Tesla Cybercab Austin service is real. It is also small. Tesla began offering rides in the purpose-built two-seater on September 3 and 4. The car has no steering wheel, no pedals, and butterfly doors. Texas registration records cited by Reuters show 45 Cybercabs among about 420 autonomous vehicles Tesla has registered in the state. Waymo … Read more
Updated September 8, 2026 Texas food banks this week are doing two jobs at once. North Texas heat indexes have touched 108. Statewide, Feeding Texas says banks absorbed tens of millions in lost federal commodities while pantry traffic rose. United Ways of Texas reported food-assistance calls to 2-1-1 up 28.6% from February to June. Referrals … Read more
Updated September 8, 2026 Texas swing voters are not hiding in a single purple county. Crucial voters are suburban moms in Collin, Fort Bend, and Williamson. Likely voters are Hispanic evangelicals in the Rio Grande Valley, San Antonio’s north side, and Houston’s second-ring churches. They are energy workers in Midland, Odessa, and the Eagle Ford. … Read more
Updated September 8, 2026 Flock cameras Texas cities are no longer a quiet procurement line. After Gov. Greg Abbott told state agencies to stop spending on the system, councils started voting in public. Independent tallies now put the pullback at roughly two dozen cities and counties that have cut ties, taken cameras offline, refused to … Read more
Last updated September 8, 2026. If you have a general-admission ticket to the RNC midterm convention at American Airlines Center, do not drive to the arena. Secret Service security, street closures, and a closed DART station make AAC parking unusable for most ticket holders. The official plan is free parking at Lone Star Park in … Read more
The two-night event runs September 9–10, 2026 at American Airlines Center. It is billed as a primetime showcase for the Trump agenda and GOP candidates heading into the November midterms. Texas is both the host and one of the most represented states on the program. Texas Speakers at the RNC Midterm Convention in Dallas Ten … Read more
Last updated September 7, 2026. The Paxton vs Talarico toss-up is real. Cook Political Report moved Texas to toss-up on August 20. Sabato followed. Polls sit inside a point. Texas still has not elected a Democrat statewide since 1994. Midterms reward people who already vote. That is Ken Paxton’s path through the Paxton vs Talarico … Read more
Last updated September 7, 2026. Paxton vs Talarico is a toss-up on paper. Texas has not elected a Democrat statewide since 1994. Midterms reward people who already vote. That is Ken Paxton’s path. These five groups decide whether he closes it. 1. Soft Republicans in Paxton vs Talarico James Talarico already has almost all Democrats. … Read more
Last updated September 7, 2026. Most Paxton vs Talarico stories argue about polls. This one is for the search you type before you vote: what changes for groceries, health coverage, the border, and your registration. The seat is open. Sen. John Cornyn lost the Republican runoff on May 26. Attorney General Ken Paxton faces state … Read more
Texas SNAP benefits 2026 still help households buy groceries with a Lone Star Card. This guide covers income limits, maximum monthly amounts, how to apply, and what changed in 2026. Always confirm numbers on the official Texas Health and Human Services SNAP page before you apply. What SNAP pays in Texas in 2026 SNAP is … Read more
Bexar County SNAP Replacement Benefits: Deadline Sept. 17, 2026 Last updated September 7, 2026. Bexar County SNAP replacement benefits are available through September 17, 2026. If recent storms or power outages ruined food you bought with your Lone Star Card, you can ask Texas to replace those benefits. This is not a new D-SNAP program. … Read more
Current List of Texas State Senators (Updated May 2026) Current List of Texas State Senators (Updated May 2026) The Texas State Senate, the upper chamber of the Texas Legislature, consists of 31 members who each represent districts of approximately 940,000 residents, based on the 2020 U.S. Census. Senators serve staggered four-year terms, with elections held … Read more