017.
Dallas pastor: Texas ‘needs a fighter’ in the Senate
| December 15, 2025
Watch as Frederick Haynes III shares why US Rep. Jasmine Crockett, who announced her candidacy for the US Senate on Monday, is the fighter Texas needs.
Haynes, the lead pastor of Friendship-West Baptist Church in Dallas since 1983, is also entering the political ring. He’s running to replace Crockett in the 30th Congressional District seat in the 2026 elections.